RAILROAD STATIONS

MASSACHUSETTS

Railroad Stations in Massachusetts, now in its twentieth year, is a site devoted to the history, location, and uses of railroad depots, whether still standing or long gone, throughout the thirteen counties of Massachusetts. Readers are invited to consult the tables and links below and submit additions, corrections, photos, and comments to make this a more detailed, more precise, and more complete site.

• November 12, 2017  Updated Berkshire County [added maplet: Chester {orig. B&A}]; Bristol County [added maplet: Norton]; Hampshire County [added photo: Amherst (CV)]; Middlesex County [added maplet: Newton Center {orig.}; added postcard: Lexington; added photo: Townsend (F)]; Norfolk County [added maplet: Needham Hts., added postcards: Needham Center, South Walpole, South Weymouth {3}, Millis]; Worcester County [added maplet: Webster (B&A); added postcards: Worcester Union {2}];  Color Postcard Archive [added postcards: Attleboro Jct. (Bris. Co.), Lynn (4th) (Ess. Co.); Hanover, Scituate(Ply. Co.); Park St. (subway) {3} (Suff. Co.); Worcester Union (Worc. Co.)]; Other Stations Page (Check) [added postcards: Montvale (Mid. Co.); Winslows Crossing (Ply. Co.); Park St. (subway) (Suff. Co.);]; Other Stations Page (Gone) [added maplets: Sandwich (Barns. Co.); Norton (F) (Bris. Co.); Ipswich, Haverhill {2} (Ess. Co.); Newton (B&A) (Mid. Co.); West Medway (P&F) Needham Hts. (Norf. Co.); Boston Park Square,  Kneeland St. (Suff. Co.); Barre Plains (B&M), Barre Plains (B&A), Webster (NH), Milford (B&A {orig.}), Milford (NH P&F) (Worc. Co.); added postcards: Woods Hole {repl.}, Hyannis (Barn. Co.); North Adams (Berk. Co.); Taunton {orig.}, Attleboro Jct. (Bris. Co.); Pleasant Hill, Lynn (4th) {2} (Ess. Co.); Lake Pleasant {orig}, Greenfield, Charlemont, Northfield (CV) (Frank. Co.); Huntington (B&A {orig.}) (Hamps. Co.); Medway, Medway{orig.}, Medfield Jct. {repl.} (Norf. Co.); Hanover, Middleboro, Scituate (Ply. Co.); Readville, West Roxbury {orig.}, Boston Causeway (2nd East.) (Suff. Co.); Milford (NH), Jefferson (CM) {2}, Worcester (B&M {orig.}), Worcester (Foster St.) (B&L) {orig.}) {2} (Worc. Co.)]; Further Reference Page [added two titles to MA Bks. section (B&M Publicity, Arsenault); added five titles to MA Arts. section (Thompson {2}, Whitney {2}. Waite); added one title to Depots section: Arsenault]; Field Operatives Page [thanks to all of the usual suspects!]; Index (Count) Page [12 stations newly pictured: by maplets {3}: Norton (F), Milford (NH) (F), Milford (B&A) (F); by images {9}: Park St. (subway), Huntington (B&A {orig.}), Attleboro Jct., Winslows Crossing, Worcester (Foster St.) (B&L), Worcester (B&M {orig.}), Taunton {orig.}, Medway {orig.}, Northfield (CV).

Previous Updates:   5/4/17  1/23/17   10/22/16   11/17/16   9/20/16   8/15/16   6/20/16   1/10/16   6/24/15   1/9/15   10/4/14  4/19/14   6/9/14   5/26/13   5/4/13   1/8/12   10/8/11   6/7/11   12/30/10   9/23/10   9/12/10   6/10/10       12/29/09   10/3/09   6/25/09   5/10/09   1/2/09   10/5/08   6/30.08   5/10/08   2/6/08   11/18/07   6/27/07   2/12/07   2/10/07    9/17/06   6/10/06   5/30/06   2/17/06   12/4/05  (see update archive)                                                                                                                                                                             

 Stations Still Standing in Massachusetts: click on a county:

A few notes if you're planning on visiting these stations:

• In this post-9/11 world, be careful not to behave so as to raise suspicions, especially around railroad installations (yards, bridges, structures).  Carry   identification and if asked, be forthright about who you are and what your intentions are.
• Stations listed as Private are usually someone's home. Some people don't care that you like trains and don't want anyone around taking pictures. Ask first!
• Stations listed as Business are just that, and photos can be easily had.
• Stations listed as Municipal are local/state run offices such as police, fire, library, highway, and village offices. Hours are usually 9-5 if you want to look around.
• Stations listed as Society are owned by a society, and may also contain a museum.
• Track is In Use means that there is an active railroad using the tracks. Be careful around the tracks and always ask for permission when on railroad property.
• Station Type = Combination, Freight, and Passenger.
• "Moved" means that the address given is the current, not the original location of the station. Consult "Notes" column.

If I don't have a piece of information, such as a built date or street, you'll see a ???. Please e-mail me a message if you are able to contribute information to this page. Be sure to include what station you are referring to (railroad and city).

Photos: A camera next to a town or city name indicates a photo of that station located in the archive; a red camera indicates an historical map image of the station.  Click on either camera to see the image.  As I often receive duplicate photos or different views of the same station, I may occasionally rotate different people's photos on the county pages. If you send me a photo scan, please inscribe in small letters at top or bottom a copyright symbol, the year of the photo, and your full name; see the photo above as a example. I typically list multiple camera symbols; on the Counties pages, this usually signifies a current photo plus a black-and-white image from days gone by (for purposes of comparison), while on the Other Stations Page, these signify multiple "historical" black-and-white photos. I believe that all photos included at this site that are not attributed to the individuals who submitted them are in the public domain and that their use does not violate any copyright laws; please write to me if you know this not to be the case for any photo here.