Abandoned Tracks in the US by the Big 4 Railroads?

[conrailman]

How many Miles of Track are Abandoned, sold, or leased by the Big 4 Railroads in the US. How many miles of Mainline track are there in the US[?]

[MP57313]

You could probably find some of these stats by looking at company web sites, at least for active/leased lines. Abandonments are more complicated because it depends what time frame you are asking about.
Some of the UP that was originally built in 1869, near the site of the Golden Spike, was abandoned less than a year later (after the Central Pacific was deemed to be "the" route, in the areas where the lines ran parallel.)

[spbed]

Would not the FRA have that info[?]

Originally posted by conrailman

Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR  Austin TX Sub

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