Boston & Maine Railroad Northern Line New Hampshire
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- čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
- This is a redo do to youtube screewing up the other
Film from my fathers 8mm camera.
Start of with a big freight in front of Andover town sheds
Then the next run is in front of Dyers Crossing in Andover off RT11. Then going in front of Highland Lake by the old run around. Then on top of hill Next to RT11. Then by town sheds again. What a Power line up GP7 in blue bird blue, Alco RS3, And a F3 Phase A unit.
Then A shot of a Freight heading North under Rt 11 Bridge from Franklin NH to Andover. Just think this is all gone to day. Its a damn snowmobile trail - Auta a dopravní prostředky
I was able to ride the old blue B&M Engine when I was a kid at our family lumber yard in Western Mass and caboose too will never forget it the engineer even let me run the controls and blow the massive air horn I was all of 8 yo back in the 70s.
Thank you for sharing. I sure miss the old fallen flags we can see in this video. The Northern Line I think was foolishly allowed to rot. Typical of New Hampshire, and sadly the way things seem to go up there. I too hate to think this is only good for snow mobiles today. We can only hope that someone will wake up some day and see the potential for this route again.
Thank you for sharing. I used to watch the trains alot on the bank from my house in Enfield, N.H. by " The Baltic Mill". I saw a few commuter trains go by at times. Then freight trains. Cool to watch, I was fascinated. The last train I saw go by was " The Spirit of 76" in 1976. I believe the rails were taken up in 1977. I would like to know if this line from Boscawen, N.H. to White River Jct, Vermont would be For Sale, and what the price would be? Just curious. I would love to hit the lottery big and buy this whole line. Turn it into a scenic railway, and haul freight too! fix up the infrastructure, bridges, crossings, signals, side rails for storage. I know, I can hear it. Your dreaming! I'm trying. This is a nice line, especially going around Mascoma Lake.
I appreciate the footage of the cars, too! Great video! Tell your Dad thanks from yet another fan! And thanks to you for bringing it to us here!
This is fantastic. Someone has opened
a vault full of history. Thank You so much
Wow look at all those 40' boxcars!
Nothing like seeing the McGuiness Blue, and the Blue Bird Cabooses...
Thank you for sharing!!
You're not alone- I live in a town next to Amherst Mass, where the B&M Norwattuck line is another converted rail to trail project by the DCR. They not only didn't preserve history, but even went out of their way to destroy it. At least the old B&M line between Northfield Ma and Brattleboro VT that runs over to New Hampshire still has telegraph poles- around my area, there's practically nothing left to find. Very sad.
Brings back a lot of good memories. thanks
Yes, yes. I live in the Dartmouth/Lake Sunapee region of NH. Familiar with that line, now know as "The Northern Rail Trail". Have walked the rail trail in Lebanon, NH. Every time I do, I stop for just a second and try to imagine what was. Looked at what was the ROW of the Concord Claremont Railroad. Go to Concord, NH every how and then and pass by a shopping center that was the Concord, NH railroad station.The whole thing is just sad.
Pretty neat to see all those cars with names of now Fallen Flag railroads. Thanks for the memories!
This sure does give a real feel for the time.
Thankyou very much for all of this.... !!!
In my retirement I`ve become obsessed with model railroading , Lionel and Marx steam engines . I `m in the manchester , exeter area . If anyone has the same interests please remark ?
Those were some pretty cool trains !!
This is amazing!! Check out all the cool freight cars!! Most guys didn't do that, because 8mm was expensive. He shot almost the whole train. Please give your dad my thanks.
Thanks for sharing. This is near where we live.
I love it, thanks added to a playlist...
It's too bad the line was left to rot. I always felt it could still be used for something.
Yes, a rail trail but perhaps the best one in the world. Webster Lake to Halcyon (East Andover) the most picturesque portion. Thanks for this.
Franklin. This is about 5 miles from town. We go thru here frequently.
What is the song being played? Thanks
**sigh** another damn rail trail...........
No products to haul. Railroad go bye bye. Was that progress