Sentences with phrase «adirondack rail corridor»

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The Associated Press - ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)- Gov. Andrew Cuomo has approved a plan to divide a 119 - mile state - owned rail corridor through the Adirondacks to extend a scenic train route and create a new multi-use trail.

The railroad contends it needs no state or local permission, but Protect the Adirondacks says long - term storage of tankers would be a new use of the rail corridor and subject to Adirondack Park Agency oversight.

Cuomo has approved a plan to divide a 119 - mile state - owned rail corridor through the Adirondacks to extend a scenic train route and create a new multi-use trail.

Cuomo signed off on a plan that will lead to the removal of roughly 34 miles of the historic rail corridor in the Adirondacks, though supporters of the Adirondack Scenic Railroad say they'll go forward with legal action to block the controversial project.