Thousands of miles of railroads have been abandoned in the United States, much of it in the last 40 years. All of these abandoned railways have a history and a story. This web site is dedicated to the preservation of the history of each of these former railroad lines and the companies that operated them.
Start viewing abandoned railways by clicking on a state in the U.S. map below.
Or, you can see abandoned railroad routes of a particular railroad company:
 The Santa Fe |
 Baltimore & Ohio |
 Chicago & North Western |
 Erie Lackawanna |
 Illinois Central |
 Pennsylvania Railroad |
 Seaboard Air Line |
 Seaboard Coast Line |
 Southern Pacific |
 Southern Railway |
 Union Pacific |
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Check out the Abandoned Rails Yard to see what has been posted recently, along with other stuff.
You can also view and sign the Abandoned Rails guest book.
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Contributions: This website would not be what it is today without the field work and contributions of regular railfans like you. If you have anything that you'd like to contribute, please submit it via to me, thanks.