CONWAY — Regarding the Conway Scenic Railroad’s plans to run winter trains on both its Mountain Division line and its Conway line this winter, CSRR President and co-owner David Swirk said the CSRR met with snowmobile club and ski touring representatives last year to notify them about the change.
“We gave them notice that use of the corridor (which utilizes the tracks) was going to be going away come winter 2025 and that they needed to make other plans,” said Swirk.
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