Thousands of miles of railroads have been abandoned in the United States, much of it in the last 30 years. All of these railroad lines 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 railroad pictures and information by clicking on a state in the U.S. map below.
Or you can take a look at the Abandoned Rails Atlas.
Or, you can see abandoned railroad routes of a particular railroad company:
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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.
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.
Special Thanks: Much of the information presented on this website was originally compiled by Jimmy Summers of abandonedrailroads.com. A special thanks goes to him for his hard work in compiling information related to this fascinating yet often overlooked aspect of railroading.