Welcome to the

Beacon-Hopewell Rail Trail
Feasibility Study

The Dutchess County Transportation Council (DCTC) is studying the feasibility of constructing a 13-mile rail trail along the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) Beacon Line: an inactive rail corridor that runs between the Hudson River in the City of Beacon and the hamlet of Hopewell Junction in the Town of East Fishkill.

View a map of the study area to the right.

Click on the map to enlarge it

Click below to find out more about the study and how you can get involved!

Places to visit along the Beacon Line

  • Long Dock Park

    Beacon, NY

  • Dennings Point

    Beacon, NY

  • Beacon Train Station

    Beacon, NY

  • Dia Beacon

    Beacon, NY

    Photo courtesy of Dia Beacon

  • Main Street Beacon

    Beacon, NY

  • Main Street Fishkill

    Fishkill, NY

  • Sarah Taylor Park

    Fishkill, NY

  • Sarah Taylor Park

    Fishkill, NY

  • Doug Philips Park

    Fishkill, NY

  • Doug Philips Park

    Fishkill, NY

  • Hopewell Depot Museum

    Hopewell Junction, NY

    Photo courtesy of the Hopewell Depot Museum

  • Hopewell Depot Museum

    Hopewell Junction, NY

    Photo courtesy of the Hopewell Depot Museum

  • Connection to the Empire State Trail

    Hopewell Junction, NY

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