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Demolition of Railroad Bridge off Main St. - 1989
In May of 1989 the last of the railroad bridge was removed to make way for the new foot bridge over the Assabet River and the new Tobin Park.
Summer Street Railroad Crossing Sterograph
A stereograph showing the railroad crossing at Summer Street.
Railroad Bridge Removal - 1982
This was the B&M railroad bridge over the Assabet River. The Maynard DPW was in charge of the removal. The Raynor Scrap Company of Worcester, MA had the demolition contract. The I beams on the center span was brought to MBTA yard in Somerville, MA…
Fitchburg Railroad Waybill - 1872
A receipt of goods shipped to H. H. Townsend, Union Depot (Manchester), New Hampshire from the Assabet Manufacturing Co. ( woolen mill) via the Marlboro Division of the Fitchburg Railroad. Amory Maynard at that that time was the Mill Agent.…
W. F. Litchfield Coal & Wood - ca 1900
The coal company picking up coal that was delivered by the Delaware & Hudson railroad car.
Dismantling Boston & Maine Railroad Bridge over the Assabet River - 1980
A collection of eight photos (5 shown) of the bridge off Main Street.
File Folder for Maynard Transportation
Eight folders that contain histories, newspaper clippings, schedules, tickets, boating news, train wrecks and accident information and general information on the state of public transportation in Maynard
Boston & Maine Railroad Schedule - 1924
Time table for the Boston to Fitchburg line including the Ashburnham, Greenville, Watertown and Milford Branchl.
Old Colony System - New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad - 1895
Local time table
The Old Colony System did not directly serve Maynard. The closest Old Colony station would have been at Concord Junction or N. Sudbury.
Shown is the cover, a map of the system and a sample page of stations and fares.
Shown is the cover, a map of the system and a sample page of stations and fares.
Railroad Spikes
Spikes from the Boston & Maine RR, Marlboro Branch of the Fitchburg Division in Maynard.
Originally chartered as the Lancaster & Sterling R. R. On Monday after Thanksgiving in Dec 1848 work commenced on the gravel pit at "Brooks Crossing" now…
Originally chartered as the Lancaster & Sterling R. R. On Monday after Thanksgiving in Dec 1848 work commenced on the gravel pit at "Brooks Crossing" now…
Boston & Maine Railroad Station & Train early 1900's
Maynard, MA
Pictured is the train about to leave for Boston. Before the arrival of automobiles several trains per day left Maynard for Boston and Marlboro.
Boston and Maine Railroad Station - 1908
The back of the second card is for address only as regulated by the U.S. Post Office. In 1908 address message were allowed on backside.
Train Wreck at Maynard - April 16, 1911
Boston and Maine Railroad
This occurred near the upper end of High Street on a Sunday afternoon. Nobody was seriously injured.
This occurred near the upper end of High Street on a Sunday afternoon. Nobody was seriously injured.
Boston and Maine Railroad Bridge - 1912
Small, lower bridge is the Litchfield Bridge, a private bridge that gave access to the coal yard.
Boston & Maine Railroad Train Wreck at Baker Bridge - 1905
Lincoln, Massachusetts
Trains collided at Baker Bridge in Lincoln on the Boston & Maine Railroad on November 26, 1905. Several Maynard people on the train from Boston. Miss May Campbell was killed. Others seriously injured - Mr. and Mrs. Albert Batley, Harvey Broadbent…