A rail trail or railway walk is a shared-use path on a railway right of way. Rail trails are typically constructed after a railway has been abandoned and the track has been removed; in addition, rails
The Middlewood Way, a rail trail in north-west England
Bill Thorpe Walking Bridge in Fredericton
A rail trail in southern Rhode Island
A former railway tunnel, near Houyet, now converted to pedestrian and bicycle use
An abandoned railroad is a railway line which is no longer used for that purpose. Such lines may be disused railways, closed railways, former railway lines, or derelict railway lines. Some have had al
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…bicycles, horseback riders, skaters and cross-country skiers, although snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles may be allowed. The characteristics of abandoned railways lend themselves to rail trails and account for their popularity; these include gentle grades, well-engineered rights of way and structures (bridges and…
An abandoned branch of the Otley and Ilkley Joint Railway, England
Abandoned railway tunnel, Taguchi Railroad [ja], Japan
Example of conversion of part of an abandoned railway line to a regenerated habitat
Remains of the Highworth Branch Line in Swindon, England