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 The NC&StL already had other lines that ran from their mainline to Decatur and to Huntsville, so this line became redundant. Due to the lack of revenue traffic, the NC&StL abandoned the line in 1929, before the depression actually hit. However, the tracks were not removed until the early 1930s. The right of way was sold to Tennessee and Alabama, each state transformed the roadbed into a state road, now known as “Old Railroad Bed Road”. This road still exists to this day.
-===== Stops along the MT&A =====
+[[theroute|The Route]]
+==== Links ====
+  * [[https://www.ncstl.com/history/divhuntsville/oldrrbed.htm|NC&StL Old Railroad Bed Article]]
+  * [[https://www.abandonedrails.com/middle-tennessee-and-alabama-railway|Abandoned Rails MT&A Article]]
+  * [[https://kellykazek.com/2020/04/10/looking-for-the-history-of-this-little-ghost-town-in-north-alabama-can-you-help/|Ghost Town Article (Madison Crossroads)]]
+  * [[https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3701p.rr004720/?r=0.504,0.319,0.084,0.053,0|NC&StL Map (without MT&A)]]
+  * [[https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3866p.rr005740/?r=0.192,0.378,0.083,0.052,0|NC&StL Map with Decatur, Chesapeake, and New Orleans)]]
+  * [[https://mapio.net/pic/p-86827821/|Picture of bridge near Fayetteville, TN]]
-==== Tennessee ====
-  * Harmes
-  * Tillman
-  * De Ford
-  * Sumners Bend
-  * Hobbs
-  * Cold Water
-  * Blanche
-  * Taft
-==== Alabama ====
-  * Akers
-  * Elkwood Section
-  * Bobo Section
-  * Ready Section
-  * [[madisoncrossroads|Madison Crossroads (Toney)]]
-  * Jeff (Harvest)
-  * Clark (Clarkdale)
-  * Lax (Capshaw)
-===== Depot at Madison Crossroads =====
-{{ :20210417_164752-cropped.jpg |}}
-Madison Crossroads is now called Toney, AL.  However, the legacy remains in that there is Madison Crossroads Elementary and this depot that remains.  Near this depot there are a few other buildings, now abandoned, that would have been there when the railroad ran through.  This picture was taken on April 17, 2021, over 90 years after the last train actually ran through Madison Crossroads.  This is likely the last railroad building remaining along the MT&A route.