2013 : Transportation
Saratoga – North Creek RR Begins Regular Service
The Iowa Pacific Company has invested in the line that connects to Amtrak in Saratoga making it work well for New Yorkers. Passenger counts exceeded all expectations, bringing skiers and summer visitors to North Creek w/o a car all year round. Freight service has been added. An extension to Newcomb is in the works as a green solution to hauling mine tailings to markets now reached by trucks.
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SNC Rail Road Purchased for $3.3m
The new owners plan to take mine tailing material out of the old Newcomb piles, restart passenger operations, and boost rail tourism.
Read the news story here.
SNC RR Closes, Ending Adirondack Operations
The railroad has removed all the stored tankers, and all of its operating equipment. It has closed all of its operations.
Read the news story here.
Tahawus Mine Has a New Owner
The old mine has a new owner beginning to remove tailing piles for construction stone. This could be the key customer that keep the SNC-RR in operation.
Read the news story here.
Tank Cars on S-NC RR Sidings Will be Removed
The tanks cars that were being stored on the Saratoga North Creek rails will be removed from the State.
Read the news story here.
Saratoga - North Creek Rail Used for Used Tank Car Storage
It was intend to be a scenic rail tour operation but now the Saratoga - North Creek rails are being used to store unwanted tank cars.
Read the news story here. More old tank cars have been moved to the site since this news story.
SNCRR Cancels Ski Trains
The skit train has been cancelled at the last minute for the 2nd year in a row. Consideration is being given to a different use of the rail corridor.
Read the news story here.
Warren County and Saratoga-North Creek Railroad Renew 5 Year Contract
Iowa Pacific Holdings, LLC, the company which operates the Saratoga-North Creek Railroad, and the Warren County Public Works Committee finalized an agreement to renew their 5 year contract of the train service.
Read the news story here.
S-NC Railroad Adding Dining & Lounge Cars & 15 More Dining Trips
Due to popularity in dining trips in previous years, the Saratoga-North Creek Railroad is adding "luxurious" dining and lounge cars and offering 94 dinner, brunch, and lunch train trips with locally sourced food and beverages.
Read the news story here.
S-NC Railroad Ends January and February Snow Train
After low usage rates for the past few years, the Saratoga - North Creek Railroad announced it will no longer be offering passenger snow trains to North Creek in January and February. There is a possibility some weekend passenger trains will run in March.
Read the news article here.
S-NC Railroad Losing $1m a Year
Tracks need upgrades for rock hauling. The passenger business is losing a lot of money.
Read the news story here.
Read the news story here.
S-NC Railroad to Study Connection to Rensselear
The connection to Amtrak in Albany would mean passengers get 10 trains a day to NYC
S-NC RR to Begin Stone Shipments from Tahawus
The week of 10/20/2014 daily trips of 2000 tons out of Tahawus begin. Another contract for 6000 tons daily is almost ready. A monster 27000 tons/day contract for 20 years is also in the works.
Read the news story here.
Read the news story here.
80% of Iowa Pacific Holdings Sold
Iowa Pacific Holdings owns the Saratoga North Creek RR and 13 other short rail operations. The news investors are expected to add financial strength to the company.
Read the news story here.
Read the news story here.
Hadley, Thurman RR Stations Being Repaired
The RR stations are on the Saratoga North Creek RR and will support passengers but also crews working on stone shipments that will start May 1.
Read the news story here.
Read the news story here.
Stone Shipments to Begin on S-NC Rail Line
The train is so successful that events are being created based on train access
The Saratoga & North Creek Railway is a hit. One engine slightly derailed in August of 2013, but the press was all about how many people didn't make it to a planned event.
Freight is the real business, not passengers
Currently freight hauling from Barton Mines and pulpwood from Tahawus to Corinth appear to be the best opportunities for profit.
For Saratoga – North Creek RR Begins Regular Service
For Saratoga – North Creek RR Begins Regular Service