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 In 2022 Pan Am was formally acquired by CSX Transportation. The Boston & Lowell and the Andover & Haverhill Railroads extended rail service to the Maine border in South Berwick by 1843. . During the company's height it maintained more than 2,000 miles, snaking northward and westward away from its home city of Boston. 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. 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. 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. Boston and Maine Railroad: Central Massachusetts Branch (1941) The region's short-haul freight business meant that area railroads were especially susceptible to highways. 1926 - Lawrence Branch (Portland Div.) It was a substantial operation prior to the B&M takeover connecting Bellows Falls and Worcester in addition to eastern New York. [7]:13, Discontinuances in the 1920s and 1930s primarily affected minor branches and rural intercity routes, but the 1950s saw the loss of more significant intercity routes. Historic American Engineering Record, Creator, et al. [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. 119Save. Under the direction of new president Alan G. Dustin the railroad was rescued from the brink through aggressive management, marketing, and sound railroading. Town of Brooklin, ME Author's work. Woodsville to Wing Road, NH. Wes Barris's SteamLocomotive.com is simply the best web resource on the study of steam locomotives. Berlin Station [B&M] - Berlin, NH | Railroad History Explore More Railroad Stations. (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.) No GRS or PAR No "Thanks for the add" posts. Historic American Engineering Record, Creator, et al., photographer by Lowe, Jet. The B&M opened its first segment in 1840. 2/8 Plan 2013 - Boston & Maine Railroad, Berlin Branch Bridge #148.81 Along with this railroad came the Ashuelot Railroad, which had been acquired in 1877. In a rare case of cooperation the two jointly agreed to lease the PS&P. Howe trusses, - This system offered rail service from North Berwick into Portland, a city the B&M was attempting to serve. Sir William regrets the Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Berlin, Coos County, New Hampshire. Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as Its traffic base continued to erode as manufacturing, and business in general, either closed its doors or switched to trucks. Going forward from 1895, the line was sometimes referred to as the Whitefield & Jefferson Branch or the Berlin Branch of the Boston & Maine Railroad. Boston & Maine RS3 #1536 was photographed here at the east end of Canadian Pacific's yard in Smith Falls, Ontario in the summer of 1966. 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. Ask A Librarian service or call the reading room between 8:30 and 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). 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. 5:00 at 202-707-6394, and Press 3. Boston - Portsmouth, New Hampshire - Portland, Maine, Springfield, Massachusetts - Berlin, New Hampshire, Worcester - Lowell Junction, Massachusetts, South Ashburnham, Massachusetts - Bellows Falls, Vermont. It is difficult to truly articulate just how much material can be found at this website. 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. During this time it operated four principal B&M routes; Boston - Portland, Boston - Concord, Boston - Rotterdam Junction and Springfield - White River Junction. 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 NS transferred cash and other property valued at $140 million to the joint venture, $87.5 million of which was expected to be invested within a three-year period in capital improvements on the Patriot Corridor, such as terminal expansions, track and signal upgrades. 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. Includes location map. 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 trans by Christianson, Justinemitter, and Mcpartland, Marymitter Documentation Compiled After. 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. This page was last edited on 15 April 2022, at 10:56. 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. File:Howe Pony Truss Axonometric Cutaway Pre-2004 - Boston and Maine No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, . Boston & Maine Railroad, Berlin Branch Bridge #148.81, Formerly Municipalities outside the MBTA district could directly subsidize continued service. 