[7]:15 Further cuts on June 14, 1959, terminated the Swampscott Branch, Marblehead Branch, Danvers Branch, and the north half of the Woburn Loop. 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. From January, 1963 to March, 1964, the state Mass Transportation Commission funded an experiment testing various fares and service levels on the two railroads. available, often in the form of a digital image, a copy print, or microfilm. 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 On January 28 of that year, the B&M and Eastern Railroad came to an agreement to both lease the PS&P as a joint line to Portland. That company was merged into the main B&M on March 19, 1845, and opened on July 1, leading to the abandonment of the old connection to the B&L (later reused by the B&L for its Wildcat Branch). - Pepperell, Worcester, Nashua & Portland: Nashua - Hudson, Worcester & Contoocook Branch: Peterborough - Elmwood, Saratoga & Schuylerville Interchange Contract, Portsmouth Branch (Passenger Service Discontinuance), Saratoga Branch: Saratoga & Schuylerville Railroad, Central Mass Branch: Berlin - Clinton Junction, Central Mass Branch: Berlin - Hudson (Abandonment Proposal), Claremont & Concord: Garrison - Contoocook, Bedford & Billerica: Bedford - Billerica Center. Its substantial growth occurred after the Civil War following the manufacturing base which sprang up across New England. Electro-Motive Corporation/Electro-Motive Division. It would eventually purchase the system outright in the spring of 1890. Facebook; [7]:89, The B&M became unprofitable in 1958 and moved to shed its money-losing passenger operations. Photograph. [2] However, a disagreement about the wording of the contract delayed its execution until December 2, 1884. Since the railroad's network was concentrated within only a few states it offered limited long-distance passenger services to accompanying its expansive commuter operations. A B&M rival, the Eastern Railroad, was also working on a route into Portland. [12], The Montrealer was discontinued in September, 1966; local service on the Connecticut River Line lasted until the end of that year. 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. https://www.loc.gov/item/nh0298/. Ask A Librarian service or call the reading room between 8:30 and 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. During bankruptcy the B&M reorganized. Miraculously, it was able to avoid inclusion into the Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail), which began operations on April 1, 1976. The line passed through the towns of Jefferson, Randolph, and Gorham, along the northern edge of the Presidential Range. 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. 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. 1948. covered bridges, - [3][4] On May 9, 1890, B&M purchased Eastern Railroad outright. & McPartland, M., transs Documentation Compiled After. A decision on whether to run the bus connection or not will be made based on the number of seats reserved through July 31. The Boston and Maine Railroad (reporting mark BM) was a U.S. Class I railroad in northern New England. In many cases, the originals can be served in a few minutes. Survey number: HAER NH-49, - The B&M operated a number of named passenger trains, which were often the premier intercity service on their routes. Duplication Services Web site. The New YorkMontreal Green Mountain Flyer/Mount Royal, which had Boston sections running on the B&M via Bellows Falls, ended when the Rutland Railroad discontinued all passenger service, in 1953. It rebuilt its existing fleet of locomotives, leased new locomotives and rolling stock and secured funds for upgrading its track and signal systems. Photograph. railroad companies, - No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. 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. Nearly two years later it merged with theMaine, New Hampshire & Massachusetts and Boston & Portland on January 1, 1842 while retaining the Boston & Maine name. Beginning in the 1930s, freight business was hurt by the leveling-off of New England manufacturing growth and by new competition from trucking. To contact Reference staff in the Prints and Photographs Reading Room, please use our Sometime around World War I, they both became the Western and Eastern Routes of the B&M's new Portland Division. Project assistance was provided by David Wright and Vern Mesler. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/nh0299/. record ("About This Item") with your request. [7] The State of Maine Express - the last through service between New York City and Maine - and the BostonHalifax Gull were discontinued in 1960. Note the interlocking tower in the background, which controlled movements at this location. to Reformatory, Mass. On February 23, 1843, the B&M opened to Agamenticus, on the line of the Portland, Saco and Portsmouth Railroad in South Berwick. [7]:15 In December, 1964, the MBTA and B&M reached an agreement for the MBTA to subsidize in-district service (within about 20 miles (32km) of Boston) should the ICC applications be approved. It provided access across Massachusetts to important interchange points in New York at Albany and Rotterdam Junction. The connecting track was steep and was probably only used for passenger trains from Marlboro to Boston. This former rail line contributed to the economic development of Coos County and the growth of tourism in the White Mountains. That year it reported 2,744 million ton-miles of revenue freight and 92 million passenger-miles.[1]. Printed "Base Source: New Hampshire family of maps 1:500,000." 