Train X Bike = RevRailAug2025 https://urbanists.video/videos/watch/844bfa1c-c867-4f21-89dd-4e20d6b3429c In North Creek, in the Adirondack area of Upstate New York, specialized 4-wheeled recumbent bicycles are mounted onto old rail lines along the banks of the Hudson River. This far into its headwaters, the river is shallow and walkable -- a mountain stream. August 2025 These rail lines were preserved as a fall-back measure should the local Titanium mining operations ever be restarted. The bike ride is a super-smooth, 8-mile trip along the banks of the Hudson River. It is a pretty neat idea for under-used train lines, but not as accessible to all riders as a regular rail trail. The company that operates these bikes is RevRail. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 03:38:53 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://urbanists.video Train X Bike = RevRailAug2025 https://urbanists.video/lazy-static/avatars/5e1b0dd4-c5ba-4867-a44e-929495166d35.png https://urbanists.video/videos/watch/844bfa1c-c867-4f21-89dd-4e20d6b3429c All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://urbanists.video/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder. <![CDATA[Train X Bike = RevRailAug2025 - legraLeGra]]> https://urbanists.video/w/hkwe3SeD6FgiAAPHr9qSFw;threadId=16513 https://urbanists.video/w/hkwe3SeD6FgiAAPHr9qSFw;threadId=16513 Tue, 26 Aug 2025 16:04:50 GMT I asked the operator why they didn't remove the rails and make it into a typical rail-trail. The answer was that they might someday want to reopen the Titanium mines. There are two mines in the area here:: an old industrial garnet mine in North Creek and the Tahawus TiO2 mine, with the former still being in use and accessible by road.

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p.s. In case anyone is wondering, it seems they can't run actual trains on this line because it just goes to a now-closed mine.

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