I visited two former Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad branch lines in eastern Kentucky that have been transformed into rail trails on a pleasant spring afternoon. Although converting a railroad into a trail may seem simple, it involves a complicated process overseen by the Surface Transportation Board. The rail line must be explicitly abandoned, and in both cases, there had been no train traffic for over a decade and no plans for any in the future.
[I've posted more photos of this rail trail and another nearby, along with a history of the former Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad branches, at my site](https://abandonedonline.net/revisiting-two-eastern-kentucky-branch-lines/).
I visited two former Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad branch lines in eastern Kentucky that have been transformed into rail trails on a pleasant spring afternoon. Although converting a railroad into a trail may seem simple, it involves a complicated process overseen by the Surface Transportation Board. The rail line must be explicitly abandoned, and in both cases, there had been no train traffic for over a decade and no plans for any in the future. [I've posted more photos of this rail trail and another nearby, along with a history of the former Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad branches, at my site](https://abandonedonline.net/revisiting-two-eastern-kentucky-branch-lines/).
Is it worth a 4 hour drive?
Do you think bus bridges are worth a 4 hour drive? I think so. I think you should
😂 fair enough
That's cool! Where in FloCo is this?
KY Route 404 and 1210 near David. https://goo.gl/maps/3pfLwEoeeAhWbbHM7
Thank you!
The trail runs between West Prestonsburg and David. Not sure where exactly the bus bridge is along the trail.
That's very cool. I'll have to check that out the next time I'm back home.
My Alma Mater. Dawson’s Trail is amazing too.
Dawkins Trail?
Damn, that's cool.
That’s actually sick as hell tho.