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. This early type of signaling system is where the term "high ball" originated. (Some images display only as thumbnails outside 1914. pony trusses, - On March 12, 1977, the B&M also won the contract for the southside commuter rail lines that had once been part of the New Haven and B&A: the first time that Boston's commuter rail system had been operated by a single entity. In southern New Hampshire, a series of enchanting branch lines, many featuring covered railroad . BOSTON & MAINE RAILROAD, BERLIN BRANCH BRIDGE #143.06 HAERNo. Berlin Boston and Maine Railroad 1941 Berlin Boston and Maine Railroad 1963 Berlin Boston and Maine Railroad 1967 Berlin Boston and Maine Corporation. A popular pastime for many is studying and/or exploring abandoned rights-of-way. Reference staff can The addition of coal traffic and piggyback service also helped. The Northern owned a number of lines running west from Concord. 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. It went to form part of the B&M's Southern Division and always remained a relatively busy corridor throughout the years. Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as "Agents and Stations White Mts. and Photographs Reading Room to view the original item(s). All written content, photos, and videos copyright American-Rails.com (unless otherwise noted). Historic American Engineering Record, Creator, Concord & Montreal Railroad, Boston & Maine Railroad, William Howe, Guilford Transportation, New Hampshire & Vermont Railroad, New Hampshire Division Of Parks And Recreation, et al., Lowe, Jet, photographer. A later subsidiary of the B&L, acquired in 1884, it operated from Concord to White River Junction, Vermont. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1252, - Now a successful operation it caught the eye of those with money. American-Rails.com collection. At one point, the B&M also owned a majority of stock of the Maine Central Railroad, stretching from Quebec via northern New Hampshire to southern and eastern Maine. advise you in both how to fill out a call slip and when the item can be served. Trains originating in New York City or Washington, D.C., ran through Springfield (using the Connecticut River Line) or Worcester (using the Worcester Branch) and bypassed Boston. While it was accepted that wood bridges might have a shorter service life that steel bridges, they were economical to build, could be easily repaired, and gave evidence of distress long before failure. Dated: 1980. After the B&M takeover the property became known as its Fitchburg Division. 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 Historic American Engineering Record, creator Boston & Maine Railroad Concord & Montreal Railroad Boston, Concord & Montreal Railroad The Central Massachusetts Railroad stayed a part of the B&M, as did the Connecticut and Passumpsic Rivers Railroad (as the Passumpsic Division). pony truss bridges, - Box 9116, Lowell, MA 01853 | info@bmrrhs.org, Lawrence Branch (Portland Div.) 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. By the 1980s most of the the old WN&P was gone. Howe trusses, - The following 11 files are in this category, out of 11 total. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. In 1973 and 1974 the B&M was on the brink of liquidation. Author's collection. trans by Christianson, Justinemitter Documentation Compiled After. 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. In some cases, a surrogate (substitute image) is It was shipped to Cleveland for extensive testing. If you do not see a thumbnail image or a reference to another surrogate, please fill out a call slip in Source: Boston & Maine Railroad Accounting Department. In 1848, another original section was abandoned, as a new alignment was built from Wilmington north to North Andover, Massachusetts in order to better serve Lawrence, Massachusetts. 1/6 Boston & Maine Railroad, Berlin Branch Bridge #148.81, Howe Pony Truss, 1918, Title Sheet - . [8]:44 The northern section of the BostonWells River, Vermont route ended in 1954 (thus ending connections to Quebec City), as did ManchesterPortsmouth service. 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. American-Rails.com collection. To contact Reference staff in the Prints and Photographs Reading Room, please use our Alternatively, you can purchase copies of various types through [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. The old route was later abandoned. Coos County New Hampshire Gorham, 1968. The B&M was offered the opportunity to merge its properties into the new Conrail in 1976, but opted out. By then, the Boston & Maine was fast becoming the dominant railroad in the region. reconstruction, - It connects to a still-active mainline at Woodsville; at Wing Road, the abandoned line splits, with a northern branch extending to Whitefield, and another branch heading eastwards to Twin Mountain. Free for commercial use, no attribution required. The most important component of the B&M was the Fitchburg Railroad, leased on July 1, 1900. 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. At its peak B&M maintained over 2,300 route miles of track, 1,200 steam locomotives, and a force of 28,000 employees. 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, New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation (Department of Resources and Economic Development), Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscape Survey (HABS/HAER/HALS) Collection - Rights and Restrictions Information. If only black-and-white ("b&w") sources are listed and you desire a copy showing Christianson, J. Boston & Maine GP38-2 #200 is seen here dressed in its Bicentennial livery at Mechanicville, New York on April 17, 1975. This page is not available in other languages. He was a poor railroader and both companies suffered as a result.
