 While this vision is supported by several local communities (most notably Tupper Lake and the Next Stop Tupper Lake organization), opponents called for replacing the Tupper Lake–Lake Placid section with a rail trail.Trackage was slated to be dismantled in the Fall of 2016, but was delayed pending resolution of a protracted legal battle.The New York state Supreme Court ultimately sided with the railroad on September 26, 2017, annulling the rail trail plan in its entirety.