"From Rails to Trails," premiering Oct. 15 on PBS, chronicles how tens of thousands of abandoned tracks were converted to ...
The film was born out of Peter Harnik’s book “From Rails to Trails: Making of America’s Active Transportation Network.” ...
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Meet us on the rail trail

Step onto a rail trail in your community, and you’ll see parents teaching children to ride bikes, retirees walking together at sunset and neighbors greeting neighbors. These trails are not red or blue ...
Life in much of America today seems fractured, offering fewer opportunities for people to meet, mingle and feel part of the ...
What if south-central Pennsylvanians could go from town to town via a connected trail system without having to hop on major roadways? A recent assessment from the nonprofit organization Pennsylvania ...
Montgomery County will close a portion of the Huckleberry Trail for repairs in the Merrimac area starting Nov. 3 until March.
On a hike to Snow Lake a few years back, Michael DeCramer watched a fellow hiker accidentally kick a rock loose that hit someone farther down the trail. The near miss could have proved ...
Thieves Pepper Spray Witness -- "At approximately 6:36 p.m. on October 14, police were dispatched to the report of a larceny ...
WOODBRIDGE, VA — Virginia Railway Express, a commuter rail between Virginia's suburbs and Washington, D.C., announced it ...
On shore, driftwood lined the beaches, pine needles softened the trails, and time seemed to loosen its grip. Lately, summer ...
The vintage reality villain has remade himself into a crusading advocate with a national following. His target? The ...