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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 ...
WFYI

From Rails to Trails

Edward Norton narrates the story of one of the most unlikely social movements in American history: the struggle to convert ...
ktiv

Abandoned train cars moved after sitting near a Northwest Iowa town for over 2 decades

‘In this family, no one fights alone’- Community shows support for Sioux City man with rare brain tumor ...
Yahoo

First phase of Highlands Rail Trail opens in Wanaque, transforming old railway

The New York & Greenwood Lake Railway once carried ice, iron ore and weekend tourists through northern Passaic County. Nearly six decades after its last trains departed, its rail bed has reopened as ...
Concord Monitor

Granite Geek: Ripping up 1,500-pounds of rail is a machinery lover’s delight

Members of the Kearsarge Chamber of Commerce take a tour of the Scenic RailRiders attraction off Sewalls Falls Road. Credit: Daniel Watts—Courtesy Sign up for the Concord Monitor's morning newsletter ...
KENS

Train hits abandoned car left on railroad tracks in east-side San Antonio

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Gothamist

East Harlem leaders want MTA to repurpose train station abandoned in 1800s

East Harlem leaders and community advocates are calling for a passageway between the neighborhood’s incoming Second Avenue subway extension and its Metro-North stop by repurposing a long abandoned ...