That rail ended in 1940, when the Southern Pacific Railroad abandoned the mountain line due to mudslides and wash-outs and—this is a quaint notion—competition from cars using Highway 17, ...

More than 100 years ago, Aptos Creek Canyon was filled with activity – a series of railroads, sawmills and logging towns aimed at sustaining the feverish logging that took place for nearly 40 years.

I n the mid-1960s, two nature lovers in Rochester, New York, concocted a bold, blood-pumping challenge. Inspired by John F. Kennedy's commitment to physical fitness, Waldo Nielsen and Ralph Colt vowed ...

This Abandoned Railroad Could Become an Epic Trail From Portland's 'Burbs to the Sea The Salmonberry Trail doesn’t exist yet. We hiked it anyway. By Aaron Mesh. June 07, 2016 12:00PM PDT.

Residents are speaking out about a decade-old eyesore that divides the northern part of Tyler. Neighbors and city leaders are pushing to transform the abandoned Union Pacific railroads into ...

The railroad's right to use the Brandts' property ended when it abandoned its right of way to the the land in 2003. The Brandts should now be able to use the strip of land however they please.

Delaware County’s best-known abandoned railroad is the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, today’s beloved Cardinal Greenway rail trail. It was known originally as the Cincinnati, Richmond & Muncie ...

Arlyn Colby’s interest in railroad history has culminated in his third book about local abandoned railroads, “The Chippewa Valley Line,” the story of the Chippewa Valley and Superior Railway.

Hundreds of landowners along a 41-mile stretch of abandoned Metro-North Railroad track in the Hudson Valley could be in for a major payday.

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Abandoned railroad corridors have been resurrected for recreation. Credit: Handout The Fred Marquis Pinellas Trail stretches 67 miles from the Pasco County line near Tampa to St. Petersburg, Florida.