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Rail-Trail Owners Get Payout

In a settlement with the federal government, eight Dutchess and Putnam County landowners, including five in Beacon, were ...
In a May 1 Guest Commentary (“The false claims behind the ‘Ultimate Trail’ by railroad tracks”), Brian Peoples opines: “The passenger rail must adhere to the regulatory guidelines set by the ...
More than a century ago, a railroad was constructed to shuttle passengers and redwood logs between San Francisco and Humboldt Bay. Now the since-abandoned train track could be transformed into a ...
Birmingham’s city council recently approved the $1.1 million purchase of a section of inactive railroad in western Jefferson County, moving the region one step closer to a comprehensive trail system.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The U.S. Department of Transportation wants to cut grant funding for the Rail Trail project, according to Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller. The city said it received a letter ...
Let’s get a couple of things straight about the Regional Transportation Commission’s recently released Zero Emission Passenger Rail and Trail Project report. First, the draft concept report was not ...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A south Knoxville railway may soon become a trail connecting Chapman Highway and Ijams Nature Center. On December 11, Gulf and Ohio Railways applied to abandon the 3.8 miles ...