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Re:Abandoned railroad routes in North America by tshaddox on Thursday April 14, 2022 @04:44PM (#31033036)
If you’re relatively close and interested in a long rail trails, I’d recommend checking out the Katy Trail next door in Missouri. It’s the longest rail trail in the US.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katy_Trail_State_Park

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Re:Abandoned railroad routes in North America by piethesailorman on Thursday April 14, 2022 @10:33PM (#31036097)
I wanted to call bs on this, but for now it seems you are right. In Texas, there are plans to take an abandoned railroad line from about Farmersville to a location fairly close to Texarkana. I am not sure the exact mileage, but I would think it must compete. Here is an off the cusp link about it.

https://www.texasmonthly.com/travel/traveling-130-miles-alon...

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Re:Abandoned railroad routes in North America by PaulDavisThe1st on Thursday April 14, 2022 @11:28PM (#31036367)
It only manages to pull off this designation because the route from Pittsburgh to DC is technically 2 rail-trails (there's a tiny road segment of less than a mile that connects them in Cumberland, MD). Either way, the more rail-trails the better!
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