 It was officially abandoned by Penn Central on July 28, 1973.A plan in the 1970s to develop the former Catonsville Short Line into a hiking trail never got past the concept stage; the route's right-of-way was forgotten and allowed to grow wild.The portion of the rail line passing through Yale Heights, between the point where it exits Loudon Park to the Beechfield Avenue crossing, became overgrown with a thicket of trees.