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NUTS TO YOU!!!
Our most recent full-length rail documentary, DELAWARE & HUDSON RAILROAD: LIGHTNING STRIPE, RED AND WHITE revealed a long lost 5.6 mile standard gauge connection at Port Kent. The KEESEVILLE, AUSABLE CHASM & LAKE CHAMPLAIN (KAC&LC) was the first railroad conceived in Northern New York (1826) among the last built (1889) and first abandoned (1924). The colorful "Peanut Railroad" hosted several Ausable Chasm-bound U.S. presidents, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, and some of the Silent Film era's biggest stars. This amazing "push and pull" shortline lacked a wye or turntable, featured 60 pound rail, a cantilever bridge based on the Michigan Central's span over Niagara Falls, and was electrified from 1905-1911. There is much to love about this homegrown connection that rescued a dying manufacturing town and struggling tourist economy before widespread use of automobiles.
Tell-Tale Productions is proud for its role in contributing to the memory of this historic line, by assisting the Anderson Falls Heritage Society in providing documentation and details leading to the creation and installation of a roadside marker at the former train depot, along Route 9, north of downtown Keeseville. There were few dry eyes in the former rail yards on May, 19th as property owner Mike Finnegan and I set the stage for Rufus Prescott's descendants to unveil the sign remembering the railroad and depot their great, great, great grandfather helped build. When you''re there visit the former station-- now NORTH COUNTRY CLUB RESTAURANT and see their new train-themed decor. Visit out Tell Tale Productions Facebook page for full video coverage of the event, skillfully documented by Hometown Cable Network owner Calvin Castine or click on the link below:
http://www.hometowncablenetwork.com/categories/84-home-town-stories/6448-hts-anderson-falls-railroad-5-19-18
Also, look for the PBS version on a Mountain Lakes Journal installment coming soon!
KEESEVILLE, AUSABLE CHASM & LAKE CHAMPLAIN RAILROAD: Adirondack Mountain Gateway will trace the Burlington, Vermont waterfront and rail connections before crossing the Lake by steamboat and ferry at its widest point, ten miles, to Port Kent. We'll visit the D&H, then enjoy a phantom ride over the KAC&LC, up steep grades, around a few tight curves, 158-feet over the Chasm, along the Ausable River to Keeseville. It is our intent to make a "Rock Star" out of this pint-sized standard gauge memory.
You might say we have gone nuts over the Peanut RR. Take advantage of our "condition" and save more than 50% on some of our top selling DVDs! There are a number of $12 videos, and we pay the U.S. SHIPPING and state tax (if any). Complete your collection and save a bundle. THEME PACK SPECIALS include an amazing COLROADO 10-pack for only $99. That's less than ten bucks a piece. Then there's the Northeast, ALCO and other goodies. Sales dollars support future projects.
T-SHIRTS... FOR THE NUT IN ALL OF US
Viewer supported Tell-Tale Productions has created a limited quantity run of commemorative T-shirts. Be the first on your block to own one. Your sales dollars will support our continued existence in these challenging times. These high quality shirts were printed by a Keeseville business, and designed by yours truly and Photoshop wiz Paul Gittelsohn-- who has authored all of our Tell-Tale Productions during these past fifteen years. PRE-ORDER your DVD, or wait for the download upon its October, 2018 release. Enjoy your summer, and take a little "Peanut" wherever you go. Send us photos of you in your KAC&LC shirt, and we'll add them to our "Peanut Gallery."
Thanks for coming along for the ride. We look forward to seeing you at the shows, or joining you in cyberspace. Warmest regards,
James R."Jim" and Marilee C. Jones
Tell-Tale Productions
Our most recent full-length rail documentary, DELAWARE & HUDSON RAILROAD: LIGHTNING STRIPE, RED AND WHITE revealed a long lost 5.6 mile standard gauge connection at Port Kent. The KEESEVILLE, AUSABLE CHASM & LAKE CHAMPLAIN (KAC&LC) was the first railroad conceived in Northern New York (1826) among the last built (1889) and first abandoned (1924). The colorful "Peanut Railroad" hosted several Ausable Chasm-bound U.S. presidents, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, and some of the Silent Film era's biggest stars. This amazing "push and pull" shortline lacked a wye or turntable, featured 60 pound rail, a cantilever bridge based on the Michigan Central's span over Niagara Falls, and was electrified from 1905-1911. There is much to love about this homegrown connection that rescued a dying manufacturing town and struggling tourist economy before widespread use of automobiles.
Tell-Tale Productions is proud for its role in contributing to the memory of this historic line, by assisting the Anderson Falls Heritage Society in providing documentation and details leading to the creation and installation of a roadside marker at the former train depot, along Route 9, north of downtown Keeseville. There were few dry eyes in the former rail yards on May, 19th as property owner Mike Finnegan and I set the stage for Rufus Prescott's descendants to unveil the sign remembering the railroad and depot their great, great, great grandfather helped build. When you''re there visit the former station-- now NORTH COUNTRY CLUB RESTAURANT and see their new train-themed decor. Visit out Tell Tale Productions Facebook page for full video coverage of the event, skillfully documented by Hometown Cable Network owner Calvin Castine or click on the link below:
http://www.hometowncablenetwork.com/categories/84-home-town-stories/6448-hts-anderson-falls-railroad-5-19-18
Also, look for the PBS version on a Mountain Lakes Journal installment coming soon!
KEESEVILLE, AUSABLE CHASM & LAKE CHAMPLAIN RAILROAD: Adirondack Mountain Gateway will trace the Burlington, Vermont waterfront and rail connections before crossing the Lake by steamboat and ferry at its widest point, ten miles, to Port Kent. We'll visit the D&H, then enjoy a phantom ride over the KAC&LC, up steep grades, around a few tight curves, 158-feet over the Chasm, along the Ausable River to Keeseville. It is our intent to make a "Rock Star" out of this pint-sized standard gauge memory.
You might say we have gone nuts over the Peanut RR. Take advantage of our "condition" and save more than 50% on some of our top selling DVDs! There are a number of $12 videos, and we pay the U.S. SHIPPING and state tax (if any). Complete your collection and save a bundle. THEME PACK SPECIALS include an amazing COLROADO 10-pack for only $99. That's less than ten bucks a piece. Then there's the Northeast, ALCO and other goodies. Sales dollars support future projects.
T-SHIRTS... FOR THE NUT IN ALL OF US
Viewer supported Tell-Tale Productions has created a limited quantity run of commemorative T-shirts. Be the first on your block to own one. Your sales dollars will support our continued existence in these challenging times. These high quality shirts were printed by a Keeseville business, and designed by yours truly and Photoshop wiz Paul Gittelsohn-- who has authored all of our Tell-Tale Productions during these past fifteen years. PRE-ORDER your DVD, or wait for the download upon its October, 2018 release. Enjoy your summer, and take a little "Peanut" wherever you go. Send us photos of you in your KAC&LC shirt, and we'll add them to our "Peanut Gallery."
Thanks for coming along for the ride. We look forward to seeing you at the shows, or joining you in cyberspace. Warmest regards,
James R."Jim" and Marilee C. Jones
Tell-Tale Productions