The Billerica and Bedford Railroad was an early narrow gauge railroad in Massachusetts, built to demonstrate the advantages of a 2 ft gauge railroad.
Steam locomotive 'Ariel' built by Hinkley Locomotive Works of Boston
Steam locomotive 'Puck' of the Billerica and Bedford Railroad
Box car of the Billerica and Bedford Railroad
Excursion car of the Billerica and Bedford Railroad
The Lexington and West Cambridge Railroad was a railroad company chartered in 1845 and opened in 1846 that operated in eastern Massachusetts. It and its successors provided passenger service until 197
Billerica and Bedford Railroad
…The two locomotives were named after William Shakespeare's sprites, Ariel and Puck. Lexington and West Cambridge Railroad for later history of the right-of-way, including use as a rail trail Sandy River Railroad for later history of the rolling stock…
Alewife Linear Park, near the corner of Cedar Street and Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge. When the passenger trains ran here, the North Cambridge station stood in the foreground, on the right, and the intersection was called "North Cambridge Junction".
Reformatory Branch Rail Trail in Bedford