HUMPBACKWHALE

HYANNISSTATION

GREATSALT

MARSH

SAND DUNESSCORTON CREEK& SALT MARSH

WESTBARNSTABLE

VILLAGE

RRSTATION

ROUTE 6A

COWTUNNELS

SANDY NECKVILLAGE

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BARNSTABLEBRICK CO. RUINS

BARNSTABLEVILLAGE

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BARNSTABLEHARBOR

ROUTE 132

CUMMAQUIDGOLF CLUB

BARNSTABLEAIRPORT

ROUTE 6A

EAST

ONE COWHIGH

ONE COWWIDE

YARMOUTHWYE

ROUTE 6 IS THE MAJOR HIGHWAY OFCAPE COD GOING ALL THE WAY

TO PROVINCETOWN

OLD NEW HAVENRR STATION

ROUTE 28HYANNIS IS THE

COMMERCIALCENTER OF CAPE

COD WITH MANYATTRACTIONS

TO VISIT

MAIN

STREET

HYANNISHARBOR

THE “KETTLE HOLE” PONDS ALONG THE TRACKS WERE LEFT BY RECEDING GLACIERS

CRANBERRY BOGS SEEN AT VARIOUS POINTS ALONG THE TRACKS ARE AN IMPORTANT AGRICULTURALCROP ON CAPE COD. THEYSHOW A SPECTACULAR DEEPRED COLOR IN THE FALL.

CAPE CODMODEL RR CLUB

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ROUTE149

MARSH

IN THE MARSHES, THE CURVING CREEKSARE NATURAL, THE STRAIGHT TRENCHES ARE MAN MADE TO CONTROL MOSQUITOES.

DURING YOUR TRIP, BE SURE TO WATCH FOR THE MANY SPECIESOF BIRDS YOU MAY ENCOUNTER. ESPECIALLY NEAR THE MARSHES. YOU MAY SEE HAWKS, OSPREY,BLUE HERON AMONG OTHERS. ALONG THE CANAL, YOU MAY SEE VARIOUS GULLS, TERNS, CORMERANTS & OTHERS. THE SPECIES VARY BY THE SEASON.

RTE6

ROUTE 6A

ROUTE 6A

RTE6

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RTE6

RTE3

CHRISTMASTREE SHOP

HERITAGEPLANTATION

SANDWICHGLASSMUSEUM

LOBSTERMANHOUSES

OLD SANDWICH HARBOR CREEK & SALT MARSH

SITE OF FORMER SANDWICH GLASS FACTORY

CAPE COD BAY IS APOPULAR PLACE FORWHALE WATCHING

SANDWICHRR STATION

SANDWICHVILLAGEDOLL

MUSEUM

STONEJETTYS

SANDWICH IS THE OLDEST TOWN ON CAPE COD (1637).THE SCENIC TRAIN STOPS IN SANDWICH FOR THOSEWISHING TO VISIT HISTORIC SITES ON FOOT. REFER TO SCHEDULE FOR LATER RETURN TRAINS.

SANDWICHBOAT BASIN

MANY HISTORIC INDUSTRIESWERE SITUATED ALONG THETRACKS OF THE RAILROAD,SOME OF WHICH ARE NOTEDON THIS MAP. YOU WILL SEE MANY OLD BUILDINGS WHICHSPEAK OF THE COMMERCIALIMPORT OF THE RAILROAD.

TO PLYMOUTH & BOSTON

CANAL ELECTRICPOWER PLANT

SAGAMOREBRIDGE

THE CAPE COD CANAL IS THE WIDEST MANMADE CANAL IN THE WORLD. STARTED IN 1909 BY AUGUST PERRY BELMONT, IT OPENED IN 1914 ON THE SAME DAY AS THE PANAMA CANAL. WIDENED AND IMPROVED BY THE US GOVERNMENT 1N 1933-1935.

THE CANAL ALLOWS SHIPPING TO AVOID DANGEROUS SHOALS OFF CAPE COD. THECANAL AREA IS A POPULAR RECREATIONAREA FOR FISHING, WALKING AND CAMPING.

TO ROUTE6 & 195

ButtermilkBay

ButtermilkBay

ARMY CORPSOF ENGINEERS

VISITOR CENTER

HERRINGRUN

BECAUSE OF THE DIFFERENCEIN TIDES BETWEEN CAPE COD BAY

AND BUZZARDS BAY - THE CANAL IS LIKE A RIVER WHICH CHANGES DIRECTION FOUR TIMES A DAY!

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THE GREAT SALT MARSHES OF BARNSTABLE AS WELL AS SANDWICH HARBOR & SCORTON CREEK ARE CRUCIAL WILDLIFE HABITATS. THE MARSHES ARE RICH PRODUCERS OF FOOD FOR MANY OF THE SPECIES OF BIRDS & FISH WHO LIVE ON OR VISITCAPE COD.

IN EARLIER TIMES THE MARSHES WERE USED FOR GRAZING. THE TRACKS ALONG THE GREAT MARSHHAVE STONE COW TUNNELS UNDER THE TRACKS.

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CANAL YOUR TRIP BEGINS AND ENDS HERE AT THE HYANNIS RAILROAD STATION

Cape Cod Central Railroad252 Main StreetHyannis, MA 02601Website: http://www.capetrain.com

Telephone Numbers:(508) 771-3800Toll Free: (888) 797-RAILFax: (508) 771-1335

SANDY NECK - AN IMPORTANTBARRIER BEACH AND WILDLIFEHABITAT, POPULAR FISHING, SWIMMING AND CAMPING DESTINATION

BARNSTABLE HARBOR IS A POPULAR SPORTFISHINGPORT. MANY OF THE BOATSPURSUE GIANT BLUEFINTUNA - SOME WEIGH OVER1,000 POUNDS!

TO ROUTE495

APTUXCET TRADINGPOST MUSEUM

THE VERTICAL LIFT RAILROAD BRIDGE IS NORMALLY IN RAISED POSITION FOR MARINE TRAFFIC TO PASS UNDERNEATH. IT IS LOWERED BY THE US CORP OF ARMY ENGINEERS TO ALLOW OUR DINNER TRAINS TO TRAVEL OVER THE CANAL TO THE TOWN OF BUZZARDS BAY, WHERE WE REVERSE OUR DIRECTION TO RETURN TO HYANNIS.

BUZZARDS BAYRR STATION AND TOWER

Note: Only the Cape Cod Dinner Train crosses the Cape Cod Canal. Our other trains follow along the canal but do not cross it.