On July 21, 2016, the CMRR removed its equipment from Shokan by rail. The equipment consisted of the CMRR crane and tender, and a privately held caboose. CMRR 42 and work flat 201 were sent up from Kingston for the move, and reached Shokan on July 20, 2016. The photos below by William Sternitzke chronicle the move in great detail.

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The next day after bringing the Shokan equipment to West Hurley, the train picked up three cars in the siding there to bring down the hill towards Kingston. More photos from William Sternitke:

http://photos.greatrails.net/s/?p=232028

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Friday August 19th

Engineer was Walt Otto, Conductor was Neil Isabelle, Point protection was Winstanley, Conductor Trainees were Tyler Carelli. Hunter Downie was ticket agent.


Saturday, August 20th

At Mt. Tremper, Engineer was Walt Otto, Conductor was Tom Whyte, point protection was Ed Winstanley. Hunter Downie was ticket agent.

Art Vogel and Hunter Downie worked on track. Art Vogel, Al Johnson and new volunteer Pete also worked on flat 273.

In Kingston, the engineer was Earl Pardini. Conductor was John Prestopino. Brakeman was Mark Glaser . Karl Wick, Russ Hallock, and Jim Bruck flagged. Tony Bocchino also helped flag. John Marino and Vince Guido assisted. Hunter Downie was ticket agent.


Sunday August 21st

Engineer was Tom Whyte, Conductor was Tony Bochino, Point protection was Tyler Carelli, and trainees were Martin Elbrecht and Vince Guido. Hunter Downie was ticket agent.


Ernie Hunt
Volunteer Coordinator
CMRR

Friday August 26th

Engineer was Tom Whyte, Conductor was Neil Isabelle, Brakeman was Ed Winstanley, ticket agent was Hunter Downie.

Tom Healy cleaned up metal near MP 27.3. Joe Michaels worked on flat car 273.

In Kingston a brush crew that consisted of John Marino, Karl Wick and Dave Hilliard cut overhead brush from Dutch Village to the end of track.


Saturday August 27th

At Mt. Tremper, Engineer was Tom Whyte, Conductor was Hunter Downie, brakeman was Bill Kaba. Hunter Downie also doubled as Ticket Agent.

Al Johnson and Rick Desir worked on flat car 273.

For Kingston Rock n Rails, Engineer was Earl Pardini, Conductor was John Prestopino and Tony Bocchino was brakeman. John Marino and Mark Glaser were flaggers. Peter Fluchere was ticket agent.



Sunday August 28th

Engineer was Walt Otto; Conductor was Tony Bochino, Brakeman - Karl Wick, and the ticket agent was Hunter Downie.


Monday August 29th

Joe Michaels worked on flat 273.


Ernie Hunt
Volunteer Coordinator
CMRR

Friday September 2nd

Engineer was Tom Whyte, Conductor was Neil Isabelle, Brakeman was Ed Winstanley, ticket agent was Paul Payton.


Saturday September 3rd

At Mt. Tremper, Engineer was Dave heick, Conductor was Ray Farrell, brakeman was Bill Kaba. Tyler Carelli was bcar attendant. Pat Smalley was Ticket Agent.

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Art Vogel, Al Johnson and Rick Desir worked on flat car 273. First deck planking was installed.

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For Kingston Rock n Rails, Engineer was John Marino, Conductor was John Prestopino and Tony Bocchino was brakeman. Dave Hilliard was car attendant. Flaggers were Mark Glaser, Karl Wick, Russ Hallock, Harrison Balduf and Bryan Wade. Peter Fluchere was Ticket agent and Al Schoessow assisted.


Sunday September 4th

Engineer was Dave Heick; Conductor was Walt Otto, Brakeman - Karl Wick, brakeman trainee was Martin Elbrecht, and Bryan Wade was car attendant. Ticket agent was Harrison Balduf.

Joe Wolff worked on painting the Kingston boxcars.


