by Bostontrucker
Hi everyone, I have a some questions about New Haven in Boston:
1. I make deliveries to the New Boston Food Market in Widdett Circle. The Two warehouses were built maybe in 1969 with railroad access. The longer warehouse has two sidings and where the abandoned box cars are located have two tracks as well. Did the NH make deliveries to this location. It's hard to find any information and pictures. 1969 would have been when the NH got folded into Penn as well as cryovac meat gaining ground, meaning easier to ship it by truck. Some sections of that warehouse still have the old overhead rails for moving the slabs of beef. How active was this area rail wise during the NH years as well as Penn Central? The Newmarket warehouses were built in the 50s and got more traffic by the NH. It also looks like the old Sears Warehouse where the South Bay mall is now located received rail shipments. Was this during the NH or Penn years?
2. The Post Office at South Station must have been built duing the 1930s or 40s. Any pictures floating around that show the rail platforms today where the mail was unloaded? Also, the Post Office was built over a good portitoon of the undergound loop. Would this portiton still be intact? I know when South Station was remodeled most of the loop must have been filled in, but the portiton under the PO might have survived. My grandfather unloaded the mail cars and swiped a few railroad lanterns too haha.
1. I make deliveries to the New Boston Food Market in Widdett Circle. The Two warehouses were built maybe in 1969 with railroad access. The longer warehouse has two sidings and where the abandoned box cars are located have two tracks as well. Did the NH make deliveries to this location. It's hard to find any information and pictures. 1969 would have been when the NH got folded into Penn as well as cryovac meat gaining ground, meaning easier to ship it by truck. Some sections of that warehouse still have the old overhead rails for moving the slabs of beef. How active was this area rail wise during the NH years as well as Penn Central? The Newmarket warehouses were built in the 50s and got more traffic by the NH. It also looks like the old Sears Warehouse where the South Bay mall is now located received rail shipments. Was this during the NH or Penn years?
2. The Post Office at South Station must have been built duing the 1930s or 40s. Any pictures floating around that show the rail platforms today where the mail was unloaded? Also, the Post Office was built over a good portitoon of the undergound loop. Would this portiton still be intact? I know when South Station was remodeled most of the loop must have been filled in, but the portiton under the PO might have survived. My grandfather unloaded the mail cars and swiped a few railroad lanterns too haha.