The STB has released its Environmental Assessment for Mid-Michigan's proposed abandonment of the Lowell-Ionia line. Although nominally concerned with the environmental impact, the document gives a good summary of the line's history and why the MMR wants to abandon it. This one's an oldie--the Detroit & Milwaukee laid it in 1857--but the line is only moving 22 railcars a year. No surprises in the report--MMR wants to salvage the rails but leave everything else. Like the Lowell-Greenville line, they're looking to turn it over to the West Michigan Trails and Greenway Coalition to be redeveloped as a rail trail.
STB is taking public comment on the environmental assessment through March 17.
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