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Lots of new ties installed here last year |
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5/23/2022 Upload Date: 5/25/2022 5:04:41 PM |
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Little Rapids, NY |
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Continuing north |
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5/23/2022 Upload Date: 5/25/2022 5:08:20 PM |
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Little Rapids, NY |
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Northward |
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5/23/2022 Upload Date: 5/25/2022 5:09:43 PM |
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Little Rapids, NY |
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Leaving the causeway and back into the woods |
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5/23/2022 Upload Date: 5/25/2022 5:10:31 PM |
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Little Rapids, NY |
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Continuing north |
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5/23/2022 Upload Date: 5/25/2022 5:11:22 PM |
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Little Rapids, NY |
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Northward |
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5/23/2022 Upload Date: 5/25/2022 5:12:31 PM |
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Little Rapids, NY |
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Finally approaching a curve after over two miles of straightaway |
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5/23/2022 Upload Date: 5/25/2022 5:14:18 PM |
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Little Rapids, NY |
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Continuing north |
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5/23/2022 Upload Date: 5/25/2022 5:17:15 PM |
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Little Rapids, NY |
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Milepost 81 comes into view |
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5/23/2022 Upload Date: 5/25/2022 5:17:55 PM |
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Little Rapids, NY |
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Approaching the curve and MP 81 |
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5/23/2022 Upload Date: 5/25/2022 5:20:09 PM |
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Little Rapids, NY |
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Milepost 81 |
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MP 81 is an original wooden one but has seen better days. Same can be said for it's modern replacement. |
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5/23/2022 Upload Date: 5/25/2022 5:20:54 PM |
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Brandreth, NY |
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MP 81 |
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North side of the post. This is where we ended our hike several years back when we traveled south from Nehasane. |
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5/23/2022 Upload Date: 5/25/2022 5:21:43 PM |
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Brandreth, NY |
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We decided to continue north to the former Brandreth Station site even though we had covered this section in a previous outing. |
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5/23/2022 Upload Date: 5/25/2022 5:24:57 PM |
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Brandreth, NY |
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The railroad is on a curved fill between MP 81 and the Brandreth Station site |
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5/23/2022 Upload Date: 5/25/2022 5:22:39 PM |
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Brandreth, NY |
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The causeway ends with a tree tunnel that then opens up to the Brandreth Station area |
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5/23/2022 Upload Date: 5/25/2022 5:25:47 PM |
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Brandreth, NY |
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Looking through the tree tunnel to the Brandreth Station area |
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5/23/2022 Upload Date: 5/25/2022 5:24:11 PM |
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Brandreth, NY |
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Brandreth |
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This is where the Adirondack Division Mainline met the Mac A Mac Railroad, a logging line, over 100 years ago. |
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5/23/2022 Upload Date: 5/25/2022 5:26:37 PM |
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Brandreth, NY |
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Brandreth Station |
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The main reason for continuing to Brandreth was to see the efforts that were put forth by Adirondack Railroad volunteer John Taibi to clear the former station foundation since our last visit. Much improved. The Brandreth station had an interesting history. The original structure built by the Brandreth family was turned into a freight house in 1913 when a new, larger building was built by New York Central. This building, similar in design and size to Big Moose and Childwold, burned to the ground in 1920 after being struck by lightning. This was the same year the Mac A Mac railroad closed. At that time the original station was moved to the burned station's foundation where it once again served passengers until its closing in the 1960s. It later also succumbed to fire, reportedly arson, in the 1970s. |
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5/23/2022 Upload Date: 5/25/2022 5:28:08 PM |
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Brandreth, NY |
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Section Foreman's House |
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About 1/4 mile north of the station foundation is the foundation of the former section foreman's house. I had previously believed this to be the foundation of the relocated freight station but was set straight by John Tabi's book "Silver Rails Through the Heart of the Park". The state hired brush cutting crew opened up the view quite a bit since my last visit. |
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5/23/2022 Upload Date: 5/25/2022 5:29:16 PM |
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Brandreth, NY |
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Since we were so close and would likely never get back here by foot again we decided to continue up to the bridge over the Beaver River and MP 82 |
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5/23/2022 Upload Date: 5/25/2022 5:33:50 PM |
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Brandreth, NY |
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Bridge over the Beaver River |
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We crossed this bridge from the north on our hike years ago south from Nehasane. The track crews last year have replaced 100% of the ties on the bridge now and most of the ones on the approach. |
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5/23/2022 Upload Date: 5/25/2022 5:35:22 PM |
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Brandreth, NY |
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Milepost 82 |
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MP 82 is in much worse condition since our last visit. New mileposts are part of the plan along with track rehab though. We came to this location looking for a dissembled Barnhart Log Loader that is located here. Not knowing its exact location (MP 81.99 east side) and with the foliage starting to fill in, with very few hours left in the day to get back to Stillwater landing, we did not succeed in locating it. It is here though. I've seen pictures that prove it! |
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5/23/2022 Upload Date: 5/25/2022 5:42:38 PM |
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Brandreth, NY |
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