Fletcher Granite Quarry and Railroad

The Boston & Maine Railroad Magazine Vol. 15 # 5, May 1947 features the article on the HE Fletcher granite Co. - "Buildings and Eggshells". Knew I had it in the collection. Interesting video from 1992 featuring xx-ton centercab engine working the depths of the granite quarry. They dieselized with this centercab around 1952. It's still active; their sole engine to this day.

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b&m 1566 wrote:Does anybody know what the grade is for the ROW near route 40? It looks pretty steep.

If the Google Earth elevations are accurate, it's 3.3% near rt 40, and then 2% down into the quarry.

NashuaActon&Boston wrote:The Boston & Maine Railroad Magazine Vol. 15 # 5, May 1947 features the article on the HE Fletcher granite Co. - "Buildings and Eggshells". Knew I had it in the collection. Interesting video from 1992 featuring xx-ton centercab engine working the depths of the granite quarry. They dieselized with this centercab around 1952. It's still active; their sole engine to this day.

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Neat video, the stub of that siding is still visible on Google Earth, abandoned as the excavation in the quarry progressed.