In many cases, the originals can be served in a few minutes. "Agents and Stations White Mts. This acquisition also included the continuation from Rochester to Portland, Maine, incorporated in 1846 as the York and Cumberland Railroad. M. R., New Hampshire & Vermont Railroad, Howe, W. [] Marston, C. H. (1968) Boston & Maine Railroad, Berlin Branch Bridge #143.06, Spanning Snyder Brook at former Boston & Maine Railroad now Presidential Range Rail Trail, just south of U.S. Route 2, Randolph, Coos County, NH. The bridge was removed about 1942 and filled. The Stony Brook Branch - Page 2 - RAILROAD.NET Contributor: Gorokhov, Pavel - Marston, Christopher H - New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation (Department of Resources and Economic Development) - Mauro, Jeremy T - Christianson, Justine - Boston & Maine Railroad - New Hampshire & Vermont Railroad - Guilford Transportation - National . For information about reproducing, publishing, and citing material from this collection, as well as access to the original items, see: Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscape Survey (HABS/HAER/HALS) Collection - Rights and Restrictions Information, If an image is displaying, you can download it yourself. Category:Berlin Branch Bridge - Wikimedia Commons You can catch Thomas and his friends at the Medina Railroad Museum in May, 2023! However, Don Strack rescued the data and transferred it over to his UtahRails.net site (another fine resource). The 200.4-mile route of the former Boston & Albany Railroad was one of the first locations where the Central operated RDCs. Woodsville to Wing Road, NH - Abandoned Rails Photograph. The Maine Central's Beecher Fall's branch was an extension off of . Today's B&M is much different than the one of mid-century; what's left of its historic network is operated by Pan Am Railways/CSX Transportation. Do the Access Advisory or Call Number fields above indicate that a non-digital surrogate exists, Price lists, contact information, and order forms are available on the Most were through service that were shared between the B&M and other railroads, including the Canadian National Railroad (CN), Canadian Pacific Railway (CP), Central Vermont Railway (CV), Maine Central Railroad (MEC), New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (NH), Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR), Quebec Central Railway (QC), and Rutland Railroad (RUT). Source: Boston & Maine Railroad Accounting Department. Its substantial growth occurred after the Civil War following the manufacturing base which sprang up across New England. To contact Reference staff in the Prints and Photographs Reading Room, please use our This page is not available in other languages. Reference staff can (However, Haverhill service was restored by MVRTA subsidy in 1979. The following abandonment notices, petitions, sale documents and interchange contracts are digital files made from originals in the B&MRRHS Archives by Mr. David D. Ashenden and Rick Kfoury. The following 11 files are in this category, out of 11 total. Town of Brooklin, ME Is the item digitized? It went to form part of the B&M's Southern Division and always remained a relatively busy corridor throughout the years. It came under the control of J. P. Morgan and his New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad around 1910, but anti-trust forces wrested control back. All structured data from the file namespace is available under the. The floor system is composed of paired 10" x 16" transverse floor beams that hang below the This bridge is one of three known Howe pony truss bridges that were built on the line in 1918 and one of only two that survive. File:Howe Pony Truss Axonometric Cutaway Pre-2004 - Boston and Maine Railroad, Berlin Branch Bridge -148.81, Formerly spanning Moose Brook at former Boston and Maine Railroad, HAER NH-48 (sheet 6 of 6).png Photograph. record ("About This Item") with your request. Dated: 1980. : 2016-0123-P. Includes bibliographical Simmons, David A. The C&Mbegan as theBoston, Concord & Montreal incorporated in 1844. The B&M opened its first segment in 1840. Duplication Services Web site. The Northern owned a number of lines running west from Concord. The connecting track was steep and was probably only used for passenger trains from Marlboro to Boston. The B&M's decline began like most of its neighbors, during the immediate post-World War II period as a shrinking traffic base and saturation of rail lines meant only the strongest would survive. 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The C&M was a consolidation of the BC&M and Concord Railroad remaining independent for only a few additional years before it was again leased by the B&M onApril 1, 1895. The Eastern Division - Abandoned Rails Dario Gasparini led the engineering studies at Case Western Reserve University. It was a substantial operation prior to the B&M takeover connecting Bellows Falls and Worcester in addition to eastern New York. OnFebruary 23, 1843 it had opened service between Exeter, New Hampshire and South Berwick, Maine where a connection was established with thePortland, Saco & Portsmouth. - General Information About the B&MRRHS Archives Consult the Guide To The B&MRRHS Archives Read the Archives Committee Report for 2022 Search our Subject Classifications. "This study is conducted under a joint agreement between the Federal Highway Administration-Turner Fairbank Highway Research Center, and the National Park Service-Historic American Engineering Record (HAER)." It also enjoyed a healthy less-than-carload (LCL) business. The W&N leased the N&R in 1874, and the two companies merged into the Worcester, Nashua and Rochester Railroad in 