Friday, December 31, 2010

More New England Depots

This is a postcard view of the station in Plainfield, CT circa 1907. Plainfield was serviced by two branches of the NYNH&H RR, one branch going E/W from Hartford, CT to Providence, RI and the N/S branch running between Groton, CT and Worcester, MA. Here we can see where the two lines crossed and the station that served them both. Note the signals. Today the line area is serviced by the freight-only Providence & Worcester RR.


It's train time circa 1910 in Onset, MA located near Buzzards Bay and the start of Cape Cod. Originally served by the famous Old Colony Railroad, the tracks were leased in the late 19th Century by the NYNH&H RR. In this view we see a New Haven RR passenger run pulling into the station with an open trolley waiting close by at the platform.


For more information on the Old Colony Railroad, click here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Colony_Railroad

This is a circa 1910 card showing the neat station in Northfield, MA  serviced once, I believe, by the Boston & Maine RR. Note the pilot on the loco.