Acting Friends of Depot Park President William Deen will enlighten all who attend this program, using details from his recently published book, Minuteman Railroad: Boston and Maine’s Lexington Branch. His book contains 212 pages, 191 photographs, and 27 maps. It tells the colorful history of the Boston and Maine’s (B&M’s) Lexington Branch, which operated from 1846 to 1981. Passenger service was extremely popular and vital to the growth of these towns. In 1900, the B&M line ran 28 steam trains daily in Bedford, 44 in Lexington, and 60 in Arlington.

The event is free and open to the public.

Doors open at 2 PM for a social period and refreshments
2:15 PM – Brief Society announcements followed by the Guest Speaker