| D & H Rail Trail | |
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 Interactive map of D & H Rail Trail | |
| Type | State park |
| Location | Castleton,West Pawlet,Poultney andRupert, Vermont |
| Coordinates | 43°33′03″N73°13′44″W / 43.5509°N 73.2289°W /43.5509; -73.2289 |
| Area | 19.8-mile (31.9 km) |
| Operated by | Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation |
| Website | fpr |
TheDelaware and Hudson Rail Trail is a 19.8-mile (31.9 km)rail trail built along an abandonedDelaware & Hudson Railway (D&H) corridor betweenWest Rupert andCastleton, Vermont. The trail runs in two disconnected segments, separated by a short section that leaves the state for neighboringNew York State before returning to Vermont. The trail is astate park and is managed by the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation.[1]
The former corridor was the D&H's Washington Branch, whose trains were known locally as the “Slate Picker”. The D&H Washington Branch ran from Eagle Bridge, New York, to Castleton, Vermont. D&H abandoned the Eagle Bridge-Salem, New York section in 1980 and sold the railbed to Ron Crowd with a grant from the Urban Development Corporation.[2]
The Poultney-Castleton, Vermont and Rupert, Vermont-Granville, New York segments were sold to theVermont Agency of Transportation and subsequently converted to the D&H rail trail.[2]
The Salem, New York-West Rupert, Vermont and West Pawlet, Vermont-Granville, New York segments were sold to theNew York State Department of Transportation. A rail trail was slated by the state, but were halted at the government level, resulting in several sections reverting to local property owners.[citation needed]
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