Newsletter Volume 28, Issue 1

The latest newsletter issue has been received from the printer and is now being prepared for bulk mailing. This issue covers West Somerville Station on the Lexington Branch and more interesting information about section houses on the Branch.

Reformatory Branch Trail Update

Bedford’s Annual Town Meeting on March 28 authorized a $1.5 million expenditure to acquire easements along the Reformatory Branch right-of-way for a proposed project to pave the trail, but the article to authorize taking of the properties failed.

Freight House Public Restrooms

An anonymous donor is making possible the opening of the Freight House public restrooms on weekdays in April, a time of the year when they ordinarily would be open only on weekends.

Freight House Archives

This is a brief iPhone video walkthrough of the growing historical archives at the Freight House. This is where the histories of the Billerica & Bedford Railroad and the Boston and Maine’s Lexington and Reformatory Branches are preserved. Support from the...