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Strong Friends Group the Driving Force Behind Northern Rail Trail in New Hampshire

Posted 07/26/12 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in Building Trails | Tagged with Local Organizing, Maintenance and Volunteers, New Hampshire, State and Federal Programs, Winter Uses

Photo © Friends of the Northern Rail Trail

One of the great stories in Community Built features Friends of the Northern Rail Trail in rural New Hampshire. Now the longest rail-trail in the state, the corridor follows the right-of-way of the former Northern Railroad, which discontinued service in 1970. It is currently 49 miles long and will eventually cover 57.5 miles when completed.

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Photo of East Tennessee Railway corridor © Rails-to-Trails Conservancy

Locals Embrace Rail-Trail Potential in Tennessee, New Hampshire

Posted 06/06/12 by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy in Building Trails, Trail Use | Tagged with Corridors and Railbanking, Demand for Trails, Local Organizing, New Hampshire, Tennessee

There is strong support in Johnson City, Tenn., for a rail-trail conversion along a 10-mile section of railbanked corridor once operated by the East Tennessee Railway.