The Marion River Carry Railroad
The Marion River Carry Railroad The Marion River Carry Railroad was created around 1900 by William West Durant to shuttle steamboat passengers between rapids in the Marion River. A steamboat from Raquette Lake would sail to the mouth of the Marion River, where passengers would exit the boat, take a train ride less than a mile and then board another boat that continued through Utowanna, Eagle and eventually Blue Mountain Lakes. Freight was also shuttled between points and made this an interesting little operation. This blog entry was originally helped by Samual Berliner III. I had a link to his webpage where he had an excellent history of the railroad, but he has since passed. A very nice guy with a great family history. Gino 6/26/2022 (MAP: S. Berliner, III) Here is a wonderful map re-created by S. Berliner, III. This gentleman visited the area when he was a youngster in the 1940's and discovered the abandoned train in it's former engine shed. Sam passed
