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Montana: Nostalgic treasures in
the Treasure State: Upcoming book
explores century-old railway stations
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Pennsylvania: Civil War-era replica train
helps tourists “Steam Into History”
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California: Protecting Susanville’s
historic train depot
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Rail-Trail Report
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Destination: Alabama
Once the lifeblood of Birmingham and
an important industrial center in the
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Red Mountain Park is becoming a major
destination for trail users and tourists in
Alabama.
By Mark Kelly
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Members Network
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Eye On: Kansas’ Sunflower Santa Fe Trail
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Trail Tales: Rolling Friendship on the
Heritage Rail Trail County Park.
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Greetings From…
Kansas, Utah, Pennsylvania and West
Virginia
Dream Team: How Rail-with-Trail Is
Transforming America
Safe, and growing: With fewer idle rail lines available fo
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trail conversion in America, rails-with-trails are quickly
becoming the next great frontier in active transportation.
By Jake Lynch
On the cover:
San Clemente Beach Trail
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James Porterfield:
Promoting Railway Heritage
The founder of the nation’s first
educational center devoted to railway
heritage tourism talks with RTC
about the importance of rail-trails and
remembering America’s railroad past.
By Therese Cox
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Seattle’s Heart Line
The Burke-Gilman Trail: How the Seattle
community is transforming a decades-
popular rail-trail into a next-generation
trail facility.
By Karl Wirsing
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A View From…America’s
Restored Transporation Stations
A glimpse at some of America’s restored
buildings of railroad days gone by and how
they are spurring economic development,
transportation and tourism.
By Jake Lynch
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