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I agree - all of them (more or less) - although in some cases it would probably be better to build new lines from scratch rather than resurrecting older ROW's from the late 1800's. My understanding is that those old RI ROW's weren't exactly "engineered" in a way that would make them useful today. You also should have included some of the lesser known Western ex-railroads, like.... 12. Tonopah & Tidewater - a good north south alignment that could have been added to down to LA/San Diego and up to the inland PNW. North south routes may be a better fit today than traditional east west routes. 13. Nevada Northern + UP's ex Twin Falls (ID) to Wells (NV) - same thing, a north south alignment that could be stretched farther to connect more logical terminals. 14. The Modoc line - once a somewhat viable alternative to UP's OSL routing for traffic between the PNW and UP's central corridor. 15. BNSF's Havre to Great Falls, Great Falls to Helena, and Helena to Butte segments - part of the erstwhile I-15 corridor between Alberta and LA. Too bad UP and BNSF can't cooperate more for such multi-carrier alignments. There's probably more, but I want to point out that such rebuilds probably should not simply relay track on the entire old grade. Be better to do some realigments to avoid certain grades and such.
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