Looks like I need to make an hour-long drive to see this in person. This is gorgeous.

Is this an old photo? Or a ‘not open’ trail section? I ride that trail all the time and there is no double track.

Agreed, it definitely does NOT look like this

Pennsylvania is a leader in rails to trails. So many good ones.

This rather looks like the rail trail along the canal in reading

It is an older photo. Checked my file and it's from 7/17. It's possible it's a misfiled photo of the Nor-Bath Trail. Checked Google images and there are several that look similar w/new fences so not sure. Irregardless, our Rails to Trails are definitely worth exploring.

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Got it. The SRT is a gem for sure. We are lucky to have it so close.

Am I crazy or isn’t this called the rail trail? I feel like I’m having a Mandela affect moment

We love all the rail trails!

Same difference. Actually a conservancy (RTC) based out of DC. that works with communities to preserve unused rail corridors by transforming them into rail trails within the United States of America. RTC's purpose is to create a nationwide network of trails from former rail lines and connecting corridors. Not sure how this is a Mandela event.

You might not need to. Check your area for possible trails. You might have a gem right in your back yard.

I wish all of the rail trails looked like this instead of the tiny stones.

We have one of those! It's short, but very nice. Too bad there's just one pain-in-the-ass road between me and it that's not walkable or bike-able in a safe manner (no shoulders, no sidewalks), and it's like 5+ miles through heavy traffic to go around that spot. Sigh. It's RIGHT there, but I still gotta strap on the bike rack, etc.

The SRT has served me great on many a long run, well maintained, safe and some great views, but I sweat it is slightly uphill going both ways!

I don't think this is a mandela effect. I live near Lewisburg and we call our local stretch of converted rail "The Rail Trail".

I think it's a common colloquialism for anywhere that has a local converted rail.

Thank you! I feel like I’m taking crazy pills

I grew near a huge section of the Rails to Trails and hate that there aren't any close to where I live now.

How about it. Amazing how a 1 % grade can get so steep. Lol.

Any old rails nearby? If so maybe you can propose to the locals or state to convert it. The goal is to have trails within 5 minutes of where folks live. I've got a couple within 10 minutes which is still OK with me.

Huge waste of impossible to regain right-of-ways. This could have been used for modern electric train transit that would cut down our overcrowded highways.

Closest ones are an hour away. There is one included on the website that is at the state park a few minutes away but it isn't really much a trail, it's a mile exercise loop and the actual hiking trails are better. I grew up not far from the long section that goes from Jersey Shore up to Wellsboro area, so I'm spoiled with what I see as a RTT.

Really? Please tell how an electric train would serve the residents who live along The Ghost Town Trail? Or the Sandy Creek Trail?

Funny. Typical redditor method of staging a false argument. Pick an outlier and form that as a basis for all cases.

Doesnt it seem likely that most railway lines were installed for a reason? They were designed to facilitate transportation from one point to another. Hence, they would likely be a great place to build a light railway for transporting people also. Casual or recreational use is a poor use for these vital right of way resources, but most people are too stupid to realize it.

They aren't outliers, they are the norm. Many of the them were freight lines for shipping materials such as coal or iron ore for industry that no longer exists in Pennsylvania. Or as transportation between population centers that no longer have the population to warrant a rail line.

The Pine Creek trail freight line from Wellsboro to Williamsport

The D&H trail which goes from Nowhereseville to Bumfuck

East Branch Trail connecting the bustling metropolis of Corry with the oil boom town of Titusville. Yeah, I'm sure the demand is there for a light rail. How much would you like to invest in that venture?

>Typical redditor method of staging a false argument.

It looks as if you're the one staging a false argument. Rail Trails preserve the right of way of the former rail line. Railbanking preserves the right of way and easements of rail lines that were going to be abandoned. The abandoning rail company reserves the right to re-establish rail service on a railbanked corridor.

This is a nice trail. Ida did mess things up last year. I hope it is back to former glory

Where did you move

I do agree with you pov on unwarranted transit line. There is currently a proposal to establish a line between Allentown and NYC as well as one from Scranton to NYC and yet they both appear dead in the water at this point in time.