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Connecticut River Railroads and Connections Volume 4 IV Claremont Branch East of
Connecticut River Railroads and Connections Volume 4 IV Claremont Branch East of
Connecticut River Railroads and Connections Volume 4 IV Claremont Branch East of
Connecticut River Railroads and Connections Volume 4 IV Claremont Branch East of
Connecticut River Railroads and Connections Volume 4 IV Claremont Branch East of
Connecticut River Railroads and Connections Volume 4 IV Claremont Branch East of
Connecticut River Railroads and Connections Volume 4 IV Claremont Branch East of
Connecticut River Railroads and Connections Volume 4 IV Claremont Branch East of
Connecticut River Railroads and Connections Volume 4 IV Claremont Branch East of

Connecticut River Railroads and Connections Volume 4 IV Claremont Branch East of


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Connecticut River Railroads and Connections Volume 4 IV Claremont Branch East of
 
Connecticut River Railroads and Connections Volume 4 IV Claremont Branch East of M.P. 4 Operations BY RW Nimke (SIGNED)
Hard Cover with dust jacket  Reflection for the lights on some photos.
202 pages
Copyright 1992

CONTENTS
M.P. 4 - EAST Pages 1-112
FREIGHT OPERATIONS Boston & Maine Railroad  Pages 113-125
FREIGHT OPERATIONS Claremont & Concord Railway Pages 126-135
PASSENGER OPERATIONS Boston & Maine Railroad Pages 136-154
PASSENGER OPERATIONS
WN&P Division, Boston & Maine Railroad  Pages 155-160
PASSENGER OPERATIONS
Claremont & Concord Railway Pages 161-165
RPO LAST RUN March 31, 1955  Pages 166-169
LAST DAY OF GAS CAR October 29, 1955 Page 171
NOT ON THE TIMECARD  Pages 172-176
BLOUNT OPERATIONS Pages 177-180
PULLING BACK (Abandonments)  Pages 181-184
Pages 188-199
GOOD FRIDAY APRIL 1963 Last Trip from Bradford  Pages 185-187
CHANDLERS MILLS Page 200
VOLUME III REVISITED Pages 201-202
INTRODUCTION
We have finally finished the Branch with this second volume on it. It was very evident why the line was built and very evident why the Boston & Maine wanted to unload it. One can't fault them for that. If anyone could have made a go of the Branch, Sam Pinsley sure had the people that could do it. Times change and one only has to look just in the past few years here in New England and see the dramatic change in railroading, most of it not for the good.
A little over two miles is all that is left of the Branch with what appears to be only slight hope of it ever approaching anywhere near what it was, even within the Claremont area. It has been a sad sight to see but at least these two volumes will keep its past available for those in the future to see and read what once was. This is nowhere near a complete picture but hopefully enough has been covered to whet the appetite of most.
I made several new friends with this volume who were very, very, helpful in digging up facts about its industries. Only wish more time could have been spent along those lines as there is a wealth of information out there and only time and an automobile is needed to dig it out. One could make a project just on one town alone (maybe several small ones for one book). Most of mine are picture books, as you know, and I try to tell it in pictures. Even so, quite a bit of research goes into each and I have found that you cannot write about someplace you haven't at least seen. Or even use photos without having some idea of what you're looking at. Even then I goof once in a while. Sometimes the print has the wrong info on the back but more often than not, I didn't do my homework correctly or thoroughly enough. Let's get back to this book.
Some of you will probably not take too keenly to the abandonment section. Unfortunately it has a part in most railroads and is a part of the overall picture. The same applies to derailments. They, too, are a part of railroading, like it or not. There isn't much sense in saying "what if" about this Branch. I don't believe much could have been done to save it under the circumstances. Like I said in the other volume, it sure was too bad that the area along M.P. 4 (Washington St.) wasn't developed industrially instead of shopping plazas. I understand that the former Davis & Symonds property is next to be developed by a non-rail user. Might just as well, as that and the Barney Bass property are all that are left out there. Noticed recently that one of the large plaza buildings is to be auctioned off and it was never rented. So be it.
Hope you like your trip on the Branch and down to Emerson. They were a bit complicated but were fun to put together. Main Line Bellows Falls thru Wells River next.

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