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    PIECING TOGETHER AND BUILDING OUT
    THE LONGEST RAIL TRAIL IN NEW ENGLAND

    An 1888 map of the then brand-new railroad 

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    Mass Central Rail Trail * 104 miles * connecting 26 communities * Boston to Northampton

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