The Catskill Mountain Railroad is a heritage tourist railroad based in Kingston, New York, that began operations in 1982. The railroad leases a 4.7-mile portion (MP 3.6 to MP 8.3) of the former New York Central Railroad Catskill Mountain branch from Kingston to Stony Hollow, New York. The tracks are owned by Ulster County, New York, which bought them in 1979 from the bankruptcy estate of the Penn Central Railroad. The railroad's current permit with Ulster County expires on December 31, 2023. Current Operations CMRR currently operates on approximately 4.5 miles of track of the former Ulster and Delaware Railroad from Kingston to Stony Hollow, New York. CMRR's Kingston station is at Westbrook Lane, near the Kingston Plaza Shopping Center, and ends just east of the Route 28A crossing in Stony Hollow, New York. CMRR operates a variety of trains. The season begins with the Easter Bunny Express in the spring, with regular runs until Christmas of each year. Currently, in the summer, CMRR runs its Catskill Mountain Flyer, Twilight Limited and Ice Cream Sundays Train, and in the fall Fall Foliage and Pumpkin Express trains. From Thanksgiving to Christmas it runs Polar Express trains. Trains are powered by Alco RS-1 401 (ex-GMRC 401), and consist of six flatcars converted to passenger use; a refurbished caboose 675 (ex-PRR 477672); five ex-LIRR P72 coaches and former Norfolk and Western PM coach 1727. CMRR is currently asking its lessor, Ulster County, for permission to extend the line from Stony Hollow (MP 8.33) to the current end of track at Basin Road (MP 10.01) so that it can create a station and event center at this location and connect to the Ashokan Rail Trail, which continues along the former U&D right-of-way west of Basin Road. For more information on the CMRR's expansion plan, see this link below: CMRR Proposed Extension to Basin Road Stations and maintenance yards Kingston Station CMRR's current station at Westbrook Lane is temporary and the railroad seeks a permanent station in Kingston for its operations. CMRR has proposed a permanent station closer to Fair Street near MP 4 so customers can walk from the station to Uptown Kingston to eat or shop without using their cars. Basin Road station CMRR is also proposing a second permanent station at its proposed terminal at Basin Road at MP 9.95 that could also be used by the Ashokan Rail Trail (ART) which