The Switchback Gravity Railroad, built in 1827, was only the second railroad built in America. It ran nine miles, hauling coal from Summit Hill down to the town of Mauch Chunk and the Lehigh Canal in east central Pennsylvania.

This study of six connected trails make up the central leg of the developing 270-mile Erie to Pittsburgh Trail.

Trail User Surveys and Economic Impact: A Comparison of Trail User Expenditures

The Great Allegheny Passage, the country's longest multi-purpose trail and the site of the 2007 Greenway Sojourn, and also the first inductee to Rails-to-Trails Conservancy's Rail-Trail Hall of Fame.

Managers are often concerned about liability for trail-user injuries or the high cost of purchasing insurance.

Rails-with-Trails: A Preliminary Assessment of Safety and Grade Crossings

This manual provides Pennsylvania specific information for greenway and trail planning, acquisition, construction and management.