The Berkshire Bike Path Council has
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Web Site.
What follows is accordingly limited to
Supplementary Information not available at the Official Web Site!
| Miles | Station Name |
|---|---|
|
0 |
North Adams Jct. |
|
0.5 |
Merrill's Corner |
|
1 |
Coltsville |
|
2.5 |
Pittsfield City Line |
|
4 |
Berkshire (Packards) |
| 6 | Farnams (East Lanesboro) |
| 8 | Cheshire |
| 11 | Cheshire Harbor |
| 12 | Maple Grove |
| 13 | Adams (South Adams) |
| 14 | Renfrew |
| 15 | Zylonite |
| 18 | North Adams |
Mileage and Station names from Table 30 in The Rail Lines of Southern New England by Ronald Dale Karr, published by Branch Line Press in 1995.
Berkshire
Regional Transit Authority Bus Route #2 (Pittsfield-North Adams)
runs parallel the Rail-trail on Route 8 except in the downtown areas of Adams
and Cheshire. Note that there is no bus service on
Sunday! In the vicinity of the Rail-trail, the bus will stop at any safe
place to pick up or discharge passengers. Note that
all BRTA busses have bike racks!
Intercity bus & train service to the region at Pittsfield:The Bus Terminal is on Church St. about four blocks southwest from the Berkshire RTA transfer point at Park Square & Newberry's. The train station is about 3 blocks west of the Berkshire RTA transfer point.
Adams marketing plan stresses Greylock (August 09, 2001 - Berkshire Eagle)
To Adams, recreation is the key (August 09, 2001 - North Adams Transcript)
DEM outlines second phase of river trail construction (August 01, 2001 - North Adams Transcript)
Public urged to stay off trail during construction (July 12, 2001 - North Adams Transcript)
Bike trail shut during construction (July 06, 2001 - Berkshire Eagle)
Cheshire man injured on Adams rail trail (July 06, 2001 - North Adams Transcript)
Teen artist s unveil 'guardians' for bike trail (June 20, 2001 - North Adams Transcript)
Teens to unveil statues for bike trail (June 15, 2001 - North Adams Transcript)
Business forum on advantages of rail trail set (June 14, 2001 - North Adams Transcript)
Rail trail to be completed ahead of schedule (June 08, 2001 - North Adams Transcript)
Extension of rail trail eyed (May 08, 2001 - North Adams Transcript)
Teens to create sculpture for Adams' bike path (April 02, 2001 - North Adams Transcript)
Planners move forward with plans to revitalize downtown (February 21, 2001 - North Adams Transcript)
Area communities eye north-south bike path (December 22, 2000 - North Adams Transcript)
North Adams to explore extension of Ashuwillticook (July 11, 2000 - North Adams Transcript)
City prepares to put its piece of the trail on the map (August 24, 2000 - North Adams Transcript)
A New Rail Trail (July 2000 - AMC Outdoors)
| Item | From | To | Year | RR | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 381 | Pittsfield City Line | Adams | 1990 | B&M | 10.5 |
| 396A | Adams | Renfrew | 1994 | B&M | 1.0 |
From the "Directory of Rail Abandonments 1848-1994" in the book Lost Railroads of New England, 2nd Ed. by Ronald Dale Karr, published by Branch Line Press in 1996.
A brief history of the Pittsfield & North Adams Railroad is published as Article #30 in The Rail Lines of Southern New England by Ronald Dale Karr, published by Branch Line Press in 1995.
Sign images are from the Manual of Traffic Signs by Richard C. Moeur.
Updated on August 10, 2001 by Kenyon F.
Karl <[email protected]>.
Unintentional errors are likely!
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