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6/24/2021
The Surface Transportation Board Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) has published an updated version of its Rail Heritage Map on its Railroad Map Depot webpage.
The updated map shows the locations of 1,596 rail structures, buildings and sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It also shows the estimated boundaries of 3,105 National Register-listed historic districts that overlap mapped active or abandoned rail lines or that have a known historical connection to railroads, STB officials said in a press release.
The updated map also includes information about other rail-related historic properties that OEA has identified, including certain historic railroad bridges and historic districts that OEA has researched and evaluated in cases requiring historic review under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
OEA intends to use the map as a repository for historical documentation produced during the Section 106 process for railroad abandonment and construction cases and hopes that it will help inform Section 106 consulting parties, other stakeholders and the public about railroading history.