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A replica of the Eastman Gardiner Lumber Company train hangs in the Neel-Schaffer office in Laurel. When the Rails to Trails project is complete, the train will appear on the reconstructed Teresa Street overpass as a piece of artwork called the ghost train.
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Local officials have a vision to connect Laurel and Ellisville through the creation of a pedestrian trail that mimics the old streetcar line that once connected the two municipalities.
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Laurel’s Rails to Trails to feature public art

By Lacey Walters, correspondent@laurelleadercall.com

Even though phase one is still in its preliminary stages, plans are being constructed to expand the trail as grants and other funds become available. Meador said that larger vision consists of connecting Laurel and Ellisville via an old streetcar line that was established in 1912. Though the streetcar line no longer exists, engineers have remapped its route through research and investigations. For the larger vision to become reality, officials said it will take everyone from governmental leaders to local citizens buying into the idea of a pedestrian corridor that could possibly connect Laurel with Ellisville.



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