by MinutemanMaroon
Does anybody know when the last train served the industries along the Manchester & Lawrence Branch within Manchester and down to the airport? "Lost Railroads of New England" puts this line abandoned in 2000, but it says the line from Manchester yard to the airport had been out of use for "many years". There seems to be a lack of photography of this segment in these final years so its hard to determine when the last train was. Perhaps late 1980s-early 1990s? The cantilever crossing signals are still up at the Queen City Ave. crossing, it's always intrigued me as to why they were left there. I hope that doesn't change anytime soon.
Similarly, I was wondering when the last trains served the Portsmouth Branch within East Manchester, as that trackage stuck around for a bit after the majority of the Portsmouth Branch was pulled up in 1982. The book says the trackage between Manchester yard and East Manchester was officially abandoned in 1995 but hadn't been used for a few years.There seems to be few records and photographs of this late operation as well. Any help would be greatly appreciated, these questions have been bugging me for some time!
Similarly, I was wondering when the last trains served the Portsmouth Branch within East Manchester, as that trackage stuck around for a bit after the majority of the Portsmouth Branch was pulled up in 1982. The book says the trackage between Manchester yard and East Manchester was officially abandoned in 1995 but hadn't been used for a few years.There seems to be few records and photographs of this late operation as well. Any help would be greatly appreciated, these questions have been bugging me for some time!
"Every foot of track of the B&M, mainline or branch, rain or shine, needed or not, was the scene of legitimate human endeavor." -Robert Willoughby Jones