Off the beaten track: Little railroads like NY’s LA&L keep small American towns hummingAVON, N.Y. — After an hour of shunting rail cars aside, a 1964-vintage locomotive operated by Tim “Brown Dog” Carney nudges six hopper-loads down an embankment into a pasta factory. It’s a routine delivery: 540 tons of semolina flour milled in St. Louis from durum wheat grown in North Dakota. |