Mass Central Rail Trail

Co-sponsored with Wayland Historical Commission and Friends of the Wayland Rail Trail. Walk or bike the new Rail Trail between Russell’s Crossing (Town Center) and the Tower Hill Station site (Plain Road). Although the Central Massachusetts Railroad has been described as “a railroad that should never have been built,” Wayland enjoyed passenger train service from 1881 to 1971; freight service continued until 1980.  Guides posted at the Tower Hill station site, the cattle pass, the freight house, the Wayland Depot, and at the turntable and water tank will explain how it all worked.  At Town Center MassEnergize will have ecars and ebikes to see and drive and free bike tune-ups.  Russell’s annual Pond Sale will be that day.

This map below shows the five locations where knowledgable guides will be posted along the rail trail route from 11 am to 2 pm as well as good places to park. Start and end anywhere along the route you wish. See old train and station photographs on display at the Grout Heard house. Click the map for a full size copy you can print.