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MASSACHUSETTSRailroad Stations in Massachusetts
, now in its twenty-fourth 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. Nearly 1300 different stations are now pictured!Anyone interested in seeking out the stations listed on this website or the locations where former stations once stood is strongly urged to consult Matt Cosgro's excellent website Nashua City Station for clear maps of every station site in the state of Massachusetts (and throughout New England).
A rare but necessary commercial advertisement on this site: John H. Roy Jr.'s comprehensive and painstakingly researched book A Field Guide to Southern New England Railroad Depots and Freight Houses has been published by Branch Line Press of Pepperell MA. Click here for more information and to order a copy. This book joins Karr's and Lindsell's books as indispensible works on rail lines in southern and northern New England.
Can You Help? Can you help to resolve any of the various depot mysteries on the site's Verify Page?
Recent Updates:
January 30, 2022: Updated Barnstable County [added postcard: Chatham]; Berkshire County [added photo: Adams]; Bristol County [added postcard: Attleboro (westbound)]; Essex County [added photo: South Essex (Conomo); added postcards: Beverly, East Boxford]; Middlesex County [added photo: Bedford (P); added postcards: West Concord, Holliston, Lexington, Wakefield, Wakefield Centre, Weston, Stoneham]; Norfolk County [added photo: Wellesley Hills (orig.)]; Suffolk County [added postcards: Allston]; Worcester County [added postcard: South Lancaster/Thayer]; Color Postcard Archive [added postcards: Attleboro (westbound) (Bris. Co.); Greenfield (Frank. Co.)]; Other Stations Page (Gone) [added maplet: Natick (orig.) (Mid. Co.); added link: East Brookfield (Worc. Co.); added postcards: Pittsfield (1st Union) (Berk. Co.); Merrimac (P & F), Montserrat (Ess. Co.); Greenfield (Frank. Co.); Norwottuck (CM), Ware (B&M) (Hampsh. Co.); Natick (orig.) {2}, Merrimack St. (Lowell), Marlboro (B&M), Woburn, Tyngsboro, Waltham (Mid. Co.); Brookline Hills, Cypress St./Brookline Hills, Needham Hts. (Norf. Co.); Bridgewater (orig.) (P & F) (Ply. Co.); Orient Hts., Pleasant St. (Winthrop), Winthrop Beach, Winter Centre, Winthrop Highlands, Causeway St. (Boston), State St. (elev.) (Boston), Oak Island, Northampton St. (elev.) (Boston), Jamaica Plain (prop. station), Jamaica Plain (orig.), Jamaica Plain (2nd) {4}, Forest Hills (orig.), Pleasant St. (B&A) (orig) (Suff. Co.); Jefferson (CM), Lancaster, Winchendon (B&A), West Boylston (CM) (Worc.Co.)]; Other Stations Page (Check) [added postcards: Cotley Jct./Middleboro {2}, Lincoln Park (trolley) (Bris. Co.), Williamsville (Worc, Co.]; Further Reference Page [added 1 title to MA Bks. Sect. (Herbert & Povall); added 5 titles to MA. Arts. Sect. (ARiehl {3}, Howe, Koester)]; Links Page [added 1 link to MA RR Sites Sect.: Boston Elevated...)]; Verify Page [resolved Mystery Depot #7; added query: Mystery Depot #8 (w/ image)]; Field Operatives Page [Thanks again, Ron, Richard, and Lin! Thanks again to all of the usual suspects!]; Index (Count) Page [7 stations newly pictured: by image: Merrimac (F) (Ess. Co.); Norwottuck (CM) (Hampsh. Co.); Bridgewater (orig. F) (Ply. Co.); Cypress St./Brookline Hills, Jamaica Plain (orig.), Jamaica Plain (2nd) (Suff. Co.), Williamsville (Worc. Co.). Also, upgraded 16 different images, site-wide.
Previous Updates: 11/18/20 8/26/20 7/2/20 4/16/20 3/10/20 2/5/20 12/6/19 6/13/19 3/11/19 12/22/18 8/1/18 7/15/18 7/15/18 8/1/18 3/19/19 2/22/18 11/12/18 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)
Current Total: 305 standing stations listed /
1295 different stations pictured Other Station Lists, Photos, and Information: Click on ANY additional link
you would like to see (some links not yet created; please check back):
Navigating
the Stations:
A few notes if you're planning on visiting these stations:
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 will occasionally rotate different people's photos on the
county pages. If you send me a photo scan, I will inscribe an attribution to
you; if you prefer to do it yourself, please inscribe in small letters at
top or bottom the year of the photo, and your full name. I typically will
list multiple camera symbols; on the Counties pages, this usually signifies current
photos plus black-and-white images from days gone by (for purposes of comparison), while
on the Other Stations Page, these usually 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
image here. For the record, I allow no advertising and make no money from
the site; in fact, it costs me money to maintain it.
Page designed by Gary LaPointe (and Michael Sellers)
Charles WooleverTable format and "Navigating the Stations" text designed by
©1998 Gary LaPointe
This site uses GIF images from
Ken Houghton's RailImages