United States
In the United States the number of rails with trails is increasing. As of 2000, there were 1,000 rail trails in operation nationwide, with a total length of about 17,750 km /11,029 mi. Of those, 60 (387 km/240 mi) were rails with trails, up from 37 (246 km/152 mi) in 1996. Thus, on average United States rail trails are 11 miles (18 km) long, but the small minority of rails with trails are 4 miles (6.4 km) long.
United States rails with trails with articles on Wikipedia:
- Illinois
- Green Bay Trail
- Indiana
- Calumet Trail
- Maryland
- Western Maryland Scenic Railroad
- New Mexico
- Santa Fe Southern Railway
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