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Helena & Northwestern Rwy: still in operation?

Pertaining to all railroading subjects, past and present, in the American Midwest, including Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and Kansas. For questions specific to a railroad company, please seek the appropriate forum.

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Helena & Northwestern Rwy: still in operation?

  by jringreatwhitenorth
 
can anyone till me if the tiny arkansas shortline helena & northwestern railway is still in operation? and if so what locomotive do they use and do they have any freight cars?

  by SSW9389
 
Abandonment of the Helena & Northwestern Railway was approved in November 1951. So no they haven't been running anything lately. :wink:

  by Bartman-tn
 
The line, while it was closed as a commercial operation, operated into the early 1990s as a private rail operation.

Bart Jennings
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