Re: Abandonment talk is just mental masturbation
Author: mirage
Date: 10-09-2017 - 21:41
Orphan rail is the term used by Gabe at the STB. I spoke with him about two years ago and took notes. At this time, I'm unwilling to look up the notes for a silly challenge of veracity. Orphan means if you have a functional railway and cut off access through railbanking or some other track removal, you've created a break in the chain for access to the outside world for that railway.