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The branch that was extending north from Hoisington, at the east end of the yard, was called the Kanbrick branch. It’s shown on the Condensed Profile chart I have as 2-1/2 miles long. Today this line appears to be not more than a half-mile long, just an industry track. The industry it serves appears to receive plastic pellet cars, as best I can tell. It’s not a brick plant, and I can’t now see any trace of one.
But originally it went farther north. Google satellite views show an abandoned line going north and a bit east. The Condensed Profile peters out about two miles beyond, at a place called Dent. There was probably more, but almost all my resource material is not with me. I’m sure others can supply more information.
There is another branch going south, coming off the main line at the west end of town and going to Great Bend. That one might have been competition for the Santa Fe for local traffic out of Great Bend.
Of course, Hoisington was a division point, had a big roundhouse and always had a big yard.
Back to Horace. These really are “twin towns”, Horace and Tribune. There were a couple of sidings at each town, and Horace did once have a bit of a yard. There’s a wye north of the main at Horace, which is still there. The predominant local industry is grain, of course, and cattle.
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