old train stations

Soaringeagle · 12-21-2022, 05:16 PM

I am looking for some pictures of old train stations

camp guy · 12-21-2022, 05:25 PM

Go to the Winnipesaukee Forum page and click on Gallery (third from left). Roam around and I am sure you will find old train stations.

Soaringeagle · 12-21-2022, 06:06 PM

I will try it know

NH.Solar · 12-21-2022, 08:26 PM

Google Arch McDonald, a local and very, very RR skilled local artist. There was a large extraordinary beautiful brick and granite railroad station in Concord that I knew very well as a train obsessed kid that was torn down in the seventies as an "urban renewal" project. Truly a travesty.
The same architect designed the stations in Portland and Worcester and unfortunately they have suffered the same regretful fate

Slickcraft · 12-21-2022, 09:27 PM

Lake Shore RR

https://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums...ead.php?t=1405

Alan

jbolty · 12-21-2022, 09:47 PM

search around on this site, lots of cool pictures

https://www.shorpy.com/node/26324?si...iginal#caption

https://www.shorpy.com/node/26324

The Real BigGuy · 12-23-2022, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by NH.Solar

Google Arch McDonald, a local and very, very RR skilled local artist. There was a large extraordinary beautiful brick and granite railroad station in Concord that I knew very well as a train obsessed kid that was torn down in the seventies as an "urban renewal" project. Truly a travesty.
The same architect designed the stations in Portland and Worcester and unfortunately they have suffered the same regretful fate

Union Station in Worcester, MA is still very much in operation. Was there another station in Worcester or are you talking about another Worcester

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NH.Solar · 12-23-2022, 04:16 PM

You're right Lon, I worded the sentence incorrectly, Portland Union Station and Concord were the ones torn down in the sixties.

Soaringeagle · 12-24-2022, 02:56 PM

I am looking for old pictures of railroad stations and pictures of Anniversary Hill Inn

Soaringeagle · 12-27-2022, 01:51 PM

Hey Mcdude being christmas Ihave decided to buy a book for myself. How much and where do i send a check?

thinkxingu · 12-27-2022, 01:57 PM

I'm not sure this is what you're looking for, but I read "Life by the Tracks," by Virginia Downs a couple years ago, and it was really good.

It's about the Crawford Notch railroad trestle way up there and the family that lived there for most of its existence.

It's available through the NH library system, but there's some info and reviews here: Life by the Tracks (New Hampshire - Crawford Notch)): When Passenger Trains Steamed Through the Notch https://a.co/d/120t8eP

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Soaringeagle · 12-27-2022, 02:06 PM

I will be sure to borrow the book

cowislander · 12-27-2022, 03:24 PM

The Library of Congress has a huge digital archive as does the Boston Public Library and MIT.

Here's one of the Cog Railway in 1909.
https://www.loc.gov/resource/stereo.1s13847/

mcdude · 12-27-2022, 04:17 PM

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Hey Mcdude being christmas Ihave decided to buy a book for myself. How much and where do i send a check?

Hey Soaring Eagle: I'll send a private message. Hope you are feeling better!

While we're on the subject, I have another copy of "The Gilford Parish" for sale, If interested send me a message!

All my postcards will be going on e-bay soon. If there is a special one you are interested in LMK.

Major · 12-27-2022, 05:04 PM

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Union Station in Worcester, MA is still very much in operation. Was there another station in Worcester or are you talking about another Worcester

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I know for a fact the old train station in Worcester is still operating and restored. My cousin Frank Noel owned it some time in the 1980s or 1990s.

mcdude · 12-27-2022, 06:24 PM

Here's Union Station in Worcester.

tis · 12-27-2022, 07:37 PM

What a beautiful building. I'm glad they didn't tear it down like they have so many.

pondguy · 12-27-2022, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by thinkxingu

I'm not sure this is what you're looking for, but I read "Life by the Tracks," by Virginia Downs a couple years ago, and it was really good.

It's about the Crawford Notch railroad trestle way up there and the family that lived there for most of its existence.

It's available through the NH library system, but there's some info and reviews here: Life by the Tracks (New Hampshire - Crawford Notch)): When Passenger Trains Steamed Through the Notch https://a.co/d/120t8eP

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It's a little more than I would spend for a book so I will stop by the Meredith library tomorrow and see if they can get it for me, the reviews look good.

mcdude · 12-27-2022, 08:52 PM

I've collected many pics of the old RR stations on the Lakeshore, Wolfeboro and the Cocheco (Rochester to Alton) lines. Check out threads on each in the history section Soaring Eagle. Here is a rare and pristine postcard, printed in Germany 1916, of the Loon Cove Station now located at RR park in Alton.

ccllsp · 12-29-2022, 06:25 PM

Google “Railroad Stations in New Hampshire”. Lightlink.com has an incredible archive of all NH railroad stations. McDude - I’m a longtime reader and am in awe of your knowledge and postcard collection. Sorry to see they’re going on eBay. Time for others I guess. Thank you for all the info you have shared.

