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1953 · Morgantown / Rowlesburg
Passenger service on the former Morgantown & Kingwood Railroad ended in 1953. The route remained in use for freight, carrying coal, limestone, and other industrial traffic under Baltimore & Ohio operation.
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WVNC Rails, “Morgantown and Kingwood Railroad,” history and operational notes
Visit source ↗ (wvncrails.org)January 5, 1972 · Reedsville / Kingwood
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad applied for authority to abandon approximately 9.49 miles of its Morgantown and Kingwood Branch between Reedsville and Kingwood. Removal of this middle section divided the former M&K into western and eastern remnants.
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WVNC Rails, “Morgantown and Kingwood Railroad”
No direct online link recorded for this citation.2003 · Rowlesburg / Albright
After the last coal mines served by the eastern portion closed, CSX filed in 2003 to abandon the final 14.3-mile remnant of the former M&K between M&K Junction near Rowlesburg and Albright. The track was subsequently removed, bringing railroad use of the original M&K route to an end.
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WVNC Rails, “Morgantown and Kingwood Railroad”
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