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Article: United States : DC trail project embarks on longest mile.
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- October 6, 2009
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A dream that began in 1975 with the abandonment of 87 miles of railroad line from Cumberland, Md., to Connellsville -- a biking/hiking trail that would connect Pittsburgh to Washington, D.C. -- is on the verge of coming true.
But there's one difficult mile left for planners to pedal, and it goes through Sandcastle Waterpark in West Homestead.
With Friday's opening of a one-mile stretch in Duquesne and Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato's announcement of an agreement with a railroad that will allow construction of another 2.5 miles, Sandcastle is all that stands in the way of completion.
Mr. Onorato was confident enough of a deal with the ...