Commercial Rail Bikes on the Adirondack

Chris Webster · **Joined:** Sat Aug 25, 2007 12:45 am **Posts:** 1028

The Toronto Sun has published the AP article about the railbikes:
Rail bikes prove popular in New York's Adirondacks (October 10, 2015)

An excerpt:

Quote:

SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. -- Long-unused and deteriorating railroad tracks in the Adirondacks have been put to use by a new tourist attraction imported from South Korea -- pedal-powered rail-riding vehicles called rail bikes.

After plans to start a rail-biking business in Australia were derailed by high costs and red tape last spring, Alex Catchpoole and Mary-Joy Lu brought their shiny red contraptions to the Adirondacks. Their first summer on the 6-mile stretch between Saranac Lake and Lake Clear brought more than 10,000 customers paying $25 a ride.

Alexander D. Mitchell IV · **Posted:** Thu Oct 15, 2015 11:22 pm

Facebook photos:

https://www.facebook.com/hank.walther/p ... 7213322446

jefalcsik · **Joined:** Thu Apr 24, 2014 9:42 am **Posts:** 84

Rail Explorers USA made the decision early on to track their customer base with addresses and have put the zip codes to good use. Check out this link:

https://batchgeo.com/map/RailExplorers_zips2015

A great visual aid for the Remsen-Lake Placid rail corridor discussion.

Commercial Rail Bikes on the Adirondack

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