Weatherford/Mineral Wells branch

UP's_Ft.Worth_sub_MP_234 Sep 22, 2002

  1. UP's_Ft.Worth_sub_MP_234

    UP's_Ft.Worth_sub_MP_234 TrainBoard Member

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    Does UP still have that Weatherford,Mineral Wells, and Wolters branch that runs between Weatherford and Mineral Wells? I havent ventred that far west yet.
     
    UP's_Ft.Worth_sub_MP_234, Sep 22, 2002
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  2. friscobob

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    Nope- they sold/leased it to a shortline concern who ran it using an ex-UP GP30 and an ex-MP "doghouse" caboose. The line stopped running in the early 1990s, and the track is gone.
     
    friscobob, Sep 27, 2002
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  3. UP's_Ft.Worth_sub_MP_234

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    That means no more industarial tracks between Ft.Worth and Abienle.
     
    UP's_Ft.Worth_sub_MP_234, Sep 27, 2002
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