Monday September 5th

Engineer was Tom Whyte; Conductor was Tony Bocchino; Tyler Carelli was brakeman; Harrison Balduf was Car attendant and Russ Hallock was ticket agent.

Joe Wolff worked on painting the Kingston boxcars.

http://photos.greatrails.net/s/?p=232523



Ernie Hunt
Volunteer Coordinator
CMRR

More trouble.

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Thursday, September 8th

Tom Whyte, John Marino and Earl Pardini did trackwork between Phoenicia and Mt. Tremper.


Saturday, September 10th

Engineer: Earl Pardini, Fireman: Tom Whyte. Conductor: Dave Hilliard. Brakeman: John Marino.
Fire Patrol: Todd Syska / Karl Wick. Ticket agents: Pat Smalley / Peter Fluchere.
Tom Healy, Harrison Balduf and Hunter Downie assisted.

https://youtu.be/HDH7s1oH-zY

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Joe Wolff painted engine 42.

Al Johnson, Richard Desir and Al Welch continued decking flat 273.

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Sunday, September 11th

Engineer was Earl Pardini, assisted by Dave Heick, Firemen were Joe Michaels and Art Vogel, Conductor was Tony Bocchino, Brakeman was Tyler Carelli, Car Attendant was Harrison Balduf, Ticket Agent was Peter Fluchere, John Prestopino, Russ Hallock and Hunter Downie assisted. Todd Syska and Karl Wick were on Fire Patrol.

Joe Wolff continued painting Engine 42.


Many thanks to all for a great weekend!



Ernie Hunt
Volunteer Coordinator
CMRR

Guys, talk to Ulster County about this. They can't just flagrantly pave over like this without working the crossing properly.

We are. EH

It would have been very easy if they consulted the CMRR what to do, the highway company obviously has plenty of equipment to do things. They could have easily ramped down the asphalt to meet with the current crossing. Now they have to tear out the laid asphalt and rework it.

I've had some tempting thoughts about this, go grab a fire truck and block the highway in protest....that'll get their attention...see how it feels, huh huh?

or put a snow plow on an engine and just plow thru the asphalt...

neither reccomended but its tete-e-tete to whats happenned.

Someone in the county wasnt thinking, or there's this politician lurking in the offices anti-railroad. (based on various reports I have heard)

I may have told this story before, it bears repeating here. Long ago around Chicago one of the interurban lines wanted to cross a railroad, the C&NW I believe but I wll just use the line for representation, this really happenned.

The interurban line was trying to get a crossing over the C&NW, after some haggling or courts, obviously the C&NW did not want the crossing, competition you know, but finally agreed to the crossing, but they blocked the crossing area with freight cars so no work couold be done. This went on for a while blocking the crossing area with cars, so the interurban company went to court again and finally the railroad relented and the crossing got built.

There has been plenty of times where railroads crossed and it took court cases to sort out who would be responsible for what.

I don't know if CMRR or the county wants anymore lawsuit cases and lawyers and so on and so on the 2 need to have some amicable and responsible cooperating for things to get done right.
I tend to think something was up going on with the former Kingston Mayor and I tend to think its all related with the reservoir and the trail thing. And the recent Railfan-Railroad mag commented the rail line was slated to turn into a trail. If they have the money to do that then they can reroute the railroad to a safer spot.

And if they have the money to do this asphalt job they have the money to do it right.

Its poor excuses saying "its too much money for the crossing" they are making excuses, whoever is saying this has an issue with the railroad.

Let us know if they get this fixed.

Hi,

This sort of crud has been going on for a long time. Here's a photo of an 1897 incident.



This is from the Colorado Rail Annual # 13 covering the Florence and Cripple Creek narrow gauge and the Midland Terminal standard gauge.

Well worth borrowing the book from a library. The story in the text is longer and quite interesting.

I think this book is still available from the Colorado Railroad Museum.

