Off The Rails

Throughout its earlier years, the United States of America had spent plenty of investment money creating railways. While some are still operational today, many tracks have since stopped operations. With that said, here’s a look at all the defunct and abandoned railways scattered around the country. Perhaps some of them have transformed into tourist attractions – who knows?

One of the obvious reasons why these railways were abandoned was because of the improvements made to the country’s mode of transport through the years. Whether it’s land, water, or air, everything has been improving. Currently, there are eight major railways that are still operating in the United States: Kansas City Southern Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, Norfolk Southern Railway, Amtrak, BNSF Railway, CSX Transportation, Canadian National Railway, and Union Pacific Railroad.