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. braze welding, - Miles from Boston It was again reorganized in 1881 and then operated in conjunction with the line to Worcester. If you are researching anything EMD related please visit this page first. Price lists, contact information, and order forms are available on the Survey number: HAER NH-48, - 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. Author's collection. The Boston and Maine Railroad Historical Society maintains its physical archive of railroad photos and documents at 40 French Street, Lowell, Massachusetts. By the 1980s most of the the old WN&P was gone. On August 3, 1964, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) was formed (as an expansion of the MTA funding district) to subsidize suburban commuter rail operations. advise you in both how to fill out a call slip and when the item can be served. Other materials require appointments for later the same day or in the future. Mean's Ford Bridge, Spanning Tohickon Creek at Stump Road, Ralph Stover State Park, Point Pleasant, Bucks Rollins Farm Bridge, Spanning Boston & Maine Railroad at Ham Road, Rollinsford, Strafford County, NH, Clark's Bridge, Spanning Pemigewasset River at Clark's Trading Post, Lincoln, Grafton County, NH. [10][11] Long rural lines to North Conway and Berlin, New Hampshire were cut on December 3, 1961. Boston & Maine Railroad, Berlin Branch Bridge #148.81, Formerly spanning Moose Brook at former Boston & Maine Railroad, Gorham, Coos County, NH. That year it reported 2,744 million ton-miles of revenue freight and 92 million passenger-miles.[1]. [9][8]:122 Fitchburg mainline service was trimmed from Troy, New York, to Williamstown, Massachusetts, in January 1958, and discontinued soon afterward. 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. [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. - Pepperell, 1942 - Reformatory Branch: Bedford - Concord, 1942 - Lakeport Branch: Farmington - Alton, 1942 - Milford Branch: Milford - End of Line, 1942 - Worcester, Nashua & Portland: Nashua - Hudson, 1942 - Worcester & Contoocook Branch: Peterborough - Elmwood, 1944 - Eastern Route: North Berwick - Biddeford, 1947 - Saratoga & Schuylerville Interchange Contract, 1952 - Eastern Route: Kittery - North Berwick, 1954 - Claremont Branch (Passenger Discontinuance), 1954 - Claremont Branch (Sale of Branch to Claremont & Concord Railway), 1954 - Portsmouth Branch (Passenger Service Discontinuance), 1955 - Saratoga Branch: Saratoga & Schuylerville Railroad, 1959 - Central Mass Branch: Berlin - Clinton Junction, Central Mass Branch: Berlin - Clinton Junction Bridge Removals, 1959 - Central Mass Branch: Berlin - Hudson (Abandonment Proposal), 1959 - Peterboro Branch: Heywood - Winchendon, 1960 - Claremont & Concord: Garrison - Contoocook (Abandonment by Claremont & Concord Rwy. Boston & Maine Railroad, Berlin Branch Bridge #148.81, Formerly [13]:211 On June 30, 1967, the Concord trip was cut to Lowell, and the Dover trip to Haverhill. In addition to the B&M, Mellon, acquired the Maine Central, Springfield Terminal (an MEC subsidiary), and Delaware Hudson although the latter system was later sold. Today, there are tens of thousands of miles scattered throughout the country. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/nh0299/. Remembering the Boston & Maine Railroad | Classic Trains Magazine pony trusses, - Pan Am Railways and all its subsidiaries are now owned by CSX. The line opened to Andover on August 8, 1836. Boston & Maine Railroad logo. The railroad spent many years battling rival Boston & Maine before succumbing when the latter leased it on April 1, 1887. [17] These tables list major named intercity trains operated by the B&M. Building/structure dates: 2010-2018 Subsequent Work, Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress), Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Note the interlocking tower in the background, which controlled movements at this location. The Howe truss was favored by railroads for its rigidity and simple framing connections, and was used extensively on railroad lines in the United States and Europe in the nineteenth century. 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. - Alternatively, you can purchase copies of various types through The four routes with single daily round-trips slowly ended: South Sudbury on November 26, 1971; Newburyport in April 1976; Haverhill in June 1976; and Bedford on January 10, 1977. Boston & Maine Railroad, Berlin Branch Bridge #143.06, Spanning Snyder Boston & Maine GP9 #1701 leads a short train west out of the yard at East Deerfield, Massachusetts on July 28, 1972. [8]:44 The northern section of the BostonWells River, Vermont route ended in 1954 (thus ending connections to Quebec City), as did ManchesterPortsmouth service. 4447; Rec'd Je. 1962 - Reformatory Branch: Bedford, Mass. This new system provided for through service between Worcester and Portland. BOSTON & MAINE RAILROAD, BERLIN BRANCH BRIDGE #143.06 HAERNo. A new alignment to Portland opened in 1873, splitting from the old route at South Berwick, Maine. It also enjoyed a healthy less-than-carload (LCL) business. Boston & Maine Railroad, Berlin Branch Bridge #148.81, Formerly It worked its way northward out of Boston and reached the New Hampshire state line onNovember 9, 1840. available, often in the form of a digital image, a copy print, or microfilm. It had passenger service from 1847 to 1957, with freight service on the inner part of the line until 2010. After a few months of additional work the bridge across the Connecticut River was completed and the route finished to White River Junction. Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as 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. 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). 1/6 Boston & Maine Railroad, Berlin Branch Bridge #148.81, Howe Pony Truss, 1918, Title Sheet - . 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. If you do not see a thumbnail image or a reference to another surrogate, please fill out a call slip in Western Route service to Portland and Eastern Route service to Portsmouth were discontinued; single BostonDover and BostonNewburyport round trips were retained. At this time the first reductions took place. Additionally, the St. Johnsbury and Lake Champlain Railroad, owned by the B&M through stock, was leased to the Maine Central Railroad by 1912. [3][4] On May 9, 1890, B&M purchased Eastern Railroad outright. : 2016-0123-P. Includes bibliographical Simmons, David A. The C&Mbegan as theBoston, Concord & Montreal incorporated in 1844. Value-$220,000.00" The parcel includes the abutments that span the old trolley line on the north side of the Stony Brook. If only black-and-white ("b&w") sources are listed and you desire a copy showing Howe trusses, - 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). Stations. the original in color by citing the Call Number listed above and including the catalog RRE Home Page - Mass Bay RRE On February 23, 1843, the B&M opened to Agamenticus, on the line of the Portland, Saco and Portsmouth Railroad in South Berwick. The Boston and Maine Railroad (reporting mark BM) was a U.S. Class I railroad in northern New England. The Triplex locomotive was a unique design intended to offer maximum tractive effort in slow, drag service. The Central Massachusetts Railroad stayed a part of the B&M, as did the Connecticut and Passumpsic Rivers Railroad (as the Passumpsic Division). transportation, - American-Rails.com collection. Boston and Maine Railroad Whitefield and Jefferson Branch White Mountains Division Rail service Whitefield Junction to Berlin As of January 1, 1914. 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). PDF Boston & Maine Railroad, Berlin Branch Bridge #143.06 Haer Nh-49 This early type of signaling system is where the term "high ball" originated. [7] The State of Maine Express - the last through service between New York City and Maine - and the BostonHalifax Gull were discontinued in 1960. 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. Photograph. This former rail line contributed to the economic development of Coos County and the growth of tourism in the White Mountains. [8]:154 (Portland continued to see service to Boston on the Western Route through Dover, New Hampshire.) Boston & Maine The B&M operated in all 3 Northern New England States, but most of the track and service was . a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate. Boston & Maine Railroad, Berlin Branch Bridge #148.81, Formerly spanning Moose Brook at former Boston & Maine Railroad, Gorham, Coos County, NH. [7] Service was trimmed again from Williamstown to Greenfield on December 30, 1958, and cut to Fitchburg on April 23, 1960. Finally, onMay 10, 1853 rails reached Wells River, Vermont on May 10, 1853. The Boston and Maine Railroad was chartered in New Hampshire on June 27, 1835, and the Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts Railroad was incorporated March 12, 1839, in Maine, both companies continuing the proposed line to South Berwick, Maine. Facebook; In many cases, the originals can be served in a few minutes. The B&M acquired the Boston, Concord and Montreal Railroad in 1887, but gave it up in 1889, allowing it to merge with the Concord Railroad to form the Concord and Montreal Railroad. record ("About This Item") with your request. PDF Boston & Maine - TrainWeb.org - The Northern owned a number of lines running west from Concord. It was founded as a feeder for the third incarnation of Pan American Airways and also flew leased BAe Jetstream 31 aircraft for Caesar's of Atlantic City, New Jersey.It was wholly owned by Pan Am Systems (formerly known as Guilford Transportation Industries), which owns the Pan Am brand. 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. Survey number: HAER NH-49, - It would eventually purchase the system outright in the spring of 1890. This includes an average layover time of around 18 min. The Howe pony truss was the truss of choice for shorter spans on Boston & Maine lines. 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). RAILROAD PRESERVATION HIGHLIGHTS - TrainWeb.org