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njvike

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I had heard that an owner of an existing excursion railroad in Vermont was looking at creating one at Chatsworth. This was about a year ago and I haven't been able to get down there since.

Has anyone seen work being performed on the tracks near Chatsworth? I heard that some trees were removed around the tracks.

Ken
 

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Ken,

I don't think you will ever see any trains in Chatsworth again. The right of way must have been lost since the line was abandoned. I am almost certain they would not let it pass through the Parker Preserve.

The trees were cut on Carranza road at the tracks for a short distance heading toward Chatsworth.

Guy
 

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TeeGate said:
Ken,

I don't think you will ever see any trains in Chatsworth again. The right of way must have been lost since the line was abandoned. I am almost certain they would not let it pass through the Parker Preserve.

The trees were cut on Carranza road at the tracks for a short distance heading toward Chatsworth.

Guy

I wonder why they were cut? As far as never riding there again, we thought about the same with the DL&W Cut-off and that looks like it may happen (against the Nimby's wishes) after being abandoned for over twenty years.

I guess that having a preserve there would kill any chance of an excursion rail.

Oh, well

Ken
 

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thirty years ago,when my legs were younger.........i often hiked the tracks from friendship to atsion...........at that time the trees on the tracks were about two feet high...............the last time l looked they were almost tenfeet high and obliterating the tracks.................it would be nice from a hiking standpoint if they did clear the tracks.............probably lead to more litter though.................i hope you young fellas are using my recommendation to bring a plastic bag for litter when hiking the back barrens..........press on,strom
 

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strom said:
thirty years ago,when my legs were younger.........i often hiked the tracks from friendship to atsion...........at that time the trees on the tracks were about two feet high...............the last time l looked they were almost tenfeet high and obliterating the tracks.................it would be nice from a hiking standpoint if they did clear the tracks.............probably lead to more litter though.................i hope you young fellas are using my recommendation to bring a plastic bag for litter when hiking the back barrens..........press on,strom

A rail-to-trail would be nice.

Ken
 
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