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1990–1991

Rail service ends along the future Deckers Creek Trail

The last train reportedly ran over the western Morgantown–Reedsville portion of the former M&K in 1990. With no traffic remaining in 1991, CSX abandoned the section; its rails were removed in the early 1990s, leaving the corridor that would become the Deckers Creek Rail-Trail.

BretzDeckers CreekMasontownMorgantownPreston CountyReedsville

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Mon River Trails Conservancy, local history account; TrailLink, “Deckers Creek Rail-Trail History”; Morgantown and Kingwood historical marker

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