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By Phil Brown
The controversy over the use of a thirty-mile rail line in the central Adirondacks got a lot more interesting in recent weeks. The railroad that has been storing empty tank cars on the line–to the consternation of state and local officials–now wants out. Ed Ellis, president of Iowa Pacific Holdings, told Warren County supervisors in…
By Phil Brown
The state Department of Environmental Conservation has won a preliminary round in its fight to remove empty tank cars stored on a rail line in the central Adirondacks. In a decision Tuesday, the federal Surface Transportation Board granted DEC’s request to waive certain requirements in the department’s forthcoming application to declare the rail line abandoned.…
By Phil Brown
U.S. Senator Charles Schumer has written a letter to a federal agency condemning the storage of empty tanker cars on a rail line in the central Adirondacks. “The Adirondack Park is a uniquely valuable and vulnerable natural resource, and is protected by the New York State Constitution as ‘forever wild,’ and is just about the…
By Phil Brown
In flight over rail line, Protect the Adirondacks spots tank cars being stored in three locations.
By Phil Brown
Iowa Pacific's president composes a song to rebut Dan Berggren's "Junkyard Express."
By Phil Brown
Neil Woodworth of the Adirondack Mountain Club says the state can take steps to remove empty tank cars on Adirondack tracks.
By Phil Brown
Iowa Pacific moves more tank cars into Adirondacks, over objections of Governor Cuomo and local officials.
By Phil Brown
Governor Cuomo opposes storage of tank cars on Adirondack rail line. Also, see new photos of the cars parked along Boreas River.
By Phil Brown
The parent company of Saratoga and North Creek Railway has begun moving tanker cars into the Adirondacks for storage. Dylan Smith, a North River resident, took the video below on Tuesday. He described them as “just old tankers–some rusty, some not, all covered in graffiti.” Environmental groups and public officials have come out against the…