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I'm glad the property will be used for railroad purposes instead of more luxury condos. There are still the two old New Haven boxcars stuck down there. Are any local tourist railroads interested in saving them from getting scrapped?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CEAcD95Q5E

I used to make deliveries to Widett Circle and I was always curious about the two old New Haven boxcars that have been sitting there for decades. The property has been sold and most, if not all the businesses have relocated. I know Kraft wanted a soccer stadium there for the Revolution, but who know...

From what I hear, Widett Circle will be sold in the near future and the land redeveloped. Would any local railroad museum try to get the two abandoned NH boxcars out of there?

Great photos! Ill have to check out the what remains of the bridge.

Very interesting contrast. I drive by there all the time and I always wondered where that photo was taken. I remember when I was younger, 3 or 4 rails poking through the asphalt along West First Street. I know tracks went to the King Terminal along L Street and they must have been extended along Eas...

I've recently noticed from looking at Historic Aerials that the Conley Terminal had rail access. I have plenty of local history books and NH railroad books and never come across any pictures or articles describing operations there. The freight yards all over Southie were heavily photographed, but I'...

Thanks for the replies everyone. I recently bought the book "New Haven Facilities In Color: Volume 1", by Phillip W. Adams. There are many good photos of the Dover Street yards and one night photo that shows a portion of Widdett Circle. Looking at HistoricAerials it doesn't look like there...

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...