'From Rails to Trails' Follows the Fight to Convert Abandoned Railroads to Pathways

A new PBS doc narrated by Edward Norton follows the 60-year fight—and triumph— to convert abandoned railroads into trails for ...
Islands on MSN

New Jersey's Abandoned Train Tracks Are Being Transformed Into Gorgeous And Useful Green Spaces

The state of New Jersey is transforming its abandoned tracks from its long railroad history into beautiful green spaces that ...
Sioux City Journal

Abandoned rail line to be restored west of Yankton to Platte

WAGNER, S.D. (AP) -- The state has reached an agreement to sell an abandoned railroad line from Platte to Napa Junction near Yankton to a company planning an ethanol plant at Wagner. The sale price ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana

Dyer dedicating abandoned rail line for possible bike trail

Norfolk Southern has formally moved to abandon its rail line in Dyer, a decision town officials were briefed about beforehand. The town also will initiate a rail bank, a procedure which sets aside ...
The Daily Gazette

Grant sought to convert abandoned rail line into recreational trail

AMSTERDAM — The Amsterdam Industrial Development Agency will seek a $300,000 state grant to fund the conversion of a former rail line into a recreational trail. The AIDA acquired the former ...
Sentinel & Enterprise

Teen on e-bike seriously injured in crash along abandoned rail line in Groton

GROTON — A 14-year-old suffered serious injuries on Saturday morning after crashing an electric bicycle along an abandoned rail line near the Peter E. Bertozzi Conservation Area. The Groton Police ...