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‘From Rails to Trails’ Director on Story Behind Edward Norton-Narrated PBS Documentary

Step aboard PBS’s From Rails to Trails. The documentary premiering October 15 tracks the 60-year struggle of one of America’s most unlikely grassroots movements. Narrator Edward Norton plays conductor ...
Forbes

How Old US Train Tracks Turned Into Public Cycling And Walking Trails

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tanya Mohn reports on road safety, sustainable transport, and cycling. Sep 23, 2025, 10:26pm EDT Sep 24, 2025, 02:38pm EDT “From ...
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'From Rails to Trails' Follows the Fight to Convert Abandoned Railroads to Pathways

In 1963, Illinois naturalist May Watts, inspired by walking paths she’d seen in Britain, wrote a letter to the editor of the Chicago Tribune, suggesting converting a stretch of abandoned railroad into ...
Chicago Sun-Times

The political journey of rail-trails captured in 'From Rails to Trails'

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‘From Rails to Trails’ Director on Story Behind Edward Norton-Narrated PBS Documentary

The film was born out of Peter Harnik’s book “From Rails to Trails: Making of America’s Active Transportation Network.” Harnik, who co-founded the Rails to Trails Conservatory, also serves as an ...