1883. Facebook; site.). Photos and information on the Boston & Maine's Portsmouth, Hampton and Fremont branches from creation until the Guilford takeover. Medford branch (Boston and Maine Railroad) - Wikipedia The assessor's records show " owner- Boston and Maine Corporation, 100 feet X 550 feet, 1.147 acres, Grantor-Nashua and Acton railroad, sale date- April 22, 1931. Through these mergers the B&M grew into a system of over 2,300 miles which reached the markets of northeastern Vermont and northern New Hampshire, most of Massachusetts and western New York. In the foreground is Boston & Maine 4-6-2 #3712 (P-4) while in the background can be seen 4-4-2 #3234 (J-1e). transportation, - [7] The State of Maine Express - the last through service between New York City and Maine - and the BostonHalifax Gull were discontinued in 1960. The New England of this era was riddled with railroads either under construction or in the planning stages. Abandonment Notices Boston & Maine Railroad Historical Society If you do not see a thumbnail image or a reference to another surrogate, please fill out a call slip in In many cases, the originals can be served in a few minutes. A busy scene at Boston's North Station during the 1950's. Download Image of Boston & Maine Railroad, Berlin Branch Bridge #148.81, Formerly spanning Moose Brook at former Boston & Maine Railroad, Gorham, Coos County, NH. Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as Boston & Maine Railroad, Berlin Branch Bridge #148.81, Formerly As Mike Schafer notes in his book, "Classic American Railroads," until the late 19th century the B&M had remained a relatively small, obscure operation with a network of only around 200 miles. Therefore, it does not license or charge permission fees for use of such material and cannot grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute the material. 98-99, Learn how and when to remove this template message, St. Johnsbury and Lake Champlain Railroad, Connecticut and Passumpsic Rivers Railroad, New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Report of the directors of the Boston and Maine Railroad to the stockholders, Wednesday December 12, 1883, Fifty-second annual report of the directors of the Boston and Maine Railroad to the stockholders, for the year ending September 30, 1885, Fifty-seventh annual report of the directors of the Boston and Maine Railroad to the stockholders, for the year ending September 30, 1890, "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district", "Boom II: Overshadowed by GlobalFoundries, new rail hub could spur unprecedented growth along Route 67 corridor in Stillwater", "Names Assigned to Two Lexington Branch Trains", "History of the Railways of Massachusetts", Boston & Maine Railroad Historical Society, July 1, 1923 Official List - Officers, Agents and Stations, Boston & Maine All-Time Pre-Guilford Diesel Roster, Selected Annual Reports for Boston and Maine, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Boston_and_Maine_Railroad&oldid=1151921724, Montreal via Bellows Falls, Rutland, and Burlington, Montreal via White River Junction and Essex Junction, Bangor via Dover, Portland, and Brunswick, Montreal via White River Junction and Wells River, Bar Harbor (via ferry) via Ayer, Portland, and Bangor, This page was last edited on 27 April 2023, at 02:10. Boston and Maine Railroad - American-Rails.com RAILROAD PRESERVATION HIGHLIGHTS - TrainWeb.org However, the BC&M was separated in 1889 and merged with the Concord Railroad to form the Concord and Montreal Railroad, which the B&M leased on April 1, 1895, gaining the Concord Railroad's direct line between Nashua and Concord. This includes an average layover time of around 18 min. The companys sole branch was also acquired at this time when it leased, and eventually took control, of the small Franklin & Bristol in 1849. (Dario Ambrose) - Bennett, Lola - Reckard, M. K. - Marston, Christopher H. - Conwill, Joseph D. - O'Connor, Richard (Richard John) - Historic American Engineering Record - Duwadi, Sheila Rimal - Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center - Christianson, Justine - Barker, James (James A.) Beginning in the 1930s, freight business was hurt by the leveling-off of New England manufacturing growth and by new competition from trucking. [5] This provided a second route to Maine, ending competition along the immediate route between Boston and Portland. Going forward from 1895, the line was sometimes referred to as the Whitefield & Jefferson Branch or the Berlin Branch of the Boston & Maine Railroad. RRE Home Page - Mass Bay RRE Boston & Maine 4-6-2 #3692 arrives in Marblehead, Massachusetts with an outbound, Boston - Marblehead commuter run on February 2, 1956. In 1973 and 1974 the B&M was on the brink of liquidation. Ultimately, it is the researcher's obligation to assess copyright or other use restrictions and obtain permission from third parties when necessary before publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the Library's collections. From the very start the road handled a wide variety of freight and also enjoyed a healthy passenger business. reconstruction, - Along with this railroad came the Ashuelot Railroad, which had been acquired in 1877. castings, - By the 1950s, only two large sections remained; west of Portland and between Worcester and Hollis. Division, Boston and Maine R. R.." In Official List Officers, Agents and Stations, 27-29. The first abandonments took place in 1932 when sections in New Hampshire were let go. Boston & Maine Railroad, Berlin Branch Bridge #148.81, Formerly Ridership sharply increased during World War II; the B&M had a slower postwar decline than its contemporaries, though major frequency