RAILS TO THE CATSKILLS - Catskill Mountain Railroad excerpt

An excerpt from our documentary RAILS TO THE CATSKILLS. This portion features the Catskill Mountain Railroad, a tourist railroad operating in Kingston and Phoenicia area of New York State. It shows the track restoration and bridge C-9 rebuild as well as featuring the traditional tune "Working on the Railroad" as performed by the Catskill Mountain Railroad Band during its Christmas 2012 holiday run.
Rails to the Catskills is now available for streaming on Vimeo-on-Demand.
The full length documentary covers the history of railroads in the Northern and Southern Catskills from beginnings to current days. It features historians, vintage film, images and postcards. The documentary covers the Catskill and Canajoharie, the New York, Ontario & Western, the Ulster and Delaware/Stony Clove and Kaaterskill branches, the NY Central, the Delaware and Northern, the Catskill Mountain Railway/Otis Elevating Railway plus an expanded section on current tourist lines operating in the Catskills.
Now checkout the Delaware & Ulster Railroad as well.
• Delaware & Ulster Rail...
Rails to the Catskills is available for streaming on Vimeo-on-Demand and on DVD from willowmixedmedia.org.

[@karenchakey]

Wow I would love to get up there someday and ride this train!

[@ReedHarrison]

Im a big railfan and love what you guys are doing

[@johnfitzgerald1022]

Grandfather an uncle rowe worked on the U&D in 1912 - ? Wish I was there to give a hand keep up the good work

[@tobecarey2455]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it.

[@MrFogmang27]

Very interesting. I'm into the old railroads. I stopped at the VFW, down in Wurtsboro, they had a garage sale. It was an old station from way back. I bought a book while I was there. The book had all the old track plans in it. It showed the old tunnel thru the mountain. It would be a nice train ride from there up to Kingston. The roadbed is there but no tracks. We camp there during the summer. I'm going to bring my Grand kids up your way to take a ride. Thanks for the video.

[@ginosrailpage]

Great video! Very well done!

[@autogigarex83]

Love What The CMRR Is Trying To Achieve!!! It Would Be A Historical Asset To This Area If We Had A passenger Steamer Going From Kinston To The Catskills!!! People would come from all over the world to ride a steamer into the Catskills & bring much needed Tax revenue to this area while Preserving our history!!!

[@tobecarey2455]

Thanks...check out the trailer for the completed film Rails to the Catskills film on TH-cam at
Rails to the Catskills Trailer

[@RussellNelson]

I've volunteered. It's fun!

[@tobecarey2455]

This weekend they reached Rt. 209.

[@tobecarey2455]

Soon up will be a short video about the Delaware & Ulster railroad. Stay tuned!

[@ReedHarrison]

I can't wait for them to make their way up to 28

[@jagerfaust2009]

You guys and gal's are legends. One day I wish to see your railroad (Australian) and ride on it, well done. Do any of the steam engines still exist from these roads?..Cheers, Stefan.

[@tobecarey2455]

Thanks for your comments. Enjoy the area when next you're up here.

[@shaun2000V]

Tobe, glorious, I loved the feeling running through it.

[@tobecarey2455]

Thanks, Harrison.
The "Rails to the Catskills" documentary will be completed in 2014...stay tuned.

[@iweiner111]

I would like to buy this line from the county and restore it

[@tobecarey2455]

Thanks, Stefan.
The guys who know all about the locomotives, etc. are Catskill Mountain RR...I'm a lowly filmmaker living close by...but there are no steam engines in use, although I have seen parts in their rail yard. Check their web site and Facebook pages for info and their current political struggle.
Tobe

[@jcklocke]

Where did you get the recording of the mandolin music? Love it and the video!

[@tobecarey2455]

Music by Paul Lounsbury and Dick Staber. Glad you enjoyed the film.

[@CSAcitizen]

Now this is dedication ! I was raised up there. This happened after I had already moved to the South. Would have loved to see it.

[@tobecarey2455]

+CSAcitizen Feather
Thanks...check out the trailer for the completed Rails to the Catskills...DVD available at willowmixedmedia.org
Trailer on TH-cam th-cam.com/video/2m1NEqZHhxU/w-d-xo.html

[@521batman]

About 3 minutes you will see me on the train when i belonged

[@daveyboy_]

Are these the tracks of the railroad that went by Cus D'Amato 's gym in the Catskills,?

[@tobecarey2455]

The old Catskill Mountain Railway did start in Catskill, but I don't know where the gym was, or if the tracks passed it. Thanks for your interest.

[@scottmorehouse]

Amazing how one person can destroy all of this…

[@train5974]

He is out of office now.

[@djohnson5469]

Dale Flansburgh is my grandfather he was featured in this dvd

[@tobecarey2455]

Hope you enjoyed the film.

[@kompst_tu]

I never knew Joe Pera was a train finatic

[@snpshtgy1]

Any updates?

[@train5974]

We are still here. Going up to mp8.33. Route 23a.

[@tobecarey2455]

The trailer for the completed DVD Rails to the Catskills is here
th-cam.com/video/2m1NEqZHhxU/w-d-xo.html

[@tobecarey2455]

Rails to the Catskills now available for streaming rental and purchase at Vimeo
vimeo.com/ondemand/railstothecatskills

[@Altepeter]

Is this O&W country?

[@tobecarey2455]

O&W along with Ulster and Delaware, Catskill Mountain railway, etc.

[@train5974]

It ran parallel with the D and U for about a mile in Kingston.

[@svs8909]

the railroads r shit in the us

[@skipsassy1]

100 years too late. Air conditioning was invented, nice college project. MAGLEV is the way to go. You are not competing with reality of the crowds want - speed.