ˌoʊvɚ ðə jˈɪɹz, ðɪ ɪkˈɑːnəmi ʌvðə pɹˈaɪvət ɹˈeɪlweɪ kˈʌmpəni dᵻklˈaɪnd, ænd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti nˈaɪn mˈoʊst əv ðə pɹˈaɪvət ɪnvˈɛstɚz sˈoʊld ðɛɹ ʃˈɛɹz tə ðə mjuːnˈɪsɪpˈælᵻɾiz ɐlˈɔŋ ðə lˈaɪn.
Over the years, the economy of the private railway company declined, and in 1929 most of the private investors sold their shares to the municipalities along the line.