by Flange Man
Thanks David for the update. The rail trail is on its way. This past weekend I drove the line near rt 27. The ROW has now been paved for the bike path. In a way it's sad to see the old tracks ripped up.
I do remember that Deck Homes would get bulk head flat car shipments. There was not a spur so you would be able to see the cars set out while driving over crossing.
It is hard to imaging 80+ car frieght trains ever using the line. That unfortunately was before my time.
Just to share a different perspective on the line. There was one home owner that I spoke to who's house is near the tracks. She was an elderly lady and lived in the area most of her life. She mentioned that many of the trains would run at night. She told me that her Uncle use to work on the line back in the steam days. She told me it was much different back then and you could set your clock to when the trains would pass. She told of a time when she and her Uncle rode in the caboose going to Lowell then rode in the engine from Lowell back to West Concord. She mentioned how friendly the crews were and would often wave when the trains would pass by. She said sometime the conductor would throw candy from the caboose to the children near the west Concord station. She also made it point to tell me when she was very young she would see many hobo's on the trains going to Lowell.
I do remember that Deck Homes would get bulk head flat car shipments. There was not a spur so you would be able to see the cars set out while driving over crossing.
It is hard to imaging 80+ car frieght trains ever using the line. That unfortunately was before my time.
Just to share a different perspective on the line. There was one home owner that I spoke to who's house is near the tracks. She was an elderly lady and lived in the area most of her life. She mentioned that many of the trains would run at night. She told me that her Uncle use to work on the line back in the steam days. She told me it was much different back then and you could set your clock to when the trains would pass. She told of a time when she and her Uncle rode in the caboose going to Lowell then rode in the engine from Lowell back to West Concord. She mentioned how friendly the crews were and would often wave when the trains would pass by. She said sometime the conductor would throw candy from the caboose to the children near the west Concord station. She also made it point to tell me when she was very young she would see many hobo's on the trains going to Lowell.