bryanpaul
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So I was wondering if anyone has any experiences hiking along train lines... It seems like such a cool way to hike long distance... especially in the mountains, cuz i'm pretty sure railroad lines cant rise more than 100ft. in elevation per mile, nice mellow grade......plus your on a train line, so depending where you are theres chances of running into yards, busy sidings, and other places to catch a ride if you want.....i'm seriously considering maybe this summer hiking some stretches of the old northwest pacific line from the bay area (CA) up to arcata(there was talk of reopening the southern portion of that line?dont know though)....especially up towards arcata through the redwoods...it pretty much follows 101...but yeah.....so many cool places around the country where railroad companies have cut us a nice trail through beautiful country.......around duinsmuir would be cool.....maybe the c.o.r.p. line towards coos bay ....all those shortlines up in new england....etc, etc, etc....so yeah...... anybody else interested in this or have stories or know good lines to hike.........