2026 Deer and Fish Tales

[Ed Kennell 44,840]

Our first stocking of trout was hampered by the high waters and ice jams, but we managed to stock 1100 fish in 5 mile of stream.

 

[Ed Kennell 44,840]

Well the water and ice cleared up since last Fridays stocking but Sundays heave wet snow brought many trees down across the tracks.

It took more time to clear the 3 mile of tracks than it did to stock another 700 trout.

[SylvanLakeWH 30,576]

@Ed Kennell who owns the Speeders?

[Ed Kennell 44,840]

12 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

@Ed Kennell who owns the Speeders?

https://maandparailroad.com/videos.php

[SylvanLakeWH 30,576]

2 hours ago, Ed Kennell said:

https://maandparailroad.com/videos.php

Thanks!

 

Very cool history!!!

 

Around here most of the old RR rights of way are now bike trails...

[Ed Kennell 44,840]

4 hours ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

 

Around here most of the old RR rights of way are now bike trails...

The Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad ( The Ma and Pa)  was a 70 mile link between Baltimore, Md. and York, Pa. basically following the North and Main branches of Muddy creek.  When the line was closed in the '70s the historical society was formed to try to preserve the line, but large sections were returned to the landowners.  We were able to keep about 10 mile that we now use to stock the trout.

[Handy Don 15,913]

10 hours ago, Ed Kennell said:

The Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad ( The Ma and Pa)  was a 70 mile link between Baltimore, Md. and York, Pa. basically following the North and Main branches of Muddy creek.  When the line was closed in the '70s the historical society was formed to try to preserve the line, but large sections were returned to the landowners.  We were able to keep about 10 mile that we now use to stock the trout.

As an add-on to Ed’s post, note that the US Government actively supported the expansion of railroads, sometimes acquiring land for RR rights-of-way via imminent domain. The law and/or the purchase contracts often vested rights to the original land owner or some other entity to re-acquire the land should the railroad ever stop using it or choose to divest it. Hence, many are the complications of a successor entity to the railroad acquiring ownership of an entire right-of-way. (And refining the practical definition of “stop using it” has put many a lawyer’s children through college.)

[Ed Kennell 44,840]

50 minutes ago, Handy Don said:

 vested rights to the original land owner

This is exactly what happened to most of the Ma & Pa. when it was no longer used.  We were fortunate the land owners near the Muddy Creek Mill agreed to honor the R O W and allow us to maintain and use the 10 mile of railwaw.