December 10, 2019 at 4:27 pm #9554

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Sedalia 1963,

The line between Myrick and Sedalia was taken out of service in three pieces.

1966 – abandoned Sedalia (LX Jct) to Sweet Springs
1982 – abandoned Sweet Springs to Lexington (upper)

I am not sure when the last section Myrick to Lexington was abandoned, it was in place still in the mid-80s.

The ICG (former GM&O, nee C&A, now KCS) crossed over the Lexington district on a bridge east of Shelby Street. In my travels through the area I never stopped to take a photo of the overpass. I believe this is now filled in and hard to locate unless you know where the MoP ROW was.

SIde note — if anyone has information on the Higginsville Switch railroad i would be interested in learning more. This was a shortline serving several coal mining operations on the south-southwest side of Higginsville. The line connected with both the Alton and the MoP.

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