You can’t be THAT dumb. The Cities have tried to close the Kellar Branch since the early 1990’s, and if abandonment looms, no operating railroad (P&PU, PIRY and CIRY) has an incentive to fix drainage control and erosion problems IF THEY DO NOT AFFECT OPERATIONS.

Fact is, PIRY poured hundreds of thousands of its OWN money into necessary track work and ROW maintenance in 1998-1999, including additional track, restored spur tracks, ballast, replaced crossties, etc.

Since last summer, CIRY, and since last fall, PIRY, have worked to put the line back in service. If the Cities give up their misguided agenda, perhaps the railroads would be willing to help fix the drainage and erosion control problems (assuming they’re really as bad as claimed).