Mount Beacon Incline
Railway Restoration Society
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MISSION:  Restore, operate and maintain the Incline Railway on North Beacon Mountain, in the City of Beacon, New York and the Town of Fishkill, New York. Our principal partner in this endeavor is the Scenic Hudson Land Trust.
 
VISION:  The Incline Railway will serve as a living museum and centerpiece asset in the restoration of the Mount Beacon summit as a scenic, historic and recreational resource.
 
STRATEGIC GOALS:
 

Restore, reconstruct, operate and preserve an integral piece of American industrial, engineering and leisure history;

 

Ally with other organizations to give back to the community via both volunteer and philanthropic efforts;

 

Inform and educate the public in the Incline’s history via a multi-disciplined outreach effort and interactive museum;

 

Leverage ecologically friendly technologies and green building practices to set the standard for a sustainable and environmentally sound business.

 

Trustee Members

 

Dorothy Bell

dbell@inclinerailway.org

 

Jim Bopp

Property Manager

jbopp@inclinerailway.org

 

Margaret Brown Kasin

mbrown@inclinerailway.org

 

Terry Brown

tbrown@inclinerailway.org

 

Neil Caplan

Newsletter Editor

ncaplan@inclinerailway.org

 

Yonni Groza

ygroza@inclinerailway.org

 

Maria Mersinger

mmersinger@inclinerailway.org 

 

Henry Trofinoff

htrofinoff@inclinerailway.org

Executive Members

 

Anne Lynch

President

alynch@inclinerailway.org

 

Steve Gold

Vice President & Co-Founder

sgold@inclinerailway.org

 

Andrew Chiusano

Vice President & Co-Founder

achiusano@inclinerailway.org

 

Catherine "Kitty" Stager
Treasurer
 
Sheila Ronca

Corresponding Secretary

sronca@inclinerailway.org

 

Sandy Piccone

Recording Secretary

spiccone@inclinerailway.org

 

Mary Gold, Esq.

Legal Counsel

mgold@inclinerailway.org

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Post Office Box 1248, Beacon, New York 12508
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Founded in 1996, the Mount Beacon Incline Railway Restoration Society consists of hundreds of members and volunteers from across the Hudson Valley and beyond. This diverse organization is united in its efforts to restore incline railway service to the summit of Mount Beacon, offering the public unparalleled vistas and scenic beauty.

 
We are a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit Historical Society registered with the NY State Department of Education. We also hold a Provisional Charter issued by the New York State Board of Regents. 
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Gloria Trofinoff
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Frederick H. Novak