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
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
Minuteman Bikeway
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The Minuteman Bikeway, also known as the Minuteman Commuter Bikeway, is a 10-mile paved multi-use rail trail located in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts. It runs from Bedford to Alewife statio
Lexington and West Cambridge Railroad
…right-of-way was railbanked in 1991. Although the rails were removed, trackage can be relaid without objection if the MBTA should find it necessary. The Minuteman Bikeway opened between Alewife and Bedford in 1993. A former Boston and Maine Rail Diesel Car (RDC) of the type used on the line was purchased and is on display…
The Minuteman Commuter Bikeway in Lexington, with abandoned tracks from former use as a rail line
Bedford Depot Park, with B&M RDC
In Bedford, near Wiggins Avenue
Lexington Depot