Pioneer Industrial Railway (PIRY) has requested the Surface Transportation Board (STB) reopen/reconsider their recent ruling in the adverse discontinuance case that removed the short-line operator from the Kellar Branch line. I doubt this will amount to much, as it seems unlikely to me that the STB would ever reconsider it, let alone reverse their decision. But it does show that PIRY hasn’t given up on trying to keep rail service on the Kellar Branch line.
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The text of their request was unavailable over the weekend, but will probably be posted on the STB site Monday. Expect the Journal Star to have some article tomorrow or Tuesday saying that Pioneer broke its promise not to fight the STB’s decision.