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We call them "rail trails"

• nereye 5y ago
  For more info, see https://www.railstotrails.org/ https://www.railstotrails.org/. Notable examples in Seattle include the Burke-Gilman trail, the Sammamish River trail, and close by the Snoqualmie River trail, etc.
  • hammock 5y ago
    The Virginia Capital trail is a good one at 52mi long. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Capital_Trail https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Capital_Trail
  • spookthesunset 5y ago
    That site badly needs a map of all the trails they support. If there is one, I can't find it...
• ghaff 5y ago
  Usually rail trails are deliberately constructed and maintained however. Although the degree to which this is done varies. And it's also not uncommon for some section of a rail trail to have been worked on and other sections are in the plans for someday--whether because of money or local opposition. ADDED: And as noted elsewhere the railroad or its successors in ownership often still own the right-of-way--however unlikely it would be to revert a popular rail trail to rail use.