Catskill Mountain Railway
Number Builder Type Date Capacity Notes
1 Jackson & Sharp baggage car 1882 12 tons Sold in 1920 to Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México
2 Jackson & Sharp baggage car 1882 12 tons Sold in 1920 to Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México
3 Jackson & Sharp baggage car 1882 12 tons Sold in 1920 to Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México
4 Jackson & Sharp baggage car 1882 12 tons Sold in 1920 to Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México
5 Jackson & Sharp coach 1882 50 seats Sold in 1920 to Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México
6 Jackson & Sharp coach 1882 44 seats Sold in 1920 to Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México
7 Jackson & Sharp coach 1882 44 seats Sold in 1920 to Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México
8 Jackson & Sharp coach 1882 44 seats Sold in 1920 to Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México
9 Jackson & Sharp coach 1882 52 seats Sold in 1920 to Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México
10 Jackson & Sharp coach 1882 52 seats Sold in 1920 to Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México
11 Jackson & Sharp coach 1882 52 seats Sold in 1920 to Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México
12 Jackson & Sharp excursion car 1882 longitudinal bench seats Sold in 1920 to Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México
13 Jackson & Sharp excursion car 1882 longitudinal bench seats Sold in 1920 to Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México
14 Jackson & Sharp excursion car 1882 longitudinal bench seats Sold in 1920 to Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México
15 Jackson & Sharp coach 1893 46 seats Sold in 1920 to Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México
16 Jackson & Sharp coach 1893 46 seats Sold in 1920 to Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México
Passenger Cars
The Catskill Mountain Railway (CMRy) was a narrow gauge railroad, long, running from Catskill to Palenville in Greene County, New York. Organized as the Catskill Mountain Railroad (CMRR) in 1880, construction was begun in 1881 and completed in 1882. Unlike most railroads, the CMRR was built primarily for the purpose of transporting passengers and intended to operate seasonally. Most people using the line were summer tourists who travelled by steamboat from points along the Hudson River. Their final destinations were Hotels and boarding houses located high in the Catskill Mountains. While the railroad served its purpose of bringing passengers closer to the mountain top resorts, it still left them with an arduous hour-long stage trip up the face of the Catskill Escarpment (also known as the Wall of Manitou). In 1885 a branch was built to Cairo, NY with the intent to carry bluestone, hay and fruit and run year around. That same year, the CMRR was reorganized as the Catskill Mountain Railway. The principals had interests in shipping on the Hudson and in hotels in the Catskill Mountains.