With recent purchases involving CSX Transportation and Industrial Resources, the City of Fairmont has now acquired approximately 2.5 miles of corridor along the West Fork River to extend the West Fork River Trail from the Norway Trestle to the Beltline Neighborhood! This opportunity has also been made possible by the City’s numerous partners: Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, … Read more
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3/24/2023 CHARLESTON, WV — Gov. Jim Justice today announced the award of 38 Transportation Alternatives and Recreational Trails Program grant projects for Federal Fiscal Year 2022, worth $9,734,552 in total, for projects in 22 counties. “We’ve learned that investing in our cities, towns, and beautiful parks is one of the best ways to attract tourists … Read more
by Curtis Tate W.Va. Public Broadcasting Oct 22, 2022 SOURCE: Advocates push for rail trails to connect West Virginia’s tourism economy | WV News | wvnews.com Thousands of miles of railroad once snaked up the hollows and river valleys of West Virginia, carrying coal and passengers. Some of the state’s rail lines still serve that … Read more
Delayed by the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, the opening of the first phase of the Elk River Trail State Park was planned for spring. In the meantime, state and local officials are looking forward to an economic boost and the birth of new businesses along the way. Mark Wylie, district administrator of West Virginia … Read more
CHARLESTON, WV – Today, Gov. Jim Justice and West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) Secretary Byrd White awarded 38 Transportation Alternatives and Recreational Trails Program grants, worth $7,414,975 in total, for projects in 27 West Virginia counties. The West Virginia Transportation Alternatives and Recreational Trails Program is administered by the WVDOT and funded by the … Read more
By Sarah Plummer, Register-Herald Reporter Nov 5, 2016 Bikers ride along the Cranberry River, a tributary to the Gauley River. The New River Gorge Trail Alliance has received a $140,000 planning grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission for a feasibility study of a regionally connected bike trail system in Fayette and Nicholas counties. The New … Read more
Newsletter Archives A newsletter committed to supporting and promoting rail-trails in West Virginia. Winter 1995 December 2016
Posted 09/13/16 by Laura Stark in America’s Trails, Building Trails This article is from the Fall 2016 issue of Rails to Trails magazine, which is hitting mailboxes in late September. It has been republished here in an edited format. “I Heart Trails” is an appropriate slogan for the developing Industrial Heartland Trails Network, a collection of … Read more
10/1/2016 – Restoration of Salem Depot to begin in 2016 starting with new rafters and a roof. Donations are still needed for repairs to the interior. Find out more about the project and how to donate at the North Bend Rails-To-Trails Foundation website- http://www.northbendrailtrail.net
Posted 03/29/16 by Jake Lynch in Building Trails, America’s Trails | Tagged with Connected Systems, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tourism and Economic Development, Trail Destinations, Walkability and Bikeability,West Virginia The Industrial Heartland Trails Coalition envisions a 1,450-mile system of off-road trails that will connect many of the major centers of America’s Rust Belt and industrial … Read more