B. and M. Freight Yard

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By 1914, the year this postcard was made, the Boston & Maine Railroad controlled a web of lines from Boston to the Connecticut Valley into Maine and New Hampshire. In the late 1890s, under Charles Mellen (1851-1927), the Boston & Maine was networked with the Maine Central and New York, Ontario & Western railroads. The freight yard pictured here was typical for its day. On the left are turntables, used to shunt cars or trains to specific tracks. This freight yard in Deerfield, Massachusetts, shipped the produce and goods made in nearby communities. The Boston & Maine Railroad was reorganized as Guilford Rail Systems in 1981.

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Item typePhotograph
Postcard
Datecirca 1914
PlaceDeerfield, Massachusetts
TopicTransportation, Travel, Tourism
Land, Environment, Geography
Industry, Occupation, Work
EraProgressive Era, World War I, 1900–1928
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatPhotography
Catalog #1997.08.01.0047
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B. and M. Freight Yard. Photograