HUMPBACKWHALE
HYANNISSTATION
GREATSALT
MARSH
SAND DUNESSCORTON CREEK& SALT MARSH
WESTBARNSTABLE
VILLAGE
RRSTATION
ROUTE 6A
COWTUNNELS
SANDY NECKVILLAGE
EXIT6
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
OSPREYNESTINGPLATFORM
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
RTE28
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.