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The Claremont and Concord Railway was established in 1954 when shortline railroad operator Samuel Pinsly purchased 55 miles (89 km) of track between Claremont Junction and Concord from the Boston and Maine Railroad. A succession of abandonments between 1960 and 1977 cut the line back to just four miles (6 km) between Claremont and Claremont ...
In the 1860s and 1870s, the Northern was under the control of Onslow Stearns, who served as president of the railroad from 1852 until his death in 1878. [22] The Northern thrived under his leadership, and the yearly gross income of the road rose from nearly $364,000 in 1861 to $500,000 in 1881, while passenger-miles increased from 3.6m to 5.9m and revenue freight increased from 12.6m to 29.4m ...
The Schedule of Property Transferred by the Northern Railroad to the Boston & Lowell Railroad Corporation, Under Lease, In Effect June 1, 1884, shows that the Contoocook rail center then contained the following buildings: the depot, measuring 25 by 50 feet (7.6 by 15.2 m); a depot "ell," measuring 13 by 24 feet (4.0 by 7.3 m); a freight house ...
Passengers on the Frostburg Flyer ride in vintage rail cars from Cumberland to Frostburg as the train ascends an impressive swath of the Allegheny Mountains. BRING THE KIDS: 5 best Mid-Atlantic ...
New Hampshire Central Railroad: B&M: 1848 1853 Merrimack and Connecticut River Railroad: New Hampshire and Vermont Railroad: NHVT 1989 2000 New Hampshire Central Railroad: North Stratford Railroad: NSRC 1977 1989 New Hampshire Central Railroad: Northern Railroad: B&M: 1844 Pemigewasset Valley Railroad: B&M: 1874 1947 Boston and Maine Railroad ...
The former Merrimack County Courthouse stands at 163 North Main Street in Concord, New Hampshire, the state capital and county seat of Merrimack County.The oldest part of the courthouse building is a brick and granite two story structure, completed in 1857 to serve as a town hall and court building.
Sep. 25—State and federal highway officials have received an extension to respond to a lawsuit filed by rail trail activists looking to halt construction of Exit 4A on Interstate 93, citing ...
In response, two railway companies were founded in July 1845: the Portsmouth, New Market and Concord Railroad, and the Portsmouth, New Market and Exeter Railroad. Both were given the concession to construct and operate a rail line from Portsmouth to a point on the Concord Railroad between Manchester and Concord called Bow Junction. The ...