A company called Union Tank Car is pulling its mothballed rail tanker cars out of the Adirondack Park, following pressure from Governor Andrew Cuomo.

Roughly 65 industrial rail cars have been stored on track near the High Peaks Wilderness owned by Iowa Pacific and the Saratoga North Creek Railroad.

The cars will now be relocated outside New York state.

The rail industry nationwide is looking for space to store thousands of unused rail tanker and freight cars. Iowa Pacific sought to generate revenue by parking a mothballed fleet in the Adirondack town of Minerva near some of the Park’s wildest rivers and forest lands.

The move sparked outrage from local government leaders, environmental groups and from Governor Cuomo, who mounted a campaign to have the cars moved.

Now the company that actually owns the cars - Union Tank Car based in Chicago - says it will do just that, pulling them out of the Adirondacks.

In a statement, Governor Cuomo praised the firm, saying they “ultimately did the right thing.”

In a statement to the Glens Falls Post Star, Union Tank Car said it regretted the decision by Iowa Pacific to store railcars in the Adirondack Park.

This move doesn’t prevent Iowa Pacific from finding new clients looking for rail car storage space.

Iowa Pacific says it need that revenue to subsidize its tourist train in North Creek.

But in his statement, Governor Cuomo said, "It is imperative that Iowa Pacific halt their plan to store thousands of railcars once and for all.”

“We will not stand by,” Cuomo added, “and allow the Park to be used as a dumping ground.”

Iowa Pacific, meanwhile, has insisted that the stored tanker cars pose no environmental risk and can be placed out of sight where they won’t be an eyesore.

But this move by Union Tank Car could make it more difficult for Iowa Pacific to find other clients willing to risk environmental controversy.