Catskill Mountain Railroad
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| Reporting marks | CMRR |
| Locale | Mount Pleasant, New York |
| Dates of operation | 1982 – present |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) (standard gauge) |
| Headquarters | Shokan, New York |
The Catskill Mountain Railroad (AAR reporting marks CMRR), is a tourist railroad based in Shokan, New York, United States. It leases from Ulster County the former Ulster and Delaware Railroad tracks from Mile Post (MP) 2.8 in Kingston to MP 41.4 in Highmount, where it connects with the Delaware and Ulster Railroad.
The CMRR operates a tourist train from Phoenicia, MP 27.5 to just north of Cold Brook Railroad Station, MP 22.1. Its trains originate from the former Ulster and Delaware station in Phoenicia, which is also home to the Empire State Railway Museum.
Its trains out of Phoenicia are powered by No. 29, an Ex-Navy 50 ton H. K. Porter, Inc, and No. 1, "The Duck", an Ex-Army 38 ton Davenport Locomotive Works locomotive. It uses as passenger equipment two Ex-Navy 50 foot passenger flats, and a renovated coach, No. 701, former Erie Lackawanna Railway (EL) Multiple unit (MU) trailer No. 4321, and is completing renovations of a second coach, No. 702, former EL MU Trailer No. 4332.
It also has a yard in Kingston, where it keeps two American Locomotive Company (ALCO) RS-1 locomotives, No. 401 (Ex-Green Mountain Railroad (GMRC) No. 401, Ex Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad (GM&O) No. 1052, Ex Illinois Terminal Railroad No. 1056, nee 756) and No. 2361 (former Alter Scrap No. 2361, Ex-Soo Line Railroad (SOO) 2361). Also in Kingston are several passenger cars, including former EL MU Trailer 4322 and former Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ) Coaches 1198 and 1204, awaiting restoration for future tourist train use.
The CMRR is renovating its tracks in Kingston, and plans to start tourist train operations there in 2007. Its long term goal is to run tourist trains on the entire 25 mile run from Kingston to Phoenicia, which will include lengthy views of the Ashokan Reservoir, and a stop at Ashokan Railroad Station.
