The Durham-to-Roxboro Rail Trail would stretch 26 miles from Old North Durham into Person County. Planners are kicking off the process with two public workshops on Feb. 4 and 5.

Railroad crossings in Durham have been common scenes for injury and, in some cases, death. In numerous instances, pedestrians and drivers have found some of the crossings confusing and through a ...

The railroad stopped using the line in the early 1980s and doesn’t plan to put trains on it again. Street crossings have been paved over, and 40-year-old trees grow between the rails in many places.