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The Conway Scenic Railroad (reporting mark CSRX) [1] is a heritage railroad located in North Conway, New Hampshire, owned by Profile Mountain Holdings Corp.The railroad operates over two historic railway routes: a line from North Conway to Conway that was formerly part of the Conway Branch of the Boston and Maine Railroad, and a line from North Conway through Crawford Notch to Fabyan that was ...
Crawford Notch (1867), by Thomas Hill (1829–1908), looking north, ... The depot remains a stop on the scenic "Notch Train" of the Conway Scenic Railroad, ...
The railroad line through Crawford Notch was completed and opened in 1875 by the Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad, and had a transformative effect on the local economy. Tourists were drawn in large numbers to the area's scenic beauty, and large resort hotels were built at the top of the notch to satisfy this demand.
Oct. 11—A Maine hiker was rescued by the Conway Scenic Railroad after she hurt an ankle on railroad tracks Sunday in Crawford Notch, officials said. Just after 3 p.m. Sunday, conservation ...
The Mountain Division (later the Mountain Subdivision) is a railroad line that was once owned and operated by the Maine Central Railroad (MEC). It stretches from Portland, Maine on the Atlantic Ocean, through the Western Maine Mountains and White Mountains of New Hampshire, ending at St. Johnsbury, Vermont in the Northeast Kingdom.
The scenic train ride ends in the classic New England fall getaway spot of Burlington, ... Stellar service and top-notch dining on board are gravy on top. 5. Amtrak's Coast Starlight.
The Sawyer River Railroad was a lumber railroad that operated along the Sawyer River in Livermore, New Hampshire from 1877 until 1928, when all rail traffic ceased. [1]By comparison with other logging roads of the day in the White Mountains, this was a small one, running only eight or so miles up the narrow valley of the Sawyer River above Bartlett at the south end of Crawford Notch.
In 1875, the Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad completed its line up through Crawford Notch. Passengers thrilled to traverse the Frankenstein Trestle, 520 feet (158 m) long and 85 feet (26 m) above the ravine floor, and then the Willey Brook Bridge, 400 feet (122 m) long and 94 feet (29 m) high.