The leader of a Baldwin City company that once operated a popular tourist railroad business in southern Douglas County has left the company as lawsuits regardin
Although Midland Railway has recently settled with out-of-state creditors, its popular tourist train out of Baldwin City remains idled this holiday season as th
photo by: Elvyn Jones
The platform at Midland Railway in Baldwin City is shown on July 1, 2018. The railroad will offer Polar Express rides beginning this holiday season.
A once-popular tourist railroad in Baldwin City has settled an unpaid tax bill and a pair of lawsuits, but its future remains cloudy with no date for when train rides may resume.
The Baldwin City & Southern Railroad and its fellow nonprofit railway association also continue to face nearly $1 million in legal claims between the two entities, including a more than $300,000 dispute with the city of Baldwin City over a government-sponsored loan program the railway used. In addition, new cases continue to arise, with a ruling coming down last week against the railway related to back pay for employees.