Putnam Trailway Brochure

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Area Locator Map
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The Putnam Railroad once
served 6 stations in Putnam
County, some of which still
stand today. Station stops
included Brewster, Tilly Foster,
Carmel, Crafts, Mahopac, Lake Mahopac and Baldwin
Place. The Lake Mahopac station building is known
today as the American Legion Post building on Bucks
Hollow Road.
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he Putnam Trailway is a paved bicycle/pedestrian
path located primarily on right-of-way lands of
the former Putnam Division of the New York Central
Railroad. The “Old Put” as it was formerly referred to by
commuters, provided freight and passenger service
from 1881 to 1958 between the Bronx in New York
City and Brewster in Putnam
County.
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The Putnam Right-of-Way spans 12.0 linear miles
through Putnam County, from the Westchester border
at Baldwin Place to Brewster Village where it merged
into the Harlem Line Tracks.
At Baldwin Place, the
Putnam Trailway connects to the North
County Trailway, which
continues south through
Westchester County and
into the Bronx to Marble Hill (225th Street).
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The area locator map to the left shows the general
location of the trailway. The larger scale maps on the
reverse side detail the trailway alignment, access
points, local roads and nearby parks and facilities.
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Reservoir
The Putnam Trailway spans 12.0 miles in Putnam County,
from Baldwin Place to Brewster Village.
Two branch lines are in the trailway planning stages;
one going from Lake Mahopac to Goldens Bridge, and
the other from Baldwin Place to Mahopac Falls.
For more information about the trailway system, call
the Putnam County Department of Planning at (845)
878-3480 or write Putnam County Planning Department, 841 Fair Street, Carmel, NY 10512 or visit our
web site at: www.putnamcountyny.com
(Drawings courtesy of Westchester County Department of Planning)
PUTNAM TRAILWAY
PUTNAM TRAILWAY
Carmel Hamlet to Brewster Village
Baldwin Place to Carmel Hamlet
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