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Carthage, Knightstown & Shirley: torn up yet?

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Carthage, Knightstown & Shirley: torn up yet?
Posted by caboose63 on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 11:40 AM

With the Carthage, Knightstown & Shirley Railroad shutting down in 2013, has the track been ripped up yet?

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Posted by rrnut282 on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 3:06 PM

Last I heard, it was still for sale, hoping a buyer would continue. 

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Posted by Firelock76 on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 4:56 PM

The WHO?

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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 6:46 AM

If the operator shut down in 2013, it would surprise me if the track had already been taken up.  As an example, the Chicago, Aurora & Elgin was formally abandoned in the summer of 1961 but salvage operations didn't begin until the following spring.

The daily commute is part of everyday life but I get two rides a day out of it. Paul

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