Boston & Maine in the 19th Century

by Bruce D. Heald Ph. D.

Overview

All the romance of early railroading in northern New England pervades Boston & Maine in the 19th Century. This fascinating journey begins in the 1830s with an 8-mile line that just kept growing. By the end of the century, Boston & Maine was traveling over 2,324 miles of track. This first pictorial history of the Boston & Maine explores the heyday of an enterprising railroad. Using spectacular images, most of which have never before been published, the book takes us along scenic stretches of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738505466
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	03/14/2001
Series:	Images of Rail
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	1,068,571
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.31(d)

About the Author

Through the generosity of the Boston and Main Rail Road Historical Society, Bruce D. Heald, Ph.D., was able to assemble this tribute to a transportation dynasty. Working with rare photographs and original documents from the society's extensive archives, he has produced a work that is destined to please not only railroad enthusiasts but also residents of northeastern regions crossed by rail.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	6
	Introduction	7
1.	The Advent of the Railroad in Northern New England	9
	The Boston & Lowell Railroad
	The Nashua & Lowell Railroad
	The Eastern Railroad
	The Maine Central Railroad
	The Northern Railroad
	The Amoskeag Manufacturing Company
2.	Railroad Expansion in Northern New England	53
	The Concord Railroad
	The Boston, Concord & Montreal Railroad
	The Central Massachusetts Railroad
	The Concord & Montreal Railroad
3.	A Dynasty Is Born: The Boston & Maine	83
Appendix A	Type and Class of Boston & Maine Locomotives	113
Appendix B	Component Railroad Lines Forming the Boston & Maine System	128