Abandoned Railroads

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First Steps for Virginia Eastern Shore Rail Trail Project

A 49-mile length of railway in rural Virginia is at the start of the process of becoming a rail trail.

August 25, 2020 - The Virginia Mercury

Abandoned Rail

The New Trend in Britain: Re-Opening Old Rail Lines

What's old is new in Britain, where clogged roads have many communities around the country looking to the past for the future of transportation.

April 19, 2016 - Economist

States Reinvest in Once-Abandoned Freight Lines

Take 260 trucks off the road for every train, avoid costs for maintaining highways maintenance cost, and create multiple other environmental and economic development advantages—states are reinvesting in their rail lines.

March 3, 2014 - Governing

The High Line - Jersey Style

Can Jersey City duplicate the success of NYC's High Line? If they can get through the litigation, it could happen in the the form of The Embankment, a relic railroad running above an historic neighborhood. A preservation group leads the effort.

June 10, 2012 - WNYC

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