by Engineer Spike
I never got out to eastern CT along the missing section of the Midland. I heard the rails were in place until within the last 20 years or so. When were they taken up for the trail?
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Engineer Spike wrote:I never got out to eastern CT along the missing section of the Midland. I heard the rails were in place until within the last 20 years or so. When were they taken up for the trail?A very nice trail, to be exact. With several bridges restored over the last few years to make it contiguous. The only portion of the Midland 'gap' still railed is this stub that runs for 1/2 mile west of the junction with NECR to the first Hop River bridge to serve 1 customer. There's a 3/4 mile trail gap behind that before the trail starts at Krugs Rd. and goes all the way west to the current end of CSO track at Parker St. Manchester.