Portsmouth Branch: East Manchester - Newfields, Fremont Branch, Hillsboro Branch (Bennington - Hillsboro), Greenville Branch (Townsend - Greenville), Newburyport Branch (Danvers to Topsfield), Goffstown Branch, Blackmount Branch, Eastern Route Mainline: Newburyport - Seabrook, Greenville Branch (Groton - Townsend), Manchester & Lawrence Branch (North Salem - Derry), Madison Branch (Former Maine Central Branch). the Library of Congress because of rights considerations, but you have access to larger size images on Mellons new railroad system included a black livery with bright orange trim and while sub-lettering was applied to the owning railroad's equipment (a practice that continues today under Pan Am). 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. Free for commercial use, no attribution required. Author's collection. Under the direction of new president Alan G. Dustin the railroad was rescued from the brink through aggressive management, marketing, and sound railroading. Boston & Maine Railroad, Berlin Branch Bridge #148.81, Formerly spanning Moose Brook at former Boston & Maine Railroad, Gorham, Coos County, NH Contributor Names Historic American Engineering Record, creator Concord & Montreal Railroad Boston & Maine Railroad Howe, William Guilford Transportation New Hampshire & Vermont Railroad No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. Miraculously, it was able to avoid inclusion into the Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail), which began operations on April 1, 1976. Its most important infrastructure project was the completion of the 4.75-mile Hoosac Tunnel in western Massachusetts which finally tackled the formidable Green Mountains. The Eastern remained a rival of the B&M throughout its existence until the latter formally leased the former onDecember 23, 1883. Conceived by Ross Rowland it failed due to lack of funding. Facebook; The original B&M line became its "Inside Gateway" to Boston operating via Dover, Haverhill, and Lawrence while the Eastern skirted the Atlantic coastline via Portsmouth, Newburyport, and Salem. From the very start the road handled a wide variety of freight and also enjoyed a healthy passenger business. Miles from Boston American-Rails.com collection. Today, there are tens of thousands of miles scattered throughout the country. Boston & Maine GP38-2 #200 is seen here dressed in its Bicentennial livery at Mechanicville, New York on April 17, 1975. to Reformatory, Mass. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. 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. It was again reorganized in 1881 and then operated in conjunction with the line to Worcester. - The railroad opened in 1840 to Exeter, New Hampshire, and on January 1, 1842, the two companies merged with the Boston and Portland to form a new Boston and Maine Railroad. 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 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Originally chartered in 1835, it became part of what was the Pan Am Railways network in 1983 (most of which was purchased by CSX in 2022). This early type of signaling system is where the term "high ball" originated. The largest of New England's railroads, the Boston & Maine is synonymous with the territory and for over 140 years served it New Hampshire--Coos County--Randolph. THIS PAGE IS CURRENTLY A WORK IN PROGRESS. 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. 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. Dated: 1980. Approximate Location. An official, 1946 system map of the Boston & Maine. 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. The Medford branch was a railroad branch line of the Boston and Maine Railroad (B&M). "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. a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate. Alternatively, you can purchase copies of various types through Town of Brooklin 23 Bay Road, Brooklin, Maine 04616 207-359-8394. Electro-Motive Corporation/Electro-Motive Division. https://www.loc.gov/item/nh0299/. Almost all inner-suburb commuter stations within the MTA transit district were closed. In total, the Northern Railroad stretched nearly 70 miles. The railroad spent many years battling rival Boston & Maine before succumbing when the latter leased it on April 1, 1887. Media related to Boston and Maine Railroad at Wikimedia Commons, New York/Washington trains via Springfield, 'Official Guide of the Railways,' June 1949, Boston & Maine section, pp. [7]:89, The B&M became unprofitable in 1958 and moved to shed its money-losing passenger operations. 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. Coos County New Hampshire Gorham, 1968. Duplication Services Web site. Up until CSX Transportation acquired Pan Am Railways on June 1, 2022, Boston & Maine Corporation continued to exist, but only as a non-operating ward of PAR. fires, - railroad companies, - 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. [13]:211 On June 30, 1967, the Concord trip was cut to Lowell, and the Dover trip to Haverhill. The Boston & Lowell and the Andover & Haverhill Railroads extended rail service to the Maine border in South Berwick by 1843. . The years of WWI brought the need for longer, heavier, and faster freight loads on this division and much of the line was upgraded to accommodate heavier rolling stock. and Photographs Reading Room to view the original item(s). Boston & Maine 4-6-2 #3692 arrives in Marblehead, Massachusetts with an outbound, Boston - Marblehead commuter run on February 2, 1956. 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. 27, 1932 RL. Printed "Base Source: New Hampshire family of maps 1:500,000." The company managed to weather these turbulent times although new ownership under Guilford saw nearly half its network abandoned after the 1980s. The Library of Congress does notown rights to material in its collections. The B&M was purchased by Timothy Mellon, founder of Guilford Transportation Industries, on June 30, 1983 for a price of $24 million. Historic American Engineering Record, C., Concord & Montreal Railroad, Boston & Maine Railroad, Howe, W., Guilford Transportation, New Hampshire & Vermont Railroad [] Duwadi, S. R., Lowe, J., photographer. Nearly two years later it merged with theMaine, New Hampshire & Massachusetts and Boston & Portland on January 1, 1842 while retaining the Boston & Maine name. This new system provided for through service between Worcester and Portland. 1941. 31, effective 12.01 A. M. Sunday April 27, 1941, 74. 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. It worked its way northward out of Boston and reached the New Hampshire state line onNovember 9, 1840. Boston & Maine Railroad, Berlin Branch Bridge #148.81, Formerly spanning Moose Brook at former Boston & Maine Railroad, Gorham, Coos County, NH. Do the Access Advisory or Call Number fields above indicate that a non-digital surrogate exists, Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as Pan Am entered a joint venture with Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) in April, 2009 to form Pan Am Southern (PAS). Retrieved from the Library of Congress,
