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Narrow Gauge Rail Trail

Rail-trail in Massachusetts · OpenStreetMap relation

Length
3.1 mi 4.9 km1
Surface
Crushed stone1
Last checked
Oct 12, 2026
1975 South Acton and Bedford schedules.pdf
1975 South Acton and Bedford schedules.pdf · Photo: Boston and Maine Railroad · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Photos

  • Lexington Branch bridge over Route 128, May 2017.JPG Lexington Branch bridge over Route 128, May 2017.JPG
    Photo: Pi.1415926535 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Lexington Branch connector construction, October 1926.png Lexington Branch connector construction, October 1926.png
    Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
  • Lexington Branch junction, October 1926.jpg Lexington Branch junction, October 1926.jpg
    Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
  • Old stop post and rail signal in Arlington, April 2008.jpg Old stop post and rail signal in Arlington, April 2008.jpg
    Photo: Doc Searls from Santa Barbara, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  • Piece of slag from the Lexington Branch, April 2008.jpg Piece of slag from the Lexington Branch, April 2008.jpg
    Photo: Doc Searls from Santa Barbara, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Sources

  1. OpenStreetMap relation 18201745, OpenStreetMap contributors · Map data · ODbL · checked Oct 12, 2026

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