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Tag: Wedgemere

The Polar Express

Commuter train heading south on Tuesday from Wedgemere Station in Winchester to West Medford.

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah and Happy Kwanzaa to everyone. May we all enjoy the blessings of the season and resolve to work for a better world in 2025.

Author Dan KennedyPosted on December 25, 2024December 25, 2024Categories PhotographyTags Wedgemere, West Medford, Winchester

I hear that train a-comin’

Commuter train heads from Wedgemere toward West Medford on Tuesday afternoon.

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Author Dan KennedyPosted on March 16, 2022Categories PhotographyTags Wedgemere, West Medford, Winchester

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