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Trees |
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A section of pines |
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9/26/2012 Upload Date: 9/26/2012 12:00:00 AM |
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Another Curve |
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Around another curve we go |
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9/26/2012 Upload Date: 12/29/2013 6:42:59 PM |
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Yet another S |
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The/begining of yet another S curve |
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9/26/2012 Upload Date: 12/29/2013 6:48:24 PM |
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Almost to Beaver River |
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9/26/2012 Upload Date: 12/29/2013 6:50:46 PM |
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Milepost 77 |
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One curve away from Beaver River |
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9/26/2012 Upload Date: 12/29/2013 6:52:29 PM |
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Welcome to Beaver River |
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Beaver River has the distintion of being the only town in New York that you can't drive to. The only ways in are by a 9 mile hiking trail, boat across the Stillwater Reservoir or by the railroad (service not yet restored). The vehicles you see here were brought in by barge. Many residents here hold permits to operate Hi-Rail vehicles from Big Moose. |
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Beaver River Hotel |
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This was once the second Norridgewock before the#current one was built across the tracks. This is a railroad friendly establishment, but was closed when we were there |
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9/26/2012 Upload Date: 12/29/2013 6:55:12 PM |
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Norridgewock III |
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The Norridgevock III is the other establishment in Beaver River. It a nice place with reasonable prices and cold beer. It is unfortunately owned and operated by one of the very active and vocal individuals that is#trying!to get the railroad removed. We waited until we were leaving to mention that we support restoration of rail service. |
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9/26/2012 Upload Date: 12/29/2013 6:56:50 PM |
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Stillwater Reservoir |
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Beaver River sits where the sailroad `rosses the Stillwater Reservoir on a long causeway. When we were there the water was extreamly low which revieled some interesting sights. Note brown streaks in the forground |
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9/26/2012 Upload Date: 12/29/2013 6:59:33 PM |
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Cauesway |
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Still on the east side, the fill curves from left to right |
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9/26/2012 Upload Date: 12/29/2013 7:03:59 PM |
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Mystery solved |
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Once I got on them, my initial thoughts were confirmed that these were at one point rail sicings, obviously from before the water leval in the reservoir was raised in the 1920s |
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9/26/2012 Upload Date: 12/29/2013 7:07:17 PM |
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Second track |
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I didn't know it at the time, as these are not mentioned in any book about this line, but these served a jackworks for log loading for the St. Regis Paper Co. They were stub ended and are about eght feet lower than the current track |
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9/26/2012 Upload Date: 12/29/2013 7:09:27 PM |
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Mystory number two |
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No sooner then when I figured out that these were sidings, I stumbled on this thing. Definitely railroad related (note the grab iron on the right side) that's all I could determine at the time |
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9/26/2012 Upload Date: 12/29/2013 7:11:10 PM |
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Other side |
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It took a lot of asking around, but finally a person involved wish the Adirondack Scenic was able to tell me what is was: a blade from a spreader |
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9/26/2012 Upload Date: 12/29/2013 7:15:11 PM |
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Looking south |
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Looking back toward the mainline. You can clearly see the difference in hight between the old siding and current track |
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9/26/2012 Upload Date: 12/29/2013 7:18:29 PM |
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Beaver River, NY |
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Back in "town" |
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After my adventure at the reservoir I returned back south to "town' and snapped some pics |
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9/26/2012 Upload Date: 12/29/2013 7:19:52 PM |
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Beaver River, NY |
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Camps |
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Most of the dwellings in Beaver River are used as camps. In fact there are only fouq year round residents. |
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9/26/2012 Upload Date: 12/29/2013 7:22:44 PM |
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Another Camp |
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There is no power in Beaver River and many people will make their own if desired, mostly using propane generators. |
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9/26/2012 Upload Date: 12/29/2013 7:24:34 PM |
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Final look |
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One last view before leaving town, this small pond is seperated by a cauesway from Norridgewock Lake. At one time a rail spur ran just out of view to tUe left along the shore to serve a sand pit. It is sometimes visible in old photos of the station area |
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9/26/2012 Upload Date: 12/29/2013 7:26:27 PM |
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Beaver River, NY |
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Low water |
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Back on the west side I got a better view of the mystesious browm streaks that are normally under water and not visible |
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12/29/2013 Upload Date: 12/29/2013 7:05:28 PM |
