A fire brick manufacturer near Clarence and the remaining coal mines still provided some business to the line, but the mine branches continued to be pruned back. On March 6, 1959, the entire line from Wingate north was abandoned.
Near Clarence, a fire brick manufacturer and the surviving coal mines provided some business for the line, yet the mine branches were continually pruned back. The line's operation from Wingate northward ended on March 6, 1959.