Another Small Town Railroad Bites the Dust in New York
Published Date: 1/14/2025
Notice
Summary
Mohawk, Adirondack & Northern Railroad is officially ending service and abandoning a 16-mile rail line between Lowville and Carthage, New York, plus a small track in Lyons Falls. No trains have run here for two years, and any freight can take other routes. This change affects local communities in Lewis and Jefferson Counties and clears the way for the railroad to stop maintaining these tracks soon.
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Employee Protection Under Oregon Short Line
Any employee adversely affected by the abandonment will be protected under the Oregon Short Line Railroad decision (360 I.C.C. 91 (1979)), and parties may file a petition for partial revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) to challenge whether that protection is adequate.
16‑Mile Rail Line Abandoned Near Lowville
Mohawk, Adirondack & Northern Railroad is abandoning an approximately 16.0‑mile rail line between milepost 58.1 and milepost 74.0 (Lowville to Carthage, NY), plus 0.5 miles of spur and 300 feet of main line in Lyons Falls. The line traverses ZIP codes 13367, 13368, and 13619, no trains have run on the line for two years, and the abandonment clears the way for the railroad to stop maintaining these tracks soon.
Freight Can Be Rerouted Off This Line
The railroad certified that no local freight moved over the line in the past two years and that any overhead freight traffic can be rerouted over other lines. This notice formalizes that trains will cease on the listed segments unless an offer of financial assistance or stay is filed.
Opportunity for Offers and Trail Use With Deadlines
Interested parties may file formal expressions of intent to submit an offer of financial assistance (OFA) or requests for interim trail use/railbanking; petitions to stay (non‑environmental issues), OFA expressions, and trail use requests must be filed by January 24, 2025, petitions to reopen and requests for public use conditions by February 3, 2025, and the exemption becomes effective February 13, 2025 unless an OFA or stay is filed.
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