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ICC Allows Penn Central to Abandon Catskill Line
The ICC ruled Penn Central may abandon 84 miles of the Catskill Mountain branch from Kingston to Bloomville citing four years of losses, dwindling traffic, and poor prospects for recovery. The 1.3 million rehab cost would be an economic burden. protests noted local impact though preservation wasn’t required.
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Outaway News Service
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Icci
Penn Central Railroad
Catskill Mountain
Kingston
Bloomville
William J. Gibbons
ICC
Gibbons
Penn Central
Catskill
Delaware
Schoharie
Ulster Counties
Benny Stanford
Penn Central First
Catskill Line
Donment