How a depression-era abandoned railroad became America’s most innovative highway

In 1940, drivers lined up for hours to be the first to drive on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, which opened at midnight on Oct. 1 ...
WBUR

Could an abandoned train tunnel below Harvard Square be revived for events? Some say it's worth a look

An abandoned tunnel, pictured here in 2021, below Harvard Square was used by MBTA until the Red Line was extended in the 1980s. Forty years later, some civic leaders want to explore turning it into an ...
Spectrum News NY1

Queens residents back turning abandoned railway into transit corridor

Advocates and community leaders rallied in Rego Park in Queens on Wednesday, pushing state and city officials to prioritize and fund a project known as QueensLink. The concept would transform the long ...
13wham

Bridge over abandoned railroad line in Ogden reopens

Ogden, N.Y. — Nearly two years after it closed, the bridge carrying Gillett Road over an abandoned CSX railroad line just east of Spencerport has reopened. In an announcement released Friday morning, ...
KTIV

Abandoned train cars moved after sitting near a Northwest Iowa town for over 2 decades

While the caboose is expected to be turned into an Airbnb, a restoration group has shown interest in the other railcars.
Gothamist

East Harlem leaders want MTA to repurpose train station abandoned in 1800s

East Harlem leaders and community advocates are calling for a passageway between the neighborhood’s incoming Second Avenue subway extension and its Metro-North stop by repurposing a long abandoned ...