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Here's a preview of some of the exciting projects we have put together for you: Read about Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn , a three-foot narrow gauge railroad; Boston subways ; The Red Line and other stories; Railroads North of Boston ; and Boston commuting . See our New England Railroad Reference Section and a section on Tourist Trains in New England Other articles you will like are: Head End Equipment: Railway Express, Rail Post Offices South Station Train Volume New England Gateway, The New "Alphabet Route" Springfield, Massachusetts railroads Want to Buy a Railroad? New England Railroad: Maine to Montreal Union Freight Railroad Railway History in New England Railroads and Snow! Some Commuters don't "Fit the Mold" Fore River Railroad Take a quiz on Which One of These People Hurt New York City the Worst? We hope you enjoy your visit to our WebSite. We offer a wide range of great sites. We have a great "Portal to the World", excellent weather, reference, golf and tourist sites. As well as great WebSites on trains run for the President of the United States (and for Royalty too). We are not "FLASHy" like many WebSites, but we offer you, among other things authentic railroad history material. Much of this material is not available elsewhere on the Internet. It was painstakingly collected over many years from such sources as Yale University. We never knowingly link you to any WebSites that contain a virus, collect your personal information, or are those machine-generated sites rampant with "Ads by Google". For some of our material, there is a small nominal charge. You can talk back to us on our BLOG and see our eBay Store too. |
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Tramway de Nice: New for 2007
The Tramway de Nice was designed to serve most of the population of Nice, France, as the vity of over 900,000 people is situated along a seaside, the line does not have to traverse it. Instead it was drawn as a U shape, passing through the centre. The tramcars of the Tramway de Nice are unique and have been specially designed to blend in with the Niçois architecture. A standard 5 car 1435 mm (4 ft 8½ in) standard gauge tram measures 35 m but extra carriages may be added, bringing the length to 45 m. The tram is 2.65 m wide and may carry 200 passengers at 18 km/h compared to 11 km/h by bus. Are the trams noisy? No. Noise created is maximum 70 decibels at 40km/h. This is much quieter than any large vehicle such as a bus. Find out more on public transportation in Nice and the French Riviera. |
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| Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn was a three-foot narrow gauge railroad. |
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This three-foot-gauge, known as the BRB&L, ran from Lynn, Massachusetts along the
shore through Revere to the company's ferry connection at East Boston.
The BRB&L boats ran into a terminal at Foster's Wharf in downtown Boston.
There was also a branch known as the Winthrop Loop.
The BRB&L was known to area residents as the "Narrow Gauge". It opened in 1875 as part of a land development scheme set up by Alpheus P. Blake and also partially as a result of the "Great Depot War" in Lynn. In Lynn, the Eastern Railroad alienated many area residents by not locating a depot to conveniently serve them. As little money as possible was put into the 8-mile road. The single track was of marginal quality. It was so popular that additional equipment was ordered almost as soon as it opened. The Narrow Gauge was even a pioneer in the history of railroading. In 1879, the first instance of telephone dispatching took place. REGISTER to see full story. |
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Want to buy a Railroad? In April, 2006, the Providence and Worcester Railroad advertised to sell three and a-half miles of railbed that runs through Thompson, Connecticut. Railroad company official Mary Tanona says the P-and-W doesn't have any use for the railbed. In 2004, the railroad sold the state of Massachusetts about eleven miles of abandoned track from Southbridge to Webster for a little more than one million dollars. As far as buying a railroad, the Grafton & Upton is on the block for a cool $2m. That's a better deal. More route miles with the possibility of two connections to the outside world (though one would take a whole lot of work to restore service). |
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The article on the Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn appeared April 1994
in the BRIDGE LINE BULLETIN of the
Bridge Line Historical Society. The article on the Boston Red Line appeared December 1992 in the BRIDGE LINE BULLETIN. The article on North of Boston is from the January 1993 BRIDGE LINE BULLETIN. The Boston commuting article was published in July 1991 in the CALLBOARD of the Mohawk and Hudson Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. |
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South Norwalk Signal Station has a new use Western Connecticut Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society are operators of the SONO Switch Tower Museum (pictured above) |
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MBTA's Subway System MBTA's Blue Line from the Wiki The Blue Line as seen by NYCSubway.org MBTA Tools & History |
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It is our intention to bring Train Service into Maine from Portland to Montreal. Our train would begin in Portland and make stops in Gorham, NH, N. Stratford, NH, Island Pond, VT and finally reaching its destination in Montreal.
