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Beacon Leg of Rail Trail to Move Forward

Beacon is wasting no time getting started on the first leg of a proposed 13-mile rail trail from the city to Hopewell ...
Forbes

How Old US Train Tracks Turned Into Public Cycling And Walking Trails

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tanya Mohn reports on road safety, sustainable transport, and cycling. Sep 23, 2025, 10:26pm EDT Sep 24, 2025, 02:38pm EDT “From ...
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Rail-to-Trail: South Knoxville rail line to become urban trail

The city of Knoxville announced plans Tuesday to create a new trail using an abandoned rail line in South Knoxville. Gulf and Ohio Railways applied to abandon the 3.8-mile rail line in mid-December, ...
Chicago Sun-Times

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

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The Washington Post

Meet us on the rail trail

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Life in much of America today seems fractured, offering fewer ...
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'From Rails to Trails' Follows the Fight to Convert Abandoned Railroads to Pathways

In 1963, Illinois naturalist May Watts, inspired by walking paths she’d seen in Britain, wrote a letter to the editor of the Chicago Tribune, suggesting converting a stretch of abandoned railroad into ...
KHQ

‘From Rails to Trails’ Director on Story Behind Edward Norton-Narrated PBS Documentary

Some of the most prominent figures sat down for interviews including Pete Buttigieg, Howard Dean, Tommy Thompson and others. In all, the U.S. is home to more than 26,000 miles of well-used rail-trails ...