There's one a few miles from where I live in Manassas battlefield site. The fills and cuts are still in place.

Here's some from NY:

http://russnelson.com/unfinished-railroads.html#SchenectadyMargaretville

I'm sure other places have them.

Here's a very cool photo from the link I just provided:

http://russnelson.com/unfinished-railroads/romeosceolarr.jpg

Is the one near Manassas still active?

A "paper RR" is one that was never built, just graded, so it never was in usage. However, the one near me was used during the famous Manassas battles (the embankments made good shooting positions).

Ok, I see. I'm also in Northern Virginia as well, and I had never heard of it so I was confused.

the dunderberg spiral is very cool.

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There's one a few miles from where I live in Manassas battlefield site. The fills and cuts are still in place.

and have you found the name of the paper rr? are you aware of the B & O wanting to run to Roanoke, down thru the valley?

Didn't want to solely focus on Manassas Gap RR but here's the link. Sure there are other paper RRs out there:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manassas_Gap_Railroad