Doug vV

This is going on now....

http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/ ... -the-rails

Ohare Tollway expansion is trying to get land around the Canadian Pacific Yard, the problem here is poor planning on the tollway and CP recognizes it and they are trying to operate their yard. The project did not start on proper planning and lots of construction has already been done and now they are trying to build into the yard, al lot of wasted money and this is the Governments/Tollway's fault, ramrodding their project without proper planning.

A lot of this is shades of the Eisenhower expressway construction which caused the abandonment of the CA&E.

On the other side...

http://www.nwitimes.com/business/transp ... 5343e.html

The South Shore has been going forward on the Westlake expansion, this is about economic development, and they are making a careful study where and what to do (unlike Ulster county just buzzsawing the road surfacing)


and in the thought about sports, The Chicago Cubs advertisements make the suggestion to use the CTA to get in and out of Wrigley field, there is a stop just a short block away to walk right to the ball park, the ball park fills 40,000 plus every game day and there is very little parking. There was a recent call to try to woo the Cubs further west to a new park with lots of car parking, the Cubs nixed that move.

And history shows, once you remove the tracks its harder to bring them back, CA&E and North Shore gone, it would cost millions to return them.


a little fodder to throw Ulster County's way.

Saturday, September 17th

Engineer: Dave Heick. Conductor: Neil Isabelle. Brakeman: Bill Kaba.
Ticket agent was Russ Hallock.

In Kingston, Earl Pardini, Vince Guido and John Marino loaded CMRR materials at O'Neil Street and took them to Phoenicia.


Sunday, September 18th

Engineer was Tom Whyte, Conductor was Tony Bocchino, Brakeman was Hunter Downie, Martin Elbrecht was brakeman trainee, and Pat Smalley was ticket agent.


Ernie Hunt
Volunteer Coordinator
CMRR

Wednesday, Septebmer 21st

Tom Whyte, Tyler Carelli and John Marino rearranged cars in the Phoenicia yard.


Thursday, September 22nd

Tom Whyte and Vince Guido finished picking up the last of the tie shards west of MP 27.


Friday, September 23rd

Tom Whyte was engineer, John Prestopino was Ticket agent and Conductor, Ed Winstanley was brakeman.


Saturday, September 24th

Engineer: Dave Heick. Conductor: Tyler Carelli. Brakeman: Karl Wick. Ticket agent was Pat Smalley.

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In Phoenicia, Al Johnson, Jim Bruck and Bill Kaba continued work on the deck for car 273. Art Vogel continues work on the brake pipes for 273.

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Sunday, September 25th

Engineer was Dave Hilliard, Conductor was Tony Bocchino, Brakeman was Bill Kaba, Martin Elbrecht was brakeman trainee.


Ernie Hunt
Volunteer Coordinator
CMRR

Monday September 26th

John Prestopino and Chris Burtt painted flats 271 and 272.


Wednesday, September 28th

Joe Michaels worked on flat 273 in the Phoenicia yard.

Vince Guido removed materials from O'Neil Street in Kingston.


Thursday, September 29th

Vince Guido finished picking up the last material at O'Neil Street in Kingston. He was helped by Dave Hilliard and Jim Bruck.


Friday, September 30th

Tom Whyte was engineer, John Prestopino was Conductor, Tyler Carelli was brakeman and Russ Hallock was ticket agent.

Al Johnson and Bill Kaba completed work on the deck of the 273.


Saturday, October 1st

Engineer: Dave Heick. Conductor: Tyler Carelli. Brakeman: Karl Wick. Ticket agent was Russ Hallock.

In Phoenicia, Al Johnson, Hunter Downie and Dave Hilliard continued work on the deck for car 273 and built the first bench. Art Vogel continued work on the brake pipes for 273.


Sunday, October 2nd

Engineer was Tom Whyte, Conductor was Tony Bocchino, Brakeman was John Marino. Ticket Agent was Hunter Downie.


Tuesday, October 4th

Al Johnson, Bill Kaba and Joe Michaels continued work on flat 273 after the service for Peter Spiegler. They worked on the 2nd bench and bridge as well as parts of the car end.

Ernie Hunt
Volunteer Coordinator