Miles |
Station |
|---|---|
| 23 | Weir Jct. (Weir) |
| 23.5 | Weir Village |
| 26 | North Dighton |
| 27 | Sereganset (Berkley) |
| 29 | Dighton |
| 32 | Somerset |
| 34 | Somerset Jct. |
Mileage & Station Names from Table #76 in The Rail Lines of Southern New England by Ronald Dale Karr, published by Branch Line Press in 1995.
Note that this Trail will become part of the East Coast Greenway, (ECG) a multi-user trail that will run from Maine to Florida as the 'urban equivalent' to the Appalachian Trail. As such, the entire ECG has been designated as a Millennium Trail.
ECG-MA-18. Taunton River Trail
Endpoints: Taunton center to Somerset border
Miles: 6.3 Landscape: urban
Jurisdiction: City of Taunton (portions in private ownership: condo assn, utility), Town of Dighton
Status: planning/design
Condition: undeveloped RR ROW
Next step: issue RFP for design, negotiate easements for privately held portions
Funding allocated: $l09,000
Contact: David Bachrach, City of Taunton Planning Dept., 508-821-1030
ECG-MA-19. Somerset
Endpoints: Taunton-Somerset border to Swansea-Somerset border
Miles: 2.6 Landscape: suburban
Jurisdiction: Town of Somerset
Status: trail route in public control
Condition: undeveloped RR ROW
Next step: develop public support for the trail
Funding allocated: 0
Contact: Frank B. Donahue, Friends of the Three Rivers Trail. 508-674-7589
| Item | From | To | Year | RR | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | Dighton (2500 ft S) |
Somerset Jct (2400 ft. N) |
1937 | NH |
3.2 |
| 289 | Weir Village | Dighton | 1971 | PC |
3.0 |
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 Dighton & Somerset RR is published as Section #76 in The Rail Lines of Southern New England by Ronald Dale Karr, published by Branch Line Press in 1995.