RAILROAD STATIONS

MASSACHUSETTS

Railroad Stations in Massachusetts 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.

• June 9, 2014 Updated Bristol County [added photo: Dean St. (Taunton); added postcard: Attleboro (eastbound)]; Essex County  [added photo: Beverly; added postcards: Haggets, North Andover (P) {2}, Amesbury/Salisbury Point, Bradford;  Hampden County [added postcard: Palmer]; Middlesex County [added photo: Bedford (P); added postcards: Kendall Green {2}, Lexington, Stoneham]; Plymouth County [added postcards: South Hanson, Edaville {4}]; Worcester County [added postcard: Westborough]; Color Postcard Archive [added postcards: Hamilton-Wenham, Bradford (Ess. Co.); Stoneham, Shirley (Mid. Co.)]; Other Stations Page (Gone) [added postcards:  Sandwich {3} (Barn. Co.); North Wilbraham {2}, Glendale (Berk. Co.;  Devereaux, Hamilton-Wenham {orig.}, Rockport, South Lawrence (Ess. Co.); Lowell (Middlesex St.), Lowell (2nd Union), Medford {orig.}, Greenwood (Mid. Co.); Siasconsett (Nant. Co.); North Cohasset {model} (Norf. Co.); Kingston {orig.} (Ply. Co.), Pratt's Jct., North Grafton, Ashburnham (Worc. Co.)]; Other Stations Page (Check) [added postcards: West Mansfield, Cranes (Bris. Co.), Montvale (Mid. Co.)]; Verify Page [added query: Gloucester area standing station?]; Field Operatives Page [long-belated thanks to Chris L.!  thanks to all of the usual suspects!]; Index (Count) Page [5 stations newly pictured: Kingston {orig.}, Lowell (Middlesex St.), Medford {orig.}, Glendale, Edaville]                                                                                                                                                                                            

• April 19, 2014 Updated Berkshire County [added postcard: Williamstown, Stockbridge]; Bristol County [added postcards: Touisset, North Easton]; Essex County  [added postcards: Amesbury, Beverly {2}]; Middlesex County [added photos: Newton Centre (baggage) {2}; added postcards: Newton Upper Falls, Newton Highlands, Lexington]; Worcester County [added photo: Leominster]; Color Postcard Archive [added postcards: South Wellfleet (Barns.), Feeding Hills (Hampd. Co.), Brockton (Ply. Co.), Revere Beach (Suff. Co.)]; Other Stations Page (Gone) [added postcards: South Wellfleet, Provincetown {orig.}, Buzzard's Bay {repl.} (Barn. Co.;  Phillips Beach, Clifton, Beach Bluff {orig.}, Haverhill, Salisbury {2} (Ess. Co.); East Northfield (Frank. Co.), Springfield {orig.} (Hampd. Co.); Clematis Brook, Eliot, Reading Highlands, Oak Grove/Malden, Lowell Jct. {orig.} (Mid. Co.); Siasconsett (Nant. Co.), Dedham {2}, Wellesley, Wellesley {interior} (Norf. Co.); Nantasket Jct., Seaside (Ply. Co.), Ocean Spray, Revere Beach (Suff. Co.);  Farnumsville, Bolton (P), Bolton (F), Gardner, East Gardner, Berlin (B&M), South Ashburnham {2}, Webster (NH), Charlton, Worcester/Foster St. {2} (Worc. Co.)]; Other Stations Page (Check) [added postcards: West Falmouth (Barn. Co.);  Ocean Grove (Bris. Co.), Bemis, Wedegmere {orig.} (Mid. Co.), Caryville {2} (Norf. Co.)]; Further Reference Page [added 10 titles to the MA Arts section]; Field Operatives Page [long-belated thanks to Chris!  thanks to all of the usual suspects!]; Index (Count) Page [10 stations newly pictured: Farnumsville, Eliot, Bolton (F), Beach Bluff {orig.}, Reading Highlands, Berlin (B&M), Oak Grove/Malden, Springfield (orig.), Lowell Jct. {orig.}, Worcester/Foster St.]

 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: If you see a camera next to a town or city name, that means there is a photo of that station located in the archive. Click on the camera to see the photo. 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.