As for the CCET. Indeed there was discussion about Williamsburg to Plum Run to get access to the quarry there. If and when it does happen it's going to be a situation where the state of Ohio thru the Ohio Rail Development Commission acquires the line. The ORDC made a lot of things happen to get the lease set up for the CCET to continue service to Batavia. CCET has their work cut out for them to get anything else going. They already had to repair a sag in the tracks from a washout.
brc0227 wrote:It's odd that NS only filed the discontinuance from Williamsburg to Plum Run. And the timing of the filing is odd too. Considering the short line operating the peavine on the west end had been in negotiations with Plum Run when this was filed. I will say that NS is full of it If they say the line needs that much work to be class 1 10MPH standards. I've been down that line. They could run 20-25 on it right now with no track upgrades. Not saying it doesn't need work. But overall it isn't in bad shape other than the Vera bridge. And I honestly don't know what the Vera bridge needs.