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12-21-2022, 05:16 PM	#1
Soaringeagle Member Join Date: Aug 2022 Location: now in Florida Posts: 47 Thanks: 12 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	old train stations I am looking for some pictures of old train stations

12-21-2022, 05:25 PM	#2
camp guy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: formerly Winter Harbor, still Wolfeboro Posts: 1,193 Thanks: 303 Thanked 529 Times in 296 Posts	Old train stations Go to the Winnipesaukee Forum page and click on Gallery (third from left). Roam around and I am sure you will find old train stations.

12-21-2022, 06:06 PM	#3
Soaringeagle Member Join Date: Aug 2022 Location: now in Florida Posts: 47 Thanks: 12 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	thanks I will try it know

12-21-2022, 08:26 PM	#4
NH.Solar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Jackson Pond, New Hampton Posts: 242 Thanks: 48 Thanked 142 Times in 79 Posts	Google Arch McDonald, a local and very, very RR skilled local artist. There was a large extraordinary beautiful brick and granite railroad station in Concord that I knew very well as a train obsessed kid that was torn down in the seventies as an "urban renewal" project. Truly a travesty. The same architect designed the stations in Portland and Worcester and unfortunately they have suffered the same regretful fate __________________ Peter NH Solar

12-21-2022, 09:47 PM	#6
jbolty Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 666 Thanks: 321 Thanked 252 Times in 151 Posts	search around on this site, lots of cool pictures https://www.shorpy.com/node/26324?si...iginal#caption https://www.shorpy.com/node/26324 Attached Images Last edited by jbolty; 12-27-2022 at 07:17 PM.

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12-23-2022, 04:16 PM	#8
NH.Solar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Jackson Pond, New Hampton Posts: 242 Thanks: 48 Thanked 142 Times in 79 Posts	You're right Lon, I worded the sentence incorrectly, Portland Union Station and Concord were the ones torn down in the sixties. __________________ Peter NH Solar

12-24-2022, 02:56 PM	#9
Soaringeagle Member Join Date: Aug 2022 Location: now in Florida Posts: 47 Thanks: 12 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	pictures I am looking for old pictures of railroad stations and pictures of Anniversary Hill Inn

12-27-2022, 01:51 PM	#10
Soaringeagle Member Join Date: Aug 2022 Location: now in Florida Posts: 47 Thanks: 12 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Gilford parish Hey Mcdude being christmas Ihave decided to buy a book for myself. How much and where do i send a check? Last edited by Soaringeagle; 12-27-2022 at 02:04 PM. Reason: forgot name

12-27-2022, 01:57 PM	#11
thinkxingu Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 6,327 Thanks: 1,174 Thanked 2,097 Times in 1,298 Posts	I'm not sure this is what you're looking for, but I read "Life by the Tracks," by Virginia Downs a couple years ago, and it was really good. It's about the Crawford Notch railroad trestle way up there and the family that lived there for most of its existence. It's available through the NH library system, but there's some info and reviews here: Life by the Tracks (New Hampshire - Crawford Notch)): When Passenger Trains Steamed Through the Notch https://a.co/d/120t8eP Sent from my SM-G990U1 using Tapatalk

12-27-2022, 02:06 PM	#12
Soaringeagle Member Join Date: Aug 2022 Location: now in Florida Posts: 47 Thanks: 12 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	thanks I will be sure to borrow the book

12-27-2022, 03:24 PM	#13
cowislander Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Topsfield Posts: 57 Thanks: 5 Thanked 12 Times in 4 Posts	How about the LOC? The Library of Congress has a huge digital archive as does the Boston Public Library and MIT. Here's one of the Cog Railway in 1909. https://www.loc.gov/resource/stereo.1s13847/

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12-27-2022, 06:24 PM	#16
mcdude Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rock Haven Lake - West Newfield, ME Posts: 5,367 Thanks: 374 Thanked 1,057 Times in 495 Posts	Here's Union Station in Worcester. Attached Images __________________

12-27-2022, 07:37 PM	#17
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,771 Thanks: 755 Thanked 1,462 Times in 1,018 Posts	What a beautiful building. I'm glad they didn't tear it down like they have so many.

12-27-2022, 08:52 PM	#19
mcdude Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rock Haven Lake - West Newfield, ME Posts: 5,367 Thanks: 374 Thanked 1,057 Times in 495 Posts	I've collected many pics of the old RR stations on the Lakeshore, Wolfeboro and the Cocheco (Rochester to Alton) lines. Check out threads on each in the history section Soaring Eagle. Here is a rare and pristine postcard, printed in Germany 1916, of the Loon Cove Station now located at RR park in Alton. Attached Images __________________

12-29-2022, 06:25 PM	#20
ccllsp Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2022 Posts: 2 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Google “Railroad Stations in New Hampshire”. Lightlink.com has an incredible archive of all NH railroad stations. McDude - I’m a longtime reader and am in awe of your knowledge and postcard collection. Sorry to see they’re going on eBay. Time for others I guess. Thank you for all the info you have shared. Sent from my iPhone using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app