Talk:Mass Central Rail Trail

Would it be logical to split "Clinton through Weston" and "Waltham to Boston" into 3 sections?
I'd propose "Clinton through Berlin", "Berlin through Waltham", and "Belmont to Boston".

This is because Clinton through part of Berlin is under varied ownership.

Part of Berlin through Waltham is controlled by the MBTA since 1976 since the purchase of the Boston and Maine Railroad, and is otherwise known as the "Mass Central Rail Trail Wayside". Work to convert Wayside to a trail began in 2011. https://www.mass.gov/service-details/mass-central-rail-trail-wayside

Belmont through Boston moves back to varied ownership. Rocketwidget (talk) 21:00, 5 February 2023 (UTC)


 * I implemented this change, with additional info. Hopefully this makes sense. Rocketwidget (talk) 21:32, 5 February 2023 (UTC)
 * In the last few days, I put in far more information about Mass Central Rail Trail Wayside, and tables with far more detail than before.
 * I would withdraw my question, since it no longer makes any sense to revert. Rocketwidget (talk) 14:21, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Also I've renamed this section "Mass Central Rail Trail - Wayside" to clarify the official State Park name. Rocketwidget (talk) 13:47, 12 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Note I've superseded this question in a much more broad way.
 * It seems to me the logical breakdown of the MCRT section descriptions is 6 parts:
 * Northampton and Norwottuck Branch Rail Trail (1300 feet into Belchertown)
 * Most of Belchertown and everything the East Quabbin Land Trust (Palmer to New Braintree) is working (among others)
 * Everything Wachusset Greenways (Barre to Sterling) is working (among others).
 * Clinton and West Berlin.
 * Mass Central Rail Trail - Wayside (East Berlin to Central Waltham)
 * The individual trails from East Waltham to Boston that form the MCRT.
 * However, I'm open to further discussion (should Belchertown be it's own section? Should Clinton be it's own section?) Etc. Thanks! Rocketwidget (talk) 14:10, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

Revise article when Wachusett Greenways revises maps
Wachusett Greenways has unpublished it's MCRT maps, which added to my challenge of writing this article.

https://www.wachusettgreenways.org/wordpress/maps-and-trail-sites/

When WG publishes the new maps, myself or someone else should revise the article with them as appropriate. Rocketwidget (talk) 21:43, 1 October 2023 (UTC)