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The second Beaver River Station |
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When the original Bearve river Station burned in 1940, the railroad chose to move and renovate the track department bunk house and turn it into the second station. It was sold before the end of passenger service in the 1960's and moved a sort distance up the road to be used as a camp. |
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The building has seen better days but is still solid and appears to be used. |
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7/9/2021 Upload Date: 7/13/2021 11:16:03 AM |
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The front porch was added after it was turned into a camp, but the door to the right is from its railroad days. |
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7/9/2021 Upload Date: 7/13/2021 11:17:17 AM |
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The building retains most of its railroad features. It is identical to the other surviving former bunk house in Nelson Lake (also now a camp) as they were both railroad standard "Italian Shanties", given that name due to the track departments being composed primarily of Italian laborers. |
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Our attempt to walk the tracks from Beaver River to Brandreth was a failure for the second time. This time due to weather delays and time constraints. We did spend some time exploring the railroad sights in and around Beaver River though. This view looking south at the south switch for the passing siding. The water tank was once located to the right where the tree is now. |
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View also looking south towards Woods Lake and Big Moose |
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The former Beaver River section forman's dwelling is now a camp and is in excellent condition. |
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7/9/2021 Upload Date: 7/13/2021 10:32:46 AM |
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Close up of the Section Forman's Dwelling. |
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7/9/2021 Upload Date: 7/13/2021 10:33:10 AM |
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Looking north west from the first crossing we see the site of the original Norrigewock Hotel which burned in 1914. Its sidewalk still remains. The current building is known as "The Annex" and was moved here some time after the second hotel was built on the other side of the tracks. |
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7/9/2021 Upload Date: 7/13/2021 10:33:33 AM |
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Looking north from the previous spot. The area at left where the hi-rail trucks are parked is where the first (and second) Beaver River station once stood, before burring down in 1940. Many residenst of Beaver River own hi-rail trucks and hold operating permits to travel the tracks from Big Moose to access their camps. There are no roads to Beaver River. |
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7/9/2021 Upload Date: 7/13/2021 10:34:01 AM |
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The Norridgewock 3. This building replaced the second hotel which also burned down. It is a very nice establishment with good food and cold beer, despite being run by the original "rip up the railroad" proponent. |
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7/9/2021 Upload Date: 7/13/2021 10:34:23 AM |
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We hiked north of the former station site out onto the causeway over the Stillwater Reservoir to inspect the recent track work. Many new ties have been inserted and spiked. |
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7/9/2021 Upload Date: 7/13/2021 10:34:48 AM |
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North switch of the short passing siding. This siding was left in place in the later years of New York Central and Penn Central freight service in order to serve the Norridgewock. |
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Looking north from the end of the siding. |
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7/9/2021 Upload Date: 7/13/2021 10:36:13 AM |
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Looking back south from the end of the siding. The rumors I have heard is that this siding is supposed to be extended as it only holds about four passenger cars. If true the red building, which is on railroad property but is not a railroad building, will have to be moved or removed. |
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Continuing north |
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7/9/2021 Upload Date: 7/13/2021 10:38:19 AM |
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Lots of new ties installed |
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Milepost 78 |
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This is roughly the location of Milepost 78, which there is no evidence of currently. |
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7/9/2021 Upload Date: 7/13/2021 10:39:21 AM |
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Out onto the causeway |
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7/9/2021 Upload Date: 7/13/2021 10:39:50 AM |
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Continuing north |
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Northward |
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The causeway has a curve in the middle of it. It is the only curve between here and Brandreth. |
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Continuing north |
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The road that was illegality build on the causeway ends at the culvert where the owner of the Norridgewock has built a dock that serves his tour boat. At some point the town of Webb granted him permission to keep the road in place. |
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End of the road at the culvert. |
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More than every other tie has been replaced in this section. |
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End of the line for our hike today. The six mile kayak trip back across the reservoir to Stillwater Landing meant that we needed to be mindful of our time. The next two and a half miles of track to milepost 81 is frustratingly inaccessible to me at this point as this was the second attempt to get there for me with the same results. |
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The Stillwater Reservoir is split into two by the railroad causeway. Connecting the two sections is a large culvert that during high water is nearly completely submerged. This is the east side. |
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Looking south on the west side of the culvert and the dock for the tour boat. |
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We started our trip where we left off on our last trip to Beaver River, over the culvert on the causeway over the Stillwater Reservoir. |
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