Let me guess...he got no takers. As A county-owned line, it wouldn’t be theirs to abandon anyway.
Moving on, SCBT&P seems like it would be an ideal operator if they’re interested. They might even be able to generate some business on their line out to Felton. GGRM has already settled on Schellville and construction has already begun on a storage track, per their website. NWP will, of course, take over every short line in California and restore the glory days of the great EsPee. All jokes aside, I think they have their own troubles for the moment.