In total, the Northern Railroad stretched nearly 70 miles. The B&M filed for bankruptcy in December 1970. Its first segment opened between Concord and Tilton, New Hampshire on May 22, 1848 and continued snaking northward until reaching Plymouth on June 21, 1850 (viaLaconia and Meredith). (David Arthur) - Gasparini, Dario A. The region's short-haul freight business meant that area railroads were especially susceptible to highways. Boston & Maine GP9 #1701 leads a short train west out of the yard at East Deerfield, Massachusetts on July 28, 1972. It was a substantial operation prior to the B&M takeover connecting Bellows Falls and Worcester in addition to eastern New York. available, often in the form of a digital image, a copy print, or microfilm. The addition of this system provided the railroad with a majority stake in New Hampshire's railroads providing service to all of its major cities such as Bellows Falls, Wells River, Concord, Nashua, and Manchester. Boston and Maine Railroad Whitefield and Jefferson Branch White Mountains Division Rail service Whitefield Junction to Berlin As of January 1, 1914. This new system provided for through service between Worcester and Portland. No information has been found concerning the first bridge at this location, but presumably it was a wood structure. the original in color by citing the Call Number listed above and including the catalog These documents provide great insight into the railroad politics surrounding abandonment of these lines, the reactions of communities and customers, physical characteristics of the lines in question, and final dates of service. New Hampshire--Coos County--Gorham. record ("About This Item") with your request. [5] This provided a second route to Maine, ending competition along the immediate route between Boston and Portland. The B&M operated a number of named passenger trains, which were often the premier intercity service on their routes. fires, - 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. advise you in both how to fill out a call slip and when the item can be served. Boston & Maine The B&M operated in all 3 Northern New England States, but most of the track and service was . Boston & Maine GP9 #1720 and GP7 #1575, bound for Berlin, have a clear "High Ball" as they set out cars for the Maine Central at Whitefield, New Hampshire on July 22, 1976. This completed the B&M "main line", which would become known as the Western Route to distinguish it from the Eastern Route (described below), which also connected Boston and Portland. Source: Boston & Maine Railroad Accounting Department. trans by Christianson, Justinemitter Documentation Compiled After. Coos County New Hampshire Gorham, 1968. 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). [7]:89, The B&M became unprofitable in 1958 and moved to shed its money-losing passenger operations. It rebuilt its existing fleet of locomotives, leased new locomotives and rolling stock and secured funds for upgrading its track and signal systems. The N&R was leased by the W&N in 1874, and the two, along with the Portland & Rochester, merged to form the Worcester, Nashua & Rochester in 1883. 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. 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. 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 Library of Congress does notown rights to material in its collections. 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 . In 1998 a gentleman by the name ofAndre Kristopans put together a web page highlighting virtually every unit out-shopped by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division. Thanks to McClelland Farm Road overpass at the western end of the yard, this was a famous spot on the B&M for photographs. [7]:15 Further cuts on June 14, 1959, terminated the Swampscott Branch, Marblehead Branch, Danvers Branch, and the north half of the Woburn Loop. The B&M leased the line on January 1, 1886. In 1886, the B&M acquired control of the WN&R and renamed it as the Worcester, Nashua & Portland Division (WN&P Division) with a total length of 146.9 miles. (Some images display only as thumbnails outside Boston & Maine Railroad, Berlin Branch Bridge #143.06, Spanning Snyder Brook at former Boston & Maine Hall Bridge, Spanning Saxtons River at Paradise Hill Road, Rockingham, Windham County, VT. [7]:15, After the major cuts by the B&M and the New Haven Railroad in the late 1950s, public opinion in Massachusetts began to favor supporting Boston commuter service to prevent it from being cut entirely. 31, effective 12.01 A. M. Sunday April 27, 1941, 74. Author's work. File:Howe Pony Truss Axonometric Cutaway Pre-2004 - Boston and Maine New Hampshire--Coos County--Randolph. Free for commercial use, no attribution required. In a rare case of cooperation the two jointly agreed to lease the PS&P. Mauro, Jeremy T - Historic American Engineering Record - Marston, Christopher H - Berry, Jacob - Lee, Harry - Pope, Nancy Sheldon - Paddleford, Philip Henry - Graton Associates - Pope, Gordon - Berry, Jacob E Mauro, Jeremy T - Historic American Engineering Record - Marston, Christopher H - Berry, Jacob - Lee, Harry - Pope, Nancy Sheldon - Paddleford, Philip Henry - Graton Associates - Pope, Gordon - Berry, Jacob E - Kidd, Anne E - Berry, Horace W - Bartha, Csaba - Rowley, Bradley M - Christianson, Justine - Broughton, Charles Austin - Federal Highway Administration, National Historic Covered Bridge Preservation Program - Paddleford, Peter - Berry, Jacob H. Cooper, James - Marston, Christopher H - Harnar, Neil - Nizamiev, Kamil - Berilla, Jim - Willenkin, Gregory - Burr, Theodore - Christian, Rudy - Case Western Reserve University - Butler, Michael Cooper, James - Marston, Christopher H - Harnar, Neil - Nizamiev, Kamil - Berilla, Jim - Willenkin, Gregory - Burr, Theodore - Christian, Rudy - Case Western Reserve University - Butler, Michael - Gasparini, Dario - Simmons, David - Hursen, Stacey - Gasparini, Linda - Rendos, Laura - Fitzhugh, Campbell - McPartland, Mary - Marvin, Vincent - Christian, Laura - Historic American Engineering Record. color or tint (assuming the original has any), you can generally purchase a quality copy of G. Berisso photo. The railroad operated major yards in Boston, East Deerfield, Rigby, and Mechanicville while its primary maintenance facilities were located at North Billerica, Massachusetts and Concord, New Hampshire. At this time the first reductions took place. In southern New Hampshire, a series of enchanting branch lines, many featuring covered railroad . Operated by Concord Coach Lines, Amtrak and Greater Portland Metro Bus, the Boston to Maine bus service departs from Boston South Buses and arrives in Congress St + Center St. Boston & Maine Railroad, Berlin Branch Bridge #148.81, Formerly Other materials require appointments for later the same day or in the future. A decision on whether to run the bus connection or not will be made based on the number of seats reserved through July 31. Significance: In 1891-93, the Concord & Montreal Railroad built a 30-mile, single-track branch line from its main line at Whitefield, NH to Berlin, where lumber and paper industries were booming. Printed "Base Source: New Hampshire family of maps 1:500,000." By the early 1980s the B&M had erased its deficits, an incredible feat considering the state of the industry in this region at the time. 1/6 Boston & Maine Railroad, Berlin Branch Bridge #148.81, Howe Pony Includes location map. 1941. railroad companies, - (Some images display only as thumbnails outside Boston & Maine GP38-2 #200 is seen here dressed in its Bicentennial livery at Mechanicville, New York on April 17, 1975. [12], The Montrealer was discontinued in September, 1966; local service on the Connecticut River Line lasted until the end of that year. American-Rails.com collection. They will immediately. Project assistance was provided by David Wright and Vern Mesler. Patented in 1840 by Massachusetts millwright William Howe, the Howe truss addressed the inherent difficulty on constructing tension connections in wood by using adjustable wrought iron rods instead of wood posts for vertical tension members. In 1925, B&M reported 2956 million net ton-miles of revenue freight and 740 million passenger-miles; at the end of the year it operated 2291 route-miles, including "42.85 miles of electric street railway". On January 1, 1893, the B&M leased the Connecticut River Railroad, with the main line from Springfield, Massachusetts north along the Connecticut River to White River Junction, Vermont, where the Connecticut and Passumpsic Rivers Railroad (acquired in 1887) continued north. 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 company managed to weather these turbulent times although new ownership under Guilford saw nearly half its network abandoned after the 1980s. Coos County New Hampshire Gorham, 1968. translateds by Christianson, Justinemitter, and Mcpartland, Marymitter Documentation Compiled After. To contact Reference staff in the Prints and Photographs Reading Room, please use our - Sangree, Rachel Herring - Harrison, Michael R. https://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html, Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey, Prints & Photographs Online Catalog (Library of Congress), Federal Highway Administration, National Historic Covered Bridge Preservation Program, National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges, New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation (Department of Resources and Economic Development), Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum, Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscape Survey (HABS/HAER/HALS) Collection - Rights and Restrictions Information. It was again reorganized in 1881 and then operated in conjunction with the line to Worcester. NH-49 Page 5 and below the bottom chord with a l'-5- l%" square plate, a l'-2" square plate, a 5- U" washer and a 3- I A" square nut. The following 11 files are in this category, out of 11 total. What is now known as the Calais Branch between Bangor and Calais was originally built in 1832 with . - Dated: 1980. ruins, - Coos County New Hampshire Randolph, 1968. translateds by Christianson, Justinemitter Documentation Compiled After. (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.) 