Railroad crossing to be upgraded

Posted 8/21/12

CALLICOON, NY — The railroad crossing in Callicoon will be getting an upgrade in a project that will also see improvements to the parking lot adjacent to it. The board of the Town of Delaware voted …

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Railroad crossing to be upgraded

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CALLICOON, NY — The railroad crossing in Callicoon will be getting an upgrade in a project that will also see improvements to the parking lot adjacent to it. The board of the Town of Delaware voted to move forward with the project after a heated discussion about its merits.

The most vocal objection came from Jim Wilson, who owns the Callicoon Brewing Company, which sits near the crossing. Wilson also owns the New York & Greenwood Lake Railroad and also owns some railroad cars.

He tried to convince the town board not to go along with plans by the Central New York Railroad Corporation, because those plans involve doing away with the unused track, which is called a siding. Wilson said he wanted to move his railroad cars to the siding, and move them out of Port Jervis where they are now stored, but are subject to vandalism.

Some members of the public at the town meeting on February 25, and at least one board member, thought it might be a good idea to have railroad cars on display in the tiny hamlet, while others thought it would not be desirable.

In any case, the current operator of the railroad, the Central New York Railroad Corporation, told the town it does not have the authority to allow private cars to be stored on the siding.

Supervisor Ed Sykes said he wants to move forward with the project because not doing so might mean that it could lose the grant the state is giving the town to pay for some of the work. The railroad company is investing $80,000 into the project.

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