The track bed was finished in mid-June, and railroad officials hoped to have the line to open in October.
ðə tɹˈæk bˈɛd wʌz fˈɪnɪʃt ɪn mˈɪddʒˈuːn, ænd ɹˈeɪlɹoʊd əfˈɪʃəlz hˈoʊpt tə hæv ðə lˈaɪn tʊ ˈoʊpən ɪn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ.