Wayland Town Crier 9/5/13: High hopes for Wayland segment of Mass. Central Rail Trail. Some creative thinking has recently been brought to bear on the…

Wayland Patch 5/23/12: The Present and Future of the Wayland Rail Trail. Paved roads aren't the only way to get from Wayland to a couple of surrounding towns. And the Friends of the Wayland Rail Trail hope that those connections get even better in the coming few years. Larry Kiernan, an organizer with the Friends of the Wayland Rail Trail, explained that the Mass Central Rail Trail spans 104 miles throughout the state. Of those miles, the 26-mile stretch from Waltham to Berlin, passing through Wayland on the way, is currently under the control of the Department of Conservation and Recreation.

New "Mass Central Rail Trail – Wayland" teeshirts are now on sale at the Wayland Depot. For $20 you can show your enthusiasm for the multi-use trail now being planned along the former right-of-way. Your entire contribution goes towards the ongoing volunteer work to improve the trail. Get yours now!

The Friends of the Rail Trail monthly meeting is intended to inform, and drive progress with the trail. Wayland's progress, then open for questions.  We will then discuss the…

The Friends of the Rail Trail monthly meeting is intended to inform, and drive progress with the trail.   We will start with an update on Wayland's…

Wayland Town Crier 1/20/12: Supporters gaining momentum for Wayland Rail Trail. Plans for the 3-mile Wayland section of the Massachusetts Central Rail Trail (MCRT) are chugging along, following the signing of a 99-year lease between the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), the owners of the land, and the state Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), who wish to develop the property for recreation. The lease, which covers 26 miles of the proposed 107-mile MCRT, was signed at the end of December. Often referred to as the “Wayside Trail,” this section travels through Waltham, Weston, Wayland, Sudbury, Hudson and Berlin. While the DCR is dedicated to the mission, it does not have the estimated $20 million-plus needed to build the trail. The state agency is hoping to partner with individual towns, the federal and state governments, and local groups in a phased development approach. Locally, the Friends of the Wayland Rail Trail would like to lead the effort by creating a demonstration project to help other towns along the corridor, including Sudbury, Hudson and Berlin, as they move forward.

Wayland Town Crier 5/6/11: Wayland residents volunteer to improve rail trail and artifacts. Over 40 Friends of the Rail Trail and the Historical Commission donated time or money to improve the safety and accessibility of the rail trail and historic artifacts at the annual spring brush clearing on April 30 and May 1. The focus this year was to fill the long deep rut (created from decades of use) near Plain Road.