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?Possible UP abandonment of branch in Mn????

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I am not a subscriber, but anyway, I sure would like to know what the story said about the U.P. mulling the abandonment.  I am guessing that mulling would be necessary because the decision to abandon the line due to the broken trestle might not be easy.  Apparently, there is only one customer.  It seems like there would be room for more at the Chaska location, but I don't know if that is likely in the future.  The trestle is probably about 80-90 feet long max., and 15-18 feet high in the middle.  Rebuilding that does not seem like a showstopper, but a looming maintenance issue of the big river bridge at Carver may also be a factor in the abandonment decision.I would guess that the recovery of the derailed cars will cost more than it would cost to replace the trestle.  I understand that some cars are actually in the river, and were submerged  when the derailment occurred while the river was at flood stage.  As difficult as it will be to recover the cars, I suppose they will do so, and still might opt out of rebuilding the trestle and continuing the operation of the line due to cost issues.If they abandon the line, I wonder what will be done with the ROW.  Merriam is next to the Louisville Swamp federal wildlife preserve with a network of trails.  Using this ROW to connect back into Carver and Chaska would be an interesting and feasible use, especially with the Carver river bridge being available to cross the river in a perfect location for such a trail hookup.  This line abuts and/or bisects the reserve for a considerable distance.  It passes the old townsite of Louisville, which was founded as a river transport town in the 1850s, only to be rendered obsolete by the first railroad through the area a few years later.  There is no trace of Louisville today.
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