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Notice: Upcoming Railroad Abandonment in Merrimack County, New Hampshire

Posted 01/19/17 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in Taking Action, Building Trails | Tagged with Abandonment Notices, Corridors and Railbanking, New Hampshire

On or about Jan. 12, 2017, Boston and Maine Corporation filed for the abandonment of 6.36 miles of track between Concord and Boscawen in Merrimack County, New Hampshire. We are providing this information because it presents an opportunity to develop a real regional asset: a multiuse trail that can accommodate hikers, bikers, equestrians and other appropriate uses.

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Notice: Upcoming Railroad Abandonment in Thurston County, Wash.

Posted 04/26/16 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in Taking Action, Building Trails | Tagged with Abandonment Notices, Corridors and Railbanking, Washington

On or about April 21, 2016, BNSF Railway Company filed for the abandonment of 1.43 miles of track within Belmore in Thurston County, Washington. We are providing this information because it presents an opportunity to develop a real regional asset: a multi-use trail that can accommodate hikers, bikers, equestrians and other appropriate uses.

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Notice: Upcoming Railroad Abandonment in Floyd County, Ky.

Posted 10/16/15 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in Building Trails, Taking Action | Tagged with Abandonment Notices, Corridors and Railbanking, Kentucky

On or about Oct. 5, 2015, CSX Transportation, Inc. filed for the abandonment of 11.4 miles of track between Prestonsburg and David in Floyd County, Kentucky. We are providing this information because it presents an opportunity to develop a real regional asset: a multi-use trail that can accommodate hikers, bikers, equestrians and other appropriate uses.

Notice: Upcoming Railroad Abandonment in Hennepin County, Minn.

Posted 08/31/15 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in Building Trails, Taking Action | Tagged with Abandonment Notices, Corridors and Railbanking, Minnesota

On or about Aug. 25, 2015, Soo Line Railroad Company filed for the abandonment of 0.4 mile of track in the Prospect Park neighborhood of Minneapolis in Hennepin County, Minnesota. We are providing this information because it presents an opportunity to develop a real regional asset: a multi-use trail that can accommodate hikers, bikers, equestrians and other appropriate uses.

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Notice: Upcoming Railroad Abandonment in Crowley, Kiowa and Pueblo Counties, Colo.

Posted 08/11/15 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in Taking Action, Building Trails | Tagged with Abandonment Notices, Colorado, Corridors and Railbanking

On or about Aug. 3, 2015, V and S Railway, LLC, filed for the abandonment of 121.9 miles of track between Towner and NA Junction in Crowley, Kiowa and Pueblo Counties, Colorado. We are providing this information because it presents an opportunity to develop a real regional asset: a multi-use trail that can accommodate hikers, bikers, equestrians and other appropriate uses.

Notice: Upcoming Railroad Abandonment in Decatur, Norton and Phillips Counties, Kan., and Harlan County, Neb.

Posted 06/17/15 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in Taking Action, Building Trails | Tagged with Abandonment Notices, Corridors and Railbanking, Kansas, Nebraska

On or about June 12, 2015, Nebraska, Kansas & Colorado Railway filed for the abandonment of 57.31 total miles of disconnected track in Decatur, Norton and Phillips Counties, Kansas, and Harlan County, Nebraska. We are providing this information because it presents an opportunity to develop a real regional asset: a multi-use trail that can accommodate hikers, bikers, equestrians and other appropriate uses.

Notice: Upcoming Railroad Abandonment in Niagara County, N.Y.

Posted 05/12/15 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in Taking Action | Tagged with Abandonment Notices, Corridors and Railbanking, New York

On or about May 7, 2015, CSX Transportation, Inc. filed for the abandonment of 0.48 mile of track within Niagara Falls in Niagara County, New York. We are providing this information because it presents an opportunity to develop a real regional asset: a multi-use trail that can accommodate hikers, bikers, equestrians and other appropriate uses.

Photo courtesy Clark Maxwell | CC by 2.0

Notice: Upcoming Railroad Abandonment in Champaign County, Ill.

Posted 03/30/15 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in Taking Action | Tagged with Abandonment Notices, Corridors and Railbanking, Illinois

On or about March 23, 2015, Illinois Central Railroad Company filed for the abandonment of 3.2 miles of track between Bondville and Seymour in Champaign County, Illinois. We are providing this information because it presents an opportunity to develop a real regional asset: a multi-use trail that can accommodate hikers, bikers, equestrians and other appropriate uses.

Notice: Upcoming Railroad Abandonment in Stark County, Ohio

Posted 01/20/15 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in Building Trails, Taking Action | Tagged with Abandonment Notices, Corridors and Railbanking, Ohio

On or about Jan. 9, 2015, Norfolk Southern Railway Company filed for the abandonment of 1.3 miles of track near Massillon in Stark County, Ohio. The corridor is located just south of the existing Olde Muskingum Trail. We are providing this information because it presents an opportunity to develop a real regional asset: a multi-use trail that can accommodate hikers, bikers, equestrians and other appropriate uses.

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Notice: Upcoming Railroad Abandonment in Union County, Ark., and Union Parish, La.

Posted 01/05/15 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in Taking Action | Tagged with Abandonment Notices, Arkansas, Corridors and Railbanking, Louisiana

On or about Dec. 30, 2014, Ouachita Railroad, Inc. filed for the abandonment of 13.4miles of trackbetween Lillie in Union Parish, La., and Junction City in Union County, Ark. We are providing this information because it presents an opportunity to develop a real regional asset: a multi-use trail that can accommodate hikers, bikers, equestrians and other appropriate uses.

Notice: Upcoming Railroad Abandonment in Knox County, Tenn.

Posted 09/22/14 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in Taking Action | Tagged with Abandonment Notices, Corridors and Railbanking, Tennessee

On or about Sept. 16, 2014, CSX Transportation, Inc. filed for the abandonment of 1.18 miles of track within Knoxville in Knox County, Tenn. We are providing this information because it presents an opportunity to develop a real regional asset: a multi-use trail that can accommodate hikers, bikers, equestrians and other appropriate uses.

Notice: Upcoming Railroad Abandonment in Marion County, Ind.

Posted 06/24/14 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in Building Trails, Taking Action | Tagged with Abandonment Notices

On or about June 16, 2014, CSX Transportation, Inc. filed for the abandonment of 1.49 miles of track within Indianapolis in Marion County, Ind. The corridor is located just south of the existing Central Canal Towpath. We are providing this information because it presents an opportunity to develop a real regional asset: a multi-use trail that can accommodate hikers, bikers, equestrians and other appropriate uses.

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