The is a
Tourist Railroad based in
Arkville, New York . It operates in
Delaware County, New York on the former
Ulster And Delaware Railroad tracks from MP 41.4 in
Highmount, New York , where it connects with the
Catskill Mountain Railroad , to
Hubbell Corners, New York , MP 60.2. Currently the DURR's operations are limited to the portion between Arkville and
Roxbury, New York , as the line to Highmount is out of service due to a weak bridge abutment east of Arkville, and the line from Roxbury, MP 59.1, to Hubbell Corners is not serviceable.
The pride of the DURR is the "Rip Van Winkle Flyer" a five-car
Budd streamline train used for charters. The train consists of:
- Observation Car: former NYC No. 61, built 1948
- Tavern Lounge: former Minneapolis & St. Louis No. 52, built 1948
- Dining Car: former ACL No. 5936, built 1950
- Vista Dome: former MP 891, built 1948
- Baggage/Generator
The regular train is powered by former
D&H 5017, an
Alco RS-36, and consists of two
Flat Car s and three former
PRR MP-54 coaches (441, 444 and 447) lettered for the
New York Central .
Other engines at the DURR consist of Alco S-4s 1012 and 5106, and
GE 44 tonner No. 76. Currently under restoration is the "Red Heifer" a Model 250
Brill Gas-Electric
Doodlebug , formerly
NYC M-405.
The DURR's
Roxbury Station is owned by the
Ulster & Delaware Railroad Historical Society and is called the
Roxbury Depot Museum .
- Delaware, Ulster & Greene County NY Railroad Information (website), courtesy of Phillip M. Goldstein
- John M. Ham, Robert K. Bucenec (2003), The Old "Up and Down" Catskill Mountain Branch of the New York Central, Stony Clove & Catskill Mountain Press
