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0 pointsrailthrowaway210mo ago0 comments

Seattle metro area: Some of the right-of-ways have been converted into rail trails, so the map probably isn't THAT bad. But yeah the current state of US rail is depressing compared to what could have been (or yet could be!)

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bobthepanda10mo ago· 1 in thread

Theoretically rail trails can become rail lines once again but I am only really aware of one example where this kind of happened (the DC Purple Line)

bombcar10mo ago

Part of this is the rail trails only happen where there’s basically not even a ghost of a need for the tracks.

But trails alongside very inactive tracks is also becoming more common.

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