Back in the late 1920s, the Bermuda Railway cost a fortune to build, in part because of the unexpectedly high cost of land. The railway company was given the right to expropriate land for the right of way, but landowners held out for higher settlements than the company expected. This is one reason the final route hugged the shore in many places, and bridges and trestles crossed bays and inlets in a dozen spots.

Aside from the Railway Trail itself, today the concrete bridge piers left after the railway was dismantled in 1948 are one of the few visible reminders of the old railway. Below are the remains of the Ferry Point swing bridge as seen from Coney Island (no, not that Coney Island).

The Bermuda Parks department has published a new "Map and Guide" to the Railway Trail.



The Guide has been completely redone, with new descriptions and new maps. While most of the old Bermuda Railway right of way still exists, a number of small portions have disappeared. For the first time the Guide's maps now show clearly where the walker must detour off the Trail and take the main road. This includes a route that avoids the City of Hamilton, where obvious evidence of the Railway's existence has completely disappeared.