The Recently Abandoned Bedford-New Albany, IN Line (Past and Future)
One of the more recent railroad abandonments in the United States is the Bedford-New Albany, Indiana line that CSX abandoned in January 2018. Eight years earlier, revenue service was discontinued along the route . The abandoned right of way is of course on our abandoned and out-of-service railroad lines map. Image: New Albany City Hall . (WHAS) Just before abandonment in 2018, this is how the right of way looked. The tracks have since been salvaged. The Monon Railroad , also known as the New Albany & Salem Railroad , constructed the line from Bedford, IN to New Albany, IN, in 1854. As part of abandonment or discontinuance requests, environmental reviews, including historical information on the line, are usually required, and the following information comes from the STB's abandonment document environmental review, albeit abridged. Reflecting its reaches, this name was changed to the Louisville New Albany & Chicago railroad in 1859, and reorganized as the Chicago, Indianap...