In the future we will be trying to establish a projected route through North Conway, NH, St. Johnsbury, VT. up to Newport, VT. and into Montreal, CN. Our beginning alternate route will begin in Portland, ME to Gorham, NH and N. Stratford, NH to Island Pond, VT continuing to Montreal, CN. We are planning to rebuild stations that no longer exist and restore stations that do exist but are in need of repair along these routes. Our service is tentatively scheduled to begin on October 1, 2006. The towns and cities we plan to have stops in along this route are; Portland, Gorham, N. Stratford, and Montreal. We are attempting to provide passenger/tourist service in a time that fuel costs are rising and there is congestion on our highways. Our Rail Service will also benefit the local cities and towns by bringing more tourist into the area who would not otherwise visit these towns. New England Railroad is dedicated to providing the best service to our passengers. We also will be providing a service to the senior citizens and disabled to bring them to destinations that they would have a difficult time reaching. Our service will throughout the year offer specials providing a community service for differant age groups, and stimulating community and family interaction. Our goal is to provide, safe, reliable, elegant, superior service and a better mode of transportation, at affordable prices making alternative transportation easy, convenient and possible. See an update |
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| BOSTON: RED LINE AND OTHER STORIES |
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A business trip to Boston and to the big intermodal freight terminal on Western Avenue only took a few hours. My associate suggested we kill some time and take a trip over MBTA's Red Line. We drove to the big parking garage at Alewife, parked on the roof as all floors were full, and went downstairs to catch the train. The equipment waiting for us was new and in outstanding shape. Even the tunnel was new as far a Harvard. We rode right behind the operator and watched how the cab signals made operations easy and painless. From downtown, we first took the branch through Quincey to Braintree. Then we reversed as far as Andrew and took the branch to Ashmont. Here we changed to a PCC in order to continue to Mattapan.
At Braintree, you can see the CONRAIL (ex-Old Colony) line to Nantasket Junction. Another railroad in the area served the Fore River Shipyard. This 2.36 mile line eventually became part of General Dynamics. The line to Mattapan is the last stand of the once-numerous PCC's in Boston. There are only ten of them still in service. This line runs right through the middle of a cemetary. We had quite a laugh watching the PCC operator reading newspaper while he worked. My associate is a weekend trolley operator and wouldn't conceive of ever doing this. There is even a snow plow at Mattapan fabricated from an older-model trolley. This branch paralled the Old Colony line which ran to the old Baker Chocolate factory. REGISTER to see full story. |
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| BOSTON AND NORTH |
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North Station Boston is one of the few cities in America that still has two railroad stations. South Station is better known because AMTRAK goes here, both from New York and from Albany. North Station is strictly commuter. Like their names say - they are at opposite ends of downtown. These two stations are the consolidation of eight different stations in use before 1892 by eight different railroads. Apparently, further consolidation to one railroad terminal was not accomplished because local store owners wished through travelers would stop to buy goods. As well as commuters, North Station serves travelers to some of New England's most interesting vacation spots. This station was built in 1929 and replaced an earlier 1892 building. At one point the original station was America's second busiest rail terminal (after South Station). It sits amidst a warehouse district ten walking minutes from Faneuil Hall. It can be reached from either Green Line or Orange Line subways. Its Art Deco features are quite run down because its future is uncertain. It is owned by the organization which owns Boston Garden (located on top of the waiting room). REGISTER to see full story. |
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Boston Commuting Boston commuting consists of two zones - one set of tracks from North Station and the other from South Station. Each has its own cliental and sphere of transportation influence, unencumbered by connection except for the transit authority (MBTA) which guides both segments. The MBTA operates the Boston-area rapid transit system, commuter rail service, and suburban bus service. Its history traces back to the Boston Elevated Railway which became the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in 1947 and assumed its present title in 1964. From 13 towns, it grew to a 79-town system. North Station has 10 stub end tracks and is served by the Orange Line. South Station has REGISTER to see full story. |
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Head End Railway Express and Railway Post Office |
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On passenger trains, railroads operated lots of equipment other than
sleepers, coaches, dining cars, etc. This equipment was generally
called
'head-end' equipment, these 'freight' cars were at one time
plentiful and highly profitable for the railroads.
In the heyday of passenger service, these industries were a big part
of the railroad's operations, and got serious attention. We have text and pictures not found elsewhere on the Web. |
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Union Freight Railroad Company was a short railroad that ran down the
middle of Atlantic Avenue in Boston. It was established to connect the
northern and southern running railroad lines so that freight-cars could
be exchanged between the lines. It extended from Lowell Railroad
station (Lowell Street) to the Old Colony Station on Kneeland Street.
It was also used to transfer cars directly to outbound vessels at the
local deep water wharfs. The railroad operated mainly at night and was
jointly owned by Old Colony Railroad and the Boston and Providence Railroad.
Later it was owned by the New Haven Railroad. |
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By Hon. Edward Appleton, Railway Commissioner—1871
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