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One Town & Seven Railroads The Railroads of Palmer. MA Past, present never were
One Town & Seven Railroads The Railroads of Palmer. MA Past, present & never were
Soft Cover
128 pages
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements4
Maps The Region6
Town of Palmer7
Depot Village8
Three Rivers10
Bondsville11
Forest Lake District12
South & East of Depot Village14
Thorndike16
Introduction 18
Chapter IThe Boston & Albany Railroad22
Sidebar - Great Palmer Train Robbery(?)25
Chapter 2The Central Vermont Railway32
Chapter 3The Ware River Railroad40
Chapter 4The Old Rabbit Line48
Chapter 5Palmer Union Station56
Sidebar - H.H. Richardson60
Chapter 6The Central Mass. Railroad62
Sidebar Tragedy at Hastings Crossing66
Sidebar - Gibbs Crossing71
Chapter 7Palmer's Trolleys72
Chapter 8The Hampden Railroad82
Chapter 9The Southern New England Railroad90
Chapter 10A Sign of Confidence: The Seven Railroads Billboard96
Chapter 11Fading Signs98
Chapter 12The Mass Central Railroad104
Chapter 13Train Wrecks in the News110
Part 1 - The Beeliner Wreck111
Part 2 -- NEVER Assume114
Part 3 -Trouble on the Tracks119
Chapter 14Rolling Across the Diamond120
Suggested Titles for Further Reading128
This book traces Palmer's unique railroad history beginning in 1839 through the present, showing how the railroads changed Palmer from a farming community into an industrial and commercial center. Many rare previously unpublished photographs of familiar Palmer locations are included. Comprehensive maps guide the reader through Palmer's villages and portray every railroad route. But this book is not just about trains. It tells how railroads affected everyday life, from the wealthy men who controlled the lines to the personal stories of past generations. Here are the stories of corporate swindles, ghost railroads, and the town's lively trolley system.
When the Railroad Advisory Board first began talking about compiling our collections, railroad experiences . research to create a book about Palmer's railroads, we found ourselves faced with an exciting opportunity that was driven and defined by the enthusiasm of our peers and the entire community. We quickly understood the gravity of our task to produce what would become the first extensive and significant town history published in over a century. Several people rallied and cheered us on, and many came forward offering assistance plus valuable gems of Palmers rail road history, probably because this is the first book of its kind about the "Town of Seven Railroads." These people completed a circle of confidence and added to the enthusiasm we felt as writers about such an intricate and broad Palmer-based subject.
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