CMRR - Proposed Extension to Basin Road. - 2021. For further information about our proposed expansion please visit: https://catskillmountainrailroad.com/cmrr-expansion/ • The CMRR’s Scenic Train ride currently ends in the woods and then makes the return trip to Kingston Plaza. There is no option to travel further west or to access the Ashokan Rail Trail. • The CMRR is asking its landlord, Ulster County, permission to extend its operable track another two miles to MP 10 and build a new station th

The Catskill Mountain Railroad is making history as the first US railroad tourism operator to run on 100% biodiesel, reducing CO2 emissions by 74% compared to traditional diesel. In March 2024, the CMRR began using B100 biodiesel in both Kingston locomotives, supplied by NetZero Biofuels, a Hudson Valley startup founded by local entrepreneur Dave Davenport and located near Newburgh. NetZero converts thousands of gallons of byproduct soybean oil from farms in Syracuse, treating it at their produc