The contentious rail-trail debate in the Adirondacks may finally see some closure.  This month the Adirondack Park Agency approved plans to tear up a rail line between Lake Placid and Tupper Lake to make way for a recreational trail. 

The project also involves refurbishing a tourism train line from Tupper down past Old Forge.

The contentious rail-trail debate in the Adirondacks may finally see some closure. This month the Adirondack Park Agency approved plans to tear up a rail line between Lake Placid and Tupper Lake to make way for a recreational trail. The project also involves refurbishing a tourism train line from Tupper down past Old Forge.

Are the Adirondack rail trail battles finally over?

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Are the Adirondack rail trail battles finally over?

Are the Adirondack rail trail battles finally over?