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. Is the item digitized? [8]:154 (Portland continued to see service to Boston on the Western Route through Dover, New Hampshire.) Historic American Engineering Record, C., Boston & Maine Railroad, Concord & Montreal Railroad, Boston, C. &. Boston & Maine Railroad, Berlin Branch Bridge #148.81, Formerly spanning Moose Brook at former Boston & Maine Railroad, Gorham, Coos County, NH Names Historic American Engineering Record, creator Concord & Montreal Railroad Boston & Maine Railroad Howe, William Guilford Transportation New Hampshire & Vermont Railroad Town, Ithiel - Marston, Christopher H - Mauro, Jeremy T - Christianson, Justine - Graton Associates - Federal Highway Administration, National Historic Covered Bridge Preservation Program - Lowe, Jet - Kidd, Anne E - Bartha, Csaba - Farnsworth Construction Company Town, Ithiel - Marston, Christopher H - Mauro, Jeremy T - Christianson, Justine - Graton Associates - Federal Highway Administration, National Historic Covered Bridge Preservation Program - Lowe, Jet - Kidd, Anne E - Bartha, Csaba - Farnsworth Construction Company - Osgood, Holland W - Historic American Engineering Record - Barns and Bridges of New England - Andrews, Timothy - Graton, Austin - Rowley, Bradley M - Graton, Milton S - H.E. Boston - Portsmouth, New Hampshire - Portland, Maine, Springfield, Massachusetts - Berlin, New Hampshire, Worcester - Lowell Junction, Massachusetts, South Ashburnham, Massachusetts - Bellows Falls, Vermont. The Triplex locomotive was a unique design intended to offer maximum tractive effort in slow, drag service. the Library of Congress because of rights considerations, but you have access to larger size images on RAILROAD PRESERVATION HIGHLIGHTS - TrainWeb.org Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as 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. THIS PAGE IS CURRENTLY A WORK IN PROGRESS. After a few months of additional work the bridge across the Connecticut River was completed and the route finished to White River Junction. Building/structure dates: 1918 Initial Construction, - Boston & Maine Railroad, Berlin Branch Bridge #148.81, Formerly Boston and Maine Railroad, Berlin Branch Bridge -148.81, Howe Pony Truss, 1918, Title Sheet - Boston and Maine Railroad, Berlin Branch Bridge -148.81, Formerly spanning Moose HAER NH-48 (sheet 1 of 6).tif 14,400 9,600; 757 KB Today, there are tens of thousands of miles scattered throughout the country. The Boston & Maine Railroad Historical Society is composed of people who share a common interest in the history and operations of the Boston and Maine Railroad and other related railroads. [9][8]:122 Fitchburg mainline service was trimmed from Troy, New York, to Williamstown, Massachusetts, in January 1958, and discontinued soon afterward. This was the beginning of the end of the Boston & Maine corporate image, and the start of major changes, such as new labor issues which caused the strikes of 1986 and 1987, and drastic cost-cutting such as the 1990 closure of B&M's Mechanicville, New York, site: the largest rail yard and shop facilities on the B&M system. The Stony Brook Branch - Page 2 - RAILROAD.NET However, the popularization of the automobile doomed B&M as a passenger carrier. During bankruptcy the B&M reorganized. Berlin, New Hampshire Boston and Maine Corporation Boston and Maine Railroad The Concord & Montreal Railroad. Wes Barris's SteamLocomotive.com is simply the best web resource on the study of steam locomotives. Abandonment Notices Boston & Maine Railroad Historical Society The most important component of the B&M was the Fitchburg Railroad, leased on July 1, 1900. In the case of the Maine Central, the local line was incorporated as the Upper Coos Railroad in 1883 and was then leased by the Maine Central in 1890. Under the direction of new president Alan G. Dustin the railroad was rescued from the brink through aggressive management, marketing, and sound railroading. 1962 - Salem Branch: Peabody - West Peabody, 1971 - Wolfeboro Branch (Hearing for proposed abandonment, questioning of Don Hallock on future Wolfeboro Railroad), 1972 - Peterboro Branch: Jaffrey - Peterborough, 1973 - Branch Line Dispositions (Involving Potential State Purchases, Federal Agencies), 1973 - White Mountain Branch (Abandonment Petition Hearing second day, March 5, 1973), White Mountain Branch Abandonment Petition Hearing third day, March 7, 1973, White Mountain Branch Abandonment Petition Hearing fourth day, March 15, 1973, 1976 - Portsmouth Branch: East Manchester - Newfields, Fremont Branch (Abandonment Petition Hearing, July 12, 1976 ), Portsmouth Branch Abandonment Petition Hearing, July 13, 1976, Portsmouth Branch Abandonment Petition Hearing, November 1, 1976, 1977 - Portsmouth Branch: East Manchester - Newfields, Fremont Branch (Masters Report on Petition Hearings), 1979 - Hillsboro Branch (Bennington - Hillsboro), Greenville Branch (Townsend - Greenville), Hillsboro Branch, Greenville Branch Supplemental Documents, 1979 - Portsmouth Branch: East Manchester - Newfields, Fremont Branch (Abandonment Petition Hearing), Portsmouth Branch Supplemental Documents 1971 - 1979, 1979 - South Ashburnham, MA to Jaffrey, NH (Removal from Planned Abandonments List), 1981 - Newburyport Branch (Danvers to Topsfield), Goffstown Branch, Blackmount Branch, 1982 - Cheshire Branch: Winchendon - Swanzey (Unauthorized Removal of Previously Abandoned Track), 1982 - Eastern Route Mainline: Newburyport - Seabrook, 1982 - Portsmouth Branch: East Manchester - Newfields, Fremont Branch (Final Abandonment Proceedings, 1980-1982), 1983 - Greenville Branch (Groton - Townsend), Manchester & Lawrence Branch (North Salem - Derry), 1984 - Cheshire Branch: Cold River - VT Border, 2016 - Northern Main Line (Concord - Boscawen) Notice of Intent, Sept. 2, 2016, 2017 - Northern Main Line (Concord - Boscawen), 2021 - Madison Branch (Former Maine Central Branch) Notice of Intent, June 24, 2021, Boston & Maine Railroad Historical Society, P.O.
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