Railroad Stations in Massachusetts

RAILROAD STATIONS

IN

MASSACHUSETTS

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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.

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Recent Updates:

May 26, 2013: Updated Barnstable County [added postcard: Pleasant Lake]; Bristol County [added photo and postcard: North Easton]; Essex County [added postcard: Salisbury Point]; Franklin County [added postcard: Erving]; Middlesex County [added postcard: Farm Hill]; Norfolk County [added link: Wellesley Hills {orig.}; added photos: Wellesley Hills {orig.} (3); added postcard: Stoughton]; Worcester County [added photos: Leominster (4)]; Color Postcard Archive [added postcard: Stoughton (Norf. Co.)]; Other Stations Page (Gone) [added postcards: Woods Hole (Barns. Co.); Florence (Berk. Co.); Clifton (2), North Lawrence (Ess. Co.); South River (P), South River (F), Farley, Greenfield (2), Shelburne Jct., South Deerfield (B&M) (F) (Frank. Co.); Ware (B&M) (P), West Ware, Leeds (Hamps. Co.); Tyngsboro (Mid. Co.); Quincy Adams {repl.}, Dedham {repl.} (Norf. Co.); Brockton (2) (Ply. Co.); South Boston (F) (NH), Winthrop Highlands, Fairmount/Hyde Park {orig.} (Suff. Co.); Jefferson (CM), Sterling Jct. (Worc. Co.)]; Other Stations Page (Check) [added postcards: Deerfield (F) (Frank. Co.); East Middleboro (Ply. Co.)]; Further Reference Page [added 1 title to the MA Bks. section; added 2 titles to the MA. Arts. section]; Verify Page [added query: Oak Hill (Mid. Co.)]; Field Operatives Page [thanks again, Rich! thanks to all of the usual suspects!]; Index (Count) Page [9 stations newly pictured: Quincy Adams {repl.}, South Deerfield (NH) (F), Florence, Leeds, Wellesley Hills {orig.}, Ware (B&M) (P), South River (F), Shelburne Jct., South Boston (NH) (F)]

May 4, 2013: Updated Berkshire County [added photos: Lennox, Williamstown]; Essex County [added photos: Beverly (3), Danvers Jct. (4); added link: Swamscott]; Hampden County [added postcard: Springfield {repl.}, added link: West Springfield]; Middlesex County [added photos: Wayland (F); added postcards: Waltham Highlands, Lexington; added link: Wayland (F)]; Norfolk County [added postcard: Dover; added link: Wellesley Hills {orig.}]; Color Postcard Archive [added postcards: Weymouth (Norf. Co.); Jamaica Plain (Suff. Co.)]; Other Stations Page (Gone) [added link: Russell (F), (Worc. Co.); added photos: Salem (2) (Ess. Co.); added postcards: Wellfleet (P) (2), Wellfleet (F), Sandwich (2) (Barns. Co.); Pittsfield {orig.} North Adams (Berk. Co.); Cotley Jct. (Bris. Co.); Danversport (P), Danversport (F), Montserrat (Ess. Co.); Huntington (B&A) (Hamps. Co.); Auburndale (3), Marlboro (NH), Clematis Brook, Ordway, Chelmsford {orig.}, South Billerica, Waltham (CM), North Chelmsford (Mid. Co.); Needham Hts., Dedham (F), Clicqout {orig.}, (Norf. Co.); Boston/Kneeland St. (NH), Boston/Dewey Sq., Back Bay, Boston/B&L {3rd}, Boston/North Station, Boston/Haymarket (2) (Suff. Co.); Jamesville, Hopedale, Coldbrook (Worc. Co.)]; Other Stations Page (Check) [added postcards: Truro (Barn. Co.); Weymouth, North Foxboro (Norf. Co.); Abington (Ply. Co.); Jamaica Plain (Suff. Co.)]; Further Reference Page [added 1 title to the Depots section, four titles to the MA Arts section]; Field Operatives Page [long-belated thanks to Rick, Margery, Robert, and Dan--sorry! thanks again, Jonelle; thanks to all of the usual suspects!]; Index (Count) Page [7 stations newly pictured: Danversport (P), Danversport (F), Dedham (F), South Billerica, Waltham (CM), Huntington (B&A)

January 8, 2012 [see archive]

Stations Still Standing in Massachusetts: Click on a county:

Barnstable	Berkshire	Bristol	Dukes	Essex
Franklin	Hampden	Hampshire	Middlesex	Nantucket
Norfolk	Plymouth	Suffolk	Worcester

Current Total: 303 standing stations listed / 1098 different stations pictured

Other Station Lists, Photos, and Information: Click on the 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:

In this post-9/11 world, be careful not to behave so as to raise suspicions, especially around railroad installations (yards, bridges, structures). Carry identitification 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 will 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 occasionally will 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.

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Page designed by Gary LaPointe (and Michael Sellers)

Table format and "Navigating the Stations" text designed by Charles Woolever

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