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Photo courtesy Digital-Fridge | CC by 2.0

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.

Photo courtesy Doug Wertman | CC by 2.0

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.

Photo courtesy Tim Drivas | CC by 2.0

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.

Photo courtesy haglundc | CC by 2.0

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.

Photo courtesy Christa/Promising Roads via Flickr

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.

Photo CC Roadside Bandit via Flickr

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.

Photo CC Vicki Gibson via Flickr

Awaiting a Decision in Missouri, We Ponder the Great Possibilities

Posted 09/11/14 by Jake Lynch in Taking Action | Tagged with Corridors and Railbanking, Missouri, Rock Island, RTC in Action

Rail-trail supporters in Missouri and across America have been holding their breath these past few weeks as they await a decision that could have lasting ramifications for the state.

All photos © Tweetsie Trail

Here Comes the Tweetsie Trail! Local Tenacity Built Tennessee’s Newest Rail-Trail

Posted 08/14/14 by Kristen Martin in Building Trails | Tagged with Corridors and Railbanking, Local Organizing, Tennessee

The 10-mile stretch of corridor between Johnson City and Elizabethton—located on the historic East Tennessee & Western North Carolina (ET & WNC) line—had not had any rail traffic since 2003. The line was no longer profitable, and its owner, Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., began to weigh its options.

Photo © Spanish Dilatante

Opportunity Knocks in Missouri: RTC Steps In to Save 145-Mile Connection to Katy Trail

Posted 08/04/14 by Keith Laughlin in Taking Action | Tagged with Corridors and Railbanking, Missouri, Rock Island, RTC in Action

On July 28, 2014 the chance to save a 145-mile segment of inactive rail corridor dropped out of the sky. The opportunity to preserve an intact corridor of this length was more common 20 years ago, but rarely happens today.

Photo © CCFPD

In Illinois, Corridor Purchase Paves the Way for Kickapoo Trail

Posted 10/11/13 by Jake Lynch in Building Trails | Tagged with Corridors and Railbanking, Illinois, State and Federal Programs

Some wonderful breaking news out of Illinois today with the announcement that, 20 years since the dream was first dreamed, the land has been purchased for the proposed Kickapoo Rail Trail in Champaign County.

From Possible Abandonment to Community Ambition - South Carolina Cities To Purchase Rail Corridor

Posted 06/12/13 by Kelly Pack in Success Stories, Building Trails | Tagged with Corridors and Railbanking, South Carolina, Tourism and Economic Stimulus

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy's Early Warning System is the only service in the United States that scans for the proposed abandonment of railroad corridors in every state, information we then send to relevant local communities and trail advocates to alert them of the potential for a rail-trail.

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