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Greenbrier River Trail: a 77-mile (124 km) rail trail that goes through pristine eastern West Virginia; Harrison County Bike and Hike Rail-Trail: a 7-mile (11 km) rail trail that goes through Clarksburg and Harrison County; Hawks Nest Rail-Trail; Lime Rock Rail-Trail: a 4-mile (6.4 km) rail trail through Blackwater Canyon in Tucker County
Fairmont, Morgantown and Pittsburg Railroad, West Virginia Railroad: West Virginia Northern Railroad: WVN 1899 1991 N/A Continued as a tourist railroad until 1999 West Virginia and Pittsburg Railroad: B&O: 1890 1912 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad: West Virginia Short Line Railroad: B&O: 1895 1912 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad: West Virginia South ...
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The Greenbrier River Trail (GRT), [1] is a lineal state park comprising a 77.1-mile (124.1 km) rail trail between North Caldwell and Cass in eastern West Virginia, United States. [ 2 ] The GRT route and its contours were originally engineered by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway , serving as a passenger and freight line before becoming unviable ...
The North Bend Rail Trail was built on one of the most distinguished railroad lines in U.S. history. [3] Chartered in 1851, the Northwestern Virginia Railroad built 103 miles from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) mainline at Grafton, West Virginia, to the Ohio River at Parkersburg, West Virginia. The line was sold to the B&O upon ...
The rail line between Burgettstown and Weirton was closed in 1994, but Burgettstown to Walkers Mill closed in 1996. The original section of the trail is the West Virginia section, where the trail was called the Harmon Creek Trail, for the adjacent Harmon Creek. When Pennsylvania built its section, both states agreed to call it the Panhandle Trail.
The Caperton River Trail is a rail trail located in West Virginia, United States.. The trail runs through an urban area with access to parks, restaurants and shops. Together with the Mon River Trail and Deckers Creek Trail, it forms a 48-mile (77 km) network of multi-use, non-motorized use, trails connecting Marion County, Monongalia County and Preston County.
The Deckers Creek Trail is a rail trail located in West Virginia. The 19-mile (31 km) trail climbs a 2% grade, rising 1,000 feet (300 m) in elevation as it runs through the deciduous forests, hemlock groves, open fields and farmlands in Preston County .