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While initially financially successful, a series of national railroad strikes in the mid-1980s left the railroad in a less profitable state. In 1994, the railroad was turned over to NE New York Rail, a non-profit, and the BKRR remained the operator. Passenger excursions were started, but were
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Fascinating history of the
Greenwich & Johnsonville Railway, a small upstate New York railroad which ran from about 1870 until its demise in 1981 (although portions were carried on as the Batten Kill Railroad). The book also covers the Greenwich & Schuylerville Electric Railway. With
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terminated by late 2003 due to declining ridership. In
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This is the second time the Batten Kill has received similar funding. Ten years ago, Taber said, the company was able to repair 2.75 miles of track and a bridge with $ 1 million in funding.
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