Trolley Museum RTP Project, page 5

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Recreational Trails Program grant, page 5

The project has reached completion as far a funding permits as of December 2004.

Late October 2003 through November 2003

The trolley museum leases a dump car from the Catskill Mountain Railroad in order to move rip-rap (large stone). The car is moved from CMRR's Kingston location to the trolley museum:
loading from Cornel St.

(photo credit: Rich Bause)

The truck carrying the dump car makes its way under the CSX bridge
(photo credit: Rich Bause)

The dump car is unloaded on the museum track in front of Rosita's restaurant.
(photo credit: Rich Bause)

Rental on the tamper ends, so Tartaglia picks it up:
The same truck now takes the tamper away.
(photo credit: Rich Bause)

October to December 2004

The dump car is utilized to move the rip-rap from North. St from where the material is staged to the causeway:
loading rip-rap at North St.

(photo credit: Randy Weingarten)

Mike Hanna looks on as more rock is loaded into the car.
loading rock at North St. crossing
(photo credit: Randy Weingarten)

The load is dumped at the edge of the causeway on the Hudson River side.
the load begins to slide off the car
(photo credit: Randy Weingarten)
the low tide allows the picture to be taken from this spot
(photo credit: Randy Weingarten)

After the rip-rap is dumped along the causeway, the hi-rail Gradall is used to align the rocks more carefully. The goal is to tighten the rip-rap so it locks together, and forms a contour for a path and rock shoulder.
moving the rocks in tight
(photo credit: Evan Jennings)

After all the rip-rap is positioned, small stone is filled in to form a path along the tracks. creating the path with small stone
(photo credit: Evan Jennings)

End Result

Taking the causeway trail...
heading east along the path, toward the river

(photo credit: Evan Jennings)
starting on the narrow, curved portion of the causeway

(photo credit: Evan Jennings)
continuing along curve

(photo credit: Evan Jennings)

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