Bridging Rails to Trails
Stories of the American Tobacco Trail
Project Director: Carol Thomson
Producer / Multimedia Programming: Carol Thomson
Graphic Designer / Animator: Jeff Jones
Website (A Work-in-Progress):http://bridgingrailstotrails.com
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American Tobacco Trail in Wake County
photo: Lorna Collingridge
The American Tobacco Trail is a rail-to-trail project that is reclaiming 22 miles of abandoned rail corridor in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina. The Durham & South Carolina line opened in 1906 and became a major rail artery for Durham's global tobacco industry. Bridging Rails to Trails: Stories of the American Tobacco Trail is a multimedia interactive documentary that explores communities along the rail-trail over the past 100 years.