The Mountain Harmony project, a plan to turn 9.1 miles of CSX railroad line extending from West Prestonsburg to David, Kentucky, into a tourist attraction, may not make it past the hurdles it would take to get the project operational, officials reported this week.

CSX filed notice in January to abandon the stretch of railroad line from West Prestonsburg to David, a fact which spurred interest in the community to turn that line into an excursion of scenic train line or trail that would run from the Mountain Arts Center through the Middle Creek Battlefield.

An environmental report issued by CSX Transportation said the line, historically used for coal shipments to and from Beverly Ann Coal Tipple at David,