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Approximately fall 1976 or spring 1977, I happened to be in Davis Square trackside the "cut-off". Suddenly , crossing bells sounded and a long B&M freight (more than 25 cars with several bluebird engines, as I recall) barreled through the Square, moving at more than 35 MPH. I was amaze...

"....and you'd have no idea it was fill."

Right on Naugy - that is why I originally posted my question - anyone interested in the abandoned upper Harlem Division driving the TSP must wonder, because the history is invisible today. Thanks again.

Agree - the 1986 aerial shows a structural bridge taking the TSP over the ROW and it has been removed as of the 1994 aerial. So the crossing was removed sometime in the interim years. I traveled the TSP occasionally during that timeframe, but missed the construction activity.

Thank you Naugy for the book refence. I just ordered a copy as I was not aware of its publication. I travel Route 22 and the Taconic Parkway often. And as a consequence I have developed a special interest in the abandoned northern ROW of the Harlem Division, the maze of former ROW's in the Boston Co...

Using the “Open Railway Map”, the NYC Harlem Division is shown to have formerly crossed the Taconic State Parkway in the immediate vicinity of County Route 11 and NY State Route 23 in Craryville, NY. Evidence of the rail ROW at the immediate TSP location is barely visible on Google Maps, presumably ...

The Open Railway Map site is a terrific resource. Perhaps the information is not 100% accurate at every location. But it is amazing how much detail slowly, but magically appears as you zoom in to your desired geographic area. This is my goto map site for getting acclimated with abandoned New England...

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link to this terrific map resource: then slowly zoom in to your desired location, allow a few seconds for each zoom to load - great detail, very accurately showing existing and abandoned lines

The B&M RR Historical Society 2019 Calendar is out - well done! Readers of this thread will perhaps find two photos of interest: February (1952) shows a snow-covered Cheshire, inbound from WRJ via Bellows Falls and Keene, taken from Tower A North Station; and June (1968) shows an equally fascina...

I was reading this older thread and upon reflection, realized I may have witnessed the last southbound passage of a string of three B&M blue SW1's (?) over the stone arch bridge visible (at the time) from Route 101. I was hitch-hiking back to college in Manchester sometime in the spring or fall ...

Week of March 6 2017: VRS Rutland to N. Bennington has been running southbound through Manchester as late as 2:00 PM and northbound after 8:00 PM - some days spotting cars of building materials at RK Miles on the northbound run. The horns at the crossings bouncing off the hills are sweet!

I have been at the RK Miles lumber yard in Manchester Center frequently this month. The southbound passes through about noon and returns northbound passing through Manchester after about 4:30 PM. I have not paid attention to which days, although some weeks it seems like they run every week-day. Rece...

I purchased this sign at a Wells, ME antique shop several years ago for $80. While the sign was severely weathered, the faded white on black paint was evident, although the lettering itself was illegible (except for indentations). After much deliberation over its poor display condition, I elected to...

In 1976, while perusing railroad materials in the local history section of Berkshire Athenaeum in Pittsfield, MA I recall reading an interesting college research paper about the Huckleberry Line. It was written in the early 1970's. The report including ROW maps.

Further research at the Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum websites indicate that neither President traveled to Provincetown by train. Roosevelt arrived P-Town Harbor via Presidential yacht "Mayflower", along with most of the United States Atlantic Fleet on August 20, 1907; and Presi...

The Boston Globe recently reported on the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the Provincetown Pilgrim Monument. The 8/5/2010 article indicated that President Theodore Roosevelt laid the Pilgrim Monument cornerstone in 1907, and President William Howard Taft led the dedication ceremony on Aug. 5,...