The Mount Beacon Incline Railway Restoration Society wants you to take a hike. Specifically, a hike to the tippity-top of the highest peak in the Hudson Highlands, where you not only can see forever, ...

BEACON – Restorationists have set their sights on bringing back to life the Mount Beacon Incline Railway, which has been out of commission for some 27 years. The inclined railroad, which climbed the ...

Beacon — The Mount Beacon Incline Railway may be an overgrown, twisted ruin, but a dedicated — some would say obsessed — band of restorers is bent on making the one-time tourist marvel thrill crowds ...

BEACON — The Mount Beacon Incline Railway Restoration Society is going to receive a $42,500 grant to fund a comprehensive market analysis, business plan and museum conceptualization that members hope ...

While hiking enthusiasts throughout the Hudson Valley likely traversed Mount Beacon in the City of Beacon at one time or another, it was two men from New Hampshire who envisioned the potential for a ...

Length: Depending on how far you go, anywhere from 2.5 to 7.5 miles round-trip (if you decide to continue on to Fishkill Ridge/Lambs Hill). I opted for the fire tower hike, landing right in the middle ...

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