After COR was abandoned and years of overgrowth and no maintenance, it was decided by Prince Edward County that it was time to start pulling up the railway ties and use as a trail. The section between Carrying Place and Picton still had the rails intact in the early 2000's. A local group of railway enthusiast was trying to raise enough money to reuse those tracks and make it a Heritage Line attraction. If you have ever been to Brighton Junction, you will see the steam train they were hoping to restore back to steam and use to pull a tourist train. What a great sight that would have been. Sadly though after years of council meetings and the lack of funding and support, the idea was dismissed and 2004 the tracks were removed. It was said that where housing has been built over the years, it would run too close to local communities.
Did you know the 2-8-0 steam train that currently sits in Brighton Junction used to be at Zwicks Park in Belleville? It was originally placed there in the 1960's to commemorate Belleville's connection with the railway. I remember as a kid you were able to climb up in the cab and check out all the cool things in there.
Congratulations to Skyee for getting her slealthy steed out and peddling The COR and earning all the FTF!