▁morning . ▁The ▁w reck age ▁was ▁cleared ▁and ▁the ▁locomot ive ▁was ▁de emed ▁oper able ▁enough ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁its ▁regular ▁use ▁later ▁that ▁day . ▁ ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁month , ▁on ▁June ▁ 3 0 , ▁the ▁last ▁car ▁of ▁the ▁train ▁was ▁struck ▁by ▁a ▁car ▁in ▁a ▁hit ▁and ▁run ▁accident ▁in ▁which ▁only ▁minor ▁inj uries ▁were ▁sust ained . ▁The ▁driver ▁of ▁the ▁car ▁was ▁de emed ▁at ▁fault ▁and ▁agreed ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁rep airs . ▁ ▁Cl os ure ▁and ▁pres ervation ▁▁ ▁When ▁Kin ney ▁died ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁his ▁adopted ▁son ▁Thor nt on ▁Par illo ▁continued ▁to ▁operate ▁the ▁railway . ▁It ▁was ▁taken ▁out ▁of ▁service ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁when ▁an ▁order ▁had ▁been ▁issued ▁which ▁prohib ited ▁its ▁further ▁use . ▁The ▁railway ' s ▁cer emon ial ▁final ▁run ▁was ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁just ▁before ▁local ▁residents ▁te amed ▁up ▁to ▁volunte er ▁in ▁an ▁" old - f ashion ed ▁be e " ▁to ▁remove ▁the ▁tracks ▁because ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁provision ▁made ▁by ▁law ▁to ▁manage ▁the ▁exp ense ▁of ▁the ▁line ' s ▁removal . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 - Sp ot ▁was ▁acquired ▁from ▁a ▁sc rap ▁heap ▁in ▁Vern on ▁by ▁Al ▁Smith ▁( not ▁the ▁Or ch ard ▁Supp ly ▁Hard ware ▁executive ▁who ▁supported ▁the ▁Billy ▁Jones ▁Wild cat