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Hey Dru, <br />From Herington to Osawattamie this line is ripped up, but is "railbanked" meaning it could eventually be put back in service (doubtful though). From Herington to Hope the track is still there and is used mainly to store auto racks when they aren't needed. From Hope to Bridgeport it is torn up, bridges knocked down etc. I'm not 100% sure but I believe a shortline leases it from bridgeport west, don't know about service frequency or anything like that. Most of the traffic off this line (primarily coal) now goes the old KP main out of Denver, the manifests that you used to see were out of Eugene, Or (old symbol EUCHQ), Roper yard, Denver(symbol ROKCM) or Roseville yard, California (symbol RVKCM). Virtually all this manifest business now goes UP's main across Wyoming and Nebraska. There also used to be an auto rack that ran to oakland (KCOAF), but it too now goes to North Platte. There is still plenty of coal out of Colorado, but it all runs KP main through Salina. Also used to be taconite (iron ore) trains to Geneva steel, but until Geneva Steel shut down they were running through North Platte. You might find it interesting that there is a rumor flying (has been for a while) that if Amtrak gets off the old BNSF line from Hutch west, the UP wants to buy it. What for I really don't know, but we'll just have to wait and see.
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