New York City's Highline Park, where native species have been planted on
abandoned railway lines to create urban spaces where art, education and recreation intersect and are accessible to all, is an example of this.
Yes, nature has taken over in most parts with grasses and flowers adding a charming touch to
the abandoned railway line.
Not exact matches
Located at the site of the
abandoned Bloomingdale
railway line, the elevated «urban oasis» runs along Bloomingdale Ave. (1800 N), from Ridgeway Ave. (3750 W) on the west to Ashland Ave (1600 W) on the east, through the Bucktown, Wicker Park, Humboldt Park, and Logan Square neighborhoods.
It stands alone or it can be linked with other units on the Flinders Ranges such as the rise and fall of Kanyaka Station, Goyder's
Line, The
abandoned settlement of Bruce on the Willochra Plains, the day the
railway bridge disappeared.
A short break at the old
railway town of Quorn and we follow the
abandoned old Ghan rail
line stopping to look at aboriginal sites of Death Rock and Yourambulla cave paintings.
Abandoned and in disrepair by the 1960s the
railway was eventually rescued and lovingly restored as a heritage
line.
Thanks to funding from Scenic Hudson, Albany County is converting the
abandoned Delaware & Hudson
Railway line into a nine - mile recreational trail.
New York's High
Line park, built on an
abandoned elevated
railway, has been a big hit ever since it opened in June.