Abandoned Rails

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.

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Or, you can see abandoned railroad routes of a particular railroad company:

Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe
The Santa Fe		 Baltimore & Ohio
Baltimore & Ohio		 Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago & North Western		 Erie Lackawanna
Erie Lackawanna
Illinois Central
Illinois Central		 Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad		 Seaboard Air Line
Seaboard Air Line		 Seaboard Coast Line
Seaboard Coast Line
Southern Pacific
Southern Pacific		 Southern Railway
Southern Railway		 Union Pacific
Union Pacific		 See
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Railroads

There are currently 1,645 abandonments featured, along with 1,345 railroads.

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 email to me, thanks.