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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 ...
WOUB Public Media

It’s the story of an unlikely movement, the struggle to convert old railways to public trails. FROM RAILS TO TRAILS – Oct. 18 at 9 pm

FROM RAILS TO TRAILS October, 18 at 9:00 pm Today, the United States is home to more than 26,000 miles of ...

The political journey of rail-trails captured in 'From Rails to Trails'

Turning old railway right-of-ways into recreational trails is a story stretching past 60 years and "From Rails to Trails" ...
Trains on MSN

Agreement seeks to develop transportation hub, passenger rail service at Michigan Central station

Michigan Central Station, the long-abandoned rail facility revived last year by Ford Motor Co. as the centerpiece of an ...
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Explore the Ruins of an Abandoned Train Tunnel on This Creepy Ohio Hike

King's Hollow Tunnel in Ohio offers a creepy hiking experience through an abandoned, timber-lined railroad tunnel.
Jalopnik

These Stretchy Trains Can Run On Different Tracks By Widening Their Wheelbase

American trains are pretty simple beings, really. They carry people from A to B in rudimentary comfort with very few bells and whistles. That isn't the case with rail travel overseas though, and ...
Chicago Tribune

Amtrak salutes Latino workers who kept the trains running on time

When train travel expanded into Illinois in the 1800s, it was the lowest ranking employees who laid the rails, which could weigh close to half a ton. To keep the trains running on time through the ...