Claremont & Concord Railway Fantrip - May 21, 1961
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- čas přidán 27. 04. 2023
- On May 21, 1961, the New England Division of the Railroad Enthusiasts partnered with the Claremont & Concord Railway to hold a fantrip over the remaining C&C trackage in central and western New Hampshire. Riding in freight cars on folding chairs, the excursionists toured the remains of the Henniker Branch as far as West Hopkinton, and the remainder of the Claremont Branch from Contoocook to Claremont Junction and back. Experiencing this historic trip over long-gone trackage from the 8mm cameras of a handful of railfans!
Very interesting. I was 'in the hopper' when this was filmed.
Well done Rick! My favorite railroad shown as it really was in 1961. One note of interest is that this was the first use of the newly lettered #9 after it's transfer from the Sanford & Eastern. Keep up the good work.
Awesome stuff! Never realized just how beautiful some parts of this line were. Wish it could’ve been saved. Thanks for uploading!
Have lived in the area for the past 23 years. Know most of the area and have seen what appeared to be old rights of way and bridges and even almost -hidden pieces of track in the Newport area. The Newport Station building is still there. Really enjoyed the trip back in time before we moved here.
A thousand thank yous! Great film.
Nice historic video, for those of us who never saw what it was like back then. Especially of interest is the railroad crossing, what it looked like, in downtown Newport, NH, there being a "halfway meeting point" (for a parent who will traves south so to meet us) patronizing a business very close by the RR crossing. Thank you so much for posting this historic video for me!
thanks for uploading
Amazing to see! Thanks for sharing
Nicely done. Thanks for sharing.
More Memories!! We have a cottage in Henniker, and that covered bridge is something that we still see today! Great work!
Thanks for another brilliant video!
Great video!
Absolutely incredible. Please share whatever footage you have of the Hillsborough Branch from back in the day as well.
I got to ride behind steam out of Bradford but missed this fan trip. A proposal was made to rebuild the track between Emerson / West Henniker and Hillsboro so the paper mill would still have rail service but was discounted because of the price as proposed by the B+M. By the way the location name was changed from West Henniker to Emerson after the B+M renamed many locations to eliminate confusion about similar station names. Emerson was in fact the name of the paper mill plant manager.
Wonderful video. Especially the parts about Contoocook and Hopkinton. I was raised in Contoocook and it brought back a lot of childhood memories. My grand father Edward J, Densmore was a trackman on this line and worked out of the track shed right there in the village beside the track. He lived on Spring street right where the track crossed the road the road and rode the trains everyday. We used to sit and watch the trains go by as they passed behind the big white house just beyond the switches on Kearsarge Avenue. Thank you for bringing some very fond memories.
Thank you for sharing this unique and priceless video! As the author of Covered Bridges of New Hampshire, this brings so many of our covered bridges to life in a way I've never seen before. This is precious, and I am so grateful!
Excellent! The only part missing would be going through claremont proper. But oh well. Great to have this footage. Thanks
Beautiful and...ghostly.
Great old NE Branch-line Railroad and Green Leaves song #3 is great also !! 🎶
Really enjoyed this one thanks for put this one on CZcams for us to enjoy.
I love this video , I had to work and try to develop stuff for a small side venture too-much this year , so when I take a break from the rat race next year I aim to travel around the U S A and do some train rides like this ! ☀☀☀☀☀ THANKS !
That house and barn @ 7:15 were just torn down in the past 10 years or so. It's pretty amazing trying to trace the route with Google maps/Streetview.
The house @ 9:44 still stands for the most part at the end of W Roby District Road. The tracks between the Warner River Reservoir and Laing Bridge Lane are still there. They can be seen from Google maps.
Very nice video. It must have been fun to ride it, knowing that in a few short years, it would be gone.
My uncle took us on this trip so many years ago i was 10 yrs old at the time but still remember a lot of it. You could never do a trip like this now days. memory's
My dad bought the abandoned station in Henniker after he was displaced by the flood control project.
Thanks for sharing, Rick. Nice presentation. First time I've ever seen a flashing light on top of a diesel engine. Reminds me of the old police cars. Special thanks to Russ Monroe, Jr. & LeRoy Fredrick for recording this for posterity & to enjoy viewing.
That SNOW PLOW! 👍Deserved a bit more coverage in the narration, though...
I love it! I went to school near Concord 1968-70. I never really experienced the C+C. I do recall tracks of what used to be the Claremont Street Railroad.
VERY interesting!!! Thanks Much for showing this!!!!! A cool little road!!!!
Cool video I live near Claremont jct
Love seeing #9 from the Sanford & Eastern and she's at a grain plant in Florida now. Anyone know if any of Sanford & Easterns 44 tonners still exist?
Was it a dining car ? A gondola, or perhaps a hy rail food truck on the move ...😅😊
Didn't they push the gons through the covered bridge at Contoocook? That would be even more rare mileage!
Not on this trip! There was another fantrip in 1956 that ran all the way into Concord. But in 1961 the rails were gone on the station side of the bridge, so there was not enough room for the gondolas. The engine did go into the bridge to use the wye track, as seen in the film.