Standing atop the viaduct bridge that carries commuter trains between downtown Cleveland and the city’s west side, Lennie Stover stoops down and fishes a rusty piece of metal from the gravel next to the tracks. The action comes as second nature to him. For the past 25 years, the retired financial services advisor has spent nights and weekends as a volunteer caretaker of the 2.5-mile stretch of railway adjacent to the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority’s Red Line.

He pauses and looks out at the Cleveland skyline, the twisting Cuyahoga River, and the low-lying industrial Flats...Read More

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