reductions occurred in 19491950. such as microfilm or copy prints? record ("About This Item") with your request. Coos County New Hampshire Gorham, 1968. translateds by Christianson, Justinemitter, and Mcpartland, Marymitter Documentation Compiled After. American-Rails.com collection. Title: Boston & Maine Railroad, Berlin Branch Bridge #148.81, Formerly spanning Moose Brook at former Boston & Maine Railroad, Gorham, Coos County, NH Other Title: Moose Brook Bridge National Covered Bridges Recording Project; Creator(s): Historic American Engineering Record, creator Related Names: Concord & Montreal Railroad Boston & Maine Railroad Howe, William Guilford Transportation New . Berlin Boston and Maine Railroad 1941 Berlin Boston and Maine Railroad 1963 Berlin Boston and Maine Railroad 1967 Berlin Boston and Maine Corporation. His leadership has also been questioned by historians as hundreds of miles of the B&M's network was abandoned during the 1980s and 1990s, many of which were still considered viable routes. According to Bruce Healds book, "A History Of The Boston & Maine Railroad," on July 24, 1889 the New Hampshire General Court gave Boston & Maine permission to formally lease the Northern. Town of Brooklin 23 Bay Road, Brooklin, Maine 04616 207-359-8394. [8]:154 (Portland continued to see service to Boston on the Western Route through Dover, New Hampshire.) The Worcester and Nashua Railroad was organized in 1845 (opened 1848) and the Nashua and Rochester Railroad in 1847, forming a line between Worcester, Massachusetts, and Rochester, New Hampshire, via Nashua. File:Howe Pony Truss Axonometric Cutaway Pre-2004 - Boston and Maine Nashua Street Railway Bay State Street Railway Manchester & Nashua Street Railway The Library of Congress does notown rights to material in its collections. It rebuilt its existing fleet of locomotives, leased new locomotives and rolling stock and secured funds for upgrading its track and signal systems. Boston & Maine owned the property (and also employed its own railroad police), while Springfield Terminal Railway, a B&M subsidiary created by owner Timothy Mellon to break the unions' higher wage scales,[citation needed] operated the trains and performed maintenance. Boston & Maine Railroad logo. The postwar period proved especially problematic for the B&M. Railroads | Maine: An Encyclopedia Fitchburg Route service was cut to West Concord; New Hampshire Route and Western Route service to Wilmington, save for the Concord and Dover trip; Eastern Route service to Manchester and Wenham except for the Newburyport trip; and Central Mass service to South Sudbury. Historic American Engineering Record, Creator, Boston & Maine Railroad, Concord & Montreal Railroad, Concord & Montreal Railroad Boston, New Hampshire & Vermont Railroad, William Howe, New Hampshire Division Of Parks And Recreation, Jonathan Parker Snow, National Historic Covered Bridge Preservation Program Federal Highway Administration, and Christopher H Marston. Miraculously, it was able to avoid inclusion into the Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail), which began operations on April 1, 1976. They will immediately. The B&L was chartered on June 5, 1830, opening for service between its namesake cities (26 miles) in 1835. Ray Sabo photo. It worked its way northward out of Boston and reached the New Hampshire state line onNovember 9, 1840. Intercity service to Bellows Falls, Vermont and Brattleboro, Vermont (the Cheshire) via the Cheshire Branch was also cut. Bergeron Engineers - Graton, Arnold M - Granger, Sanford - Bennett, Lola - Arnold M. Graton Associates Inc - Wright, David - Graton, Arnold, Jr, Photo(s): 11 | Color Transparencies: 4 | Data Page(s): 8 | Photo Caption Page(s): 2, Bennett, Lola - Federal Highway Administration - Marston, Christopher H - Troemner, Florence - Howe, William - Croteau, Todd a - Troemner, Clara - Christianson, Justine - Stover, Ralph - Historic American Engineering Record, Photo(s): 13 | Measured Drawing(s): 9 | Data Page(s): 11 | Photo Caption Page(s): 2. Dated: 1980. (A thumbnail (small) image will be visible on the left.). In 1983, the B&M emerged from bankruptcy when it was purchased by Timothy Mellon's Guilford Transportation Industries for $24million. Aside from theEast Wind, theGullcovered the greatest territory; a passenger taking this train its entire length boarded at Boston and de-trained atHalifax, Nova Scotia. If you are researching active or abandoned corridors you might want to check out the United States Geological Survey's (USGS) Historical Topographic Map Explorer. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/nh0299/. [3][4] On May 9, 1890, B&M purchased Eastern Railroad outright. Thanks to McClelland Farm Road overpass at the western end of the yard, this was a famous spot on the B&M for photographs. [15][16] Certain commuter trains with wealthy clientele were also named; several of these lasted into the MBTA era. During the company's height it maintained more than 2,000 miles, snaking northward and westward away from its home city of Boston. advise you in both how to fill out a call slip and when the item can be served. 5:00 at 202-707-6394, and Press 3. advise you in both how to fill out a call slip and when the item can be served. After steady growth from 1901 to 1913, passenger rail ridership around Boston peaked in 1920 and began to decline due to competition from private automobiles and service cuts during World War I. Its traffic base continued to erode as manufacturing, and business in general, either closed its doors or switched to trucks. The list is given first in chronological order and then in alphabetical order.
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