Although trinity church in boston was his most notable work, he designed several railroad stations for the boston and albany. The state, the investor, and the railroad the boston. The boston and albany railroad was formed between 1867 and 1870 from the merger of three existing lines, the boston and worcester chartered 1831, the western 1833, and the castleton and west stockbridge 1834. Morgan sought to monopolize new england transportation by arranging the nhs acquisition of 50 companies, including other railroads and steamship lines, and building a network of electrified trolley lines that provided interurban transportation for all of southern new england. Our society has published several books about the boston and maine railroad. Railway and locomotive historical society, corporate history. No other station in the book is of this design and we have seen nothing like it elsewhere. Railroad extra history of the railways of massachusetts. These images constitute a record of the companys construction activities, rolling stock, stations, and specialized equipment from the late 1890s until approximately 1920. The railroad of the boston and albany railroad company, herein called the boston and albany, is located in the states of new york and massachusetts and extends from boston, mass.
Passenger service is still provided on the line by amtrak, as part of their lake. The first railroad in the capital region was among the first in the country, and helped herald in a new age of transportation. For more information read ron karrs books, the rail lines of. There are many books on railroad history available to you, but none can give firsthand information such as will be found in mr. The corporation was a primary eastwest transit through the commonwealth, with branches connecting towns including athol, ware, north adams, and hudson, n. Several architects trained with richardson, including charles mckim and stanford white, who designed the original pennsylvania station, though in the beauxarts style. Boston and albany railroad map collection finding aid. Welcome to the railroad commissary online railroad book catalog. Survey of the boston and albany railroad, 1828 the newberry. A museum in an original 1841 western railroad station rest stop with fuel. For the road between boston and albany, they reported a grade of eighty feet per mile each way. Boston and albany railroad company stations railroad history. The current station was built in 1911 by the new york central railroad along the boston and albany railroad main line, during the heyday of railroading in the united states, replacing the previous 1875 station.
Tom gives the detailed history of the nyc hudson from official railroad record cards and drawings. Any items not listed on our site, can be special ordered, please call or email. Shipping for international orders is charged separately at the time of shipping. Abandoned railroads of massachusetts milford branch. Thanks to stephen herring and his book on the history of. While the collection is of great interest in regard to railroad history, it also holds value as a resource. Early railroads of new yorks capital district covers what was perhaps the most exciting time in railroad history from 1826 to about 1900. The central mass was a 100 mile route that ran in almost a straight line from boston to the connecticut river. The track charts are likely to interest the railfan and historian alike.
Early american history is a particular strength with resources in the librarys extraordinary collections of early american imprints, 18th and 19th century tracts, early united states government documents, early american broadsides, publications in native american languages, early boston newspapers, imprints of the confederate states of. Railroad tracks from boston and albany railroad station in. In 1867, the boston and worcester railroad changed its name to boston and albany railroad as service was extended all the way to albany, ny. The grand junction railroad was chartered in 1847 as a reincorpration of the 1846 chelsea branch railroad, meant to connect the lines north and west of boston. Suburban station grounds by charles mulford robinson. The eastern railroad leased the line from 1852 to 1866, using part of it as their new main line. Railroad tracks from the boston and albany railroad station in chatham, new york. Bhi publications publishes railroad photo books intended for use by manufacturers and modelers.
It merged with the western railroad corporation in 1867 to form the boston and albany railroad co. The first of these railroad lines was the boston and worcester railroad corporation, which was chartered in june 1831. While this part of the line is interesting, this exnew york central railroad really comes into its own as it moves west from worcester, massachusetts to its large yard at selkirk. After 1900, the old colony railroad lines came under the control of the new york, new haven and hartford system. The boston and albany railroad company resulted from the development and eventual merger of several railroad lines built to connect eastern massachusetts with eastern new york state. This first volume, packed with 164 color photos, 20 historic black and white photos, lively anecdotes from employees, and a colorful end paper system map designed by john signor, covers passenger and freight on the line from boston to worcester, including both the main line, the six branch lines and the mbta. Morning sun southern railway in color vol 2,3, lanierreisweber, hc. Includes directors records, stock records, transportation. The boston and albany railroad was formed by a series of mergers beginning in 1867 that subsumed both the first commercial line in new england, the boston and worcester railroad chartered 1831 and the western railroad 1833, the most important line in western massachusetts. There are 121 volumes and several boxes of unbound materials dating from 1831 to 1882. A freight train pulling several freight cars easterly toward south station collided with a empty passenger train being pushed to railyards near exeter street. Boston and worcester railroad corporation records, 1831. Boston and albany railroad company and south station.
Plans showing deed and old location lines of the western railroad in the county of worcester and state of mass. There are many books on railroad history available to you, but none can give. New york, new haven and hartford railroad wikipedia. The railroad commissary bookshelf we specialize in outofprint and hardtofind used rr books. The state the investor and the railroad the boston and albany 18251867 by stephen salsbury and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
The boston and worcester railroad corporation was incorporated in massachusetts in 1831. The bulk of the records date from 1831 until the 1867 merger. Board of internal improvements, report of the board of directors of internal improvements of the state of massachusetts. Boston and albany railroad company records hollis for. Welcome to boston and albany hobbies, we are a full inventory hobby store. Passenger service is still operated on the line by amtrak as part of their lake shore limited service, and by the mbta commuter rail. Beginning in the 1890s and accelerating in 1903, new york banker j.
Leaving from grand central, the train would make stops at 125th street, white plains, brewster, pawling and chatham. John rezuke and i follow the milford branch line from framingham to milford. Photos from the collection of ed may, commentary by richard l. Weve also included passenger trains from maine central for your enjoyment. Jun 14, 2018 john rezuke and i follow the milford branch line from framingham to milford. The new york, new haven and hartford railroad reporting mark nh, commonly known as the new haven, was a railroad that operated in the new england region of the united states from 1872 to 1968, dominating the regions rail traffic for the first half of the 20th century. Map, available online, plans showing deed and old location. Abandoned railroads of massachusetts milford branch youtube. This important work was researched and written by richard l. Two mergers, on september 4, 1867 and december 28, 1870 brought the three companies together, along with the hudson and boston railroad into one company, known as the boston and albany railroad. Batterdale books buys and sells secondhand books on british and overseas railways, canals, trams and buses, and industrial history. For the road between boston and albany, they reported a grade of eighty feet per. A website by the author of the excellent twovolume book on this interesting. Baldwin, james fowle, boston and albany railroad survey profiles from boston to new york state line at canaan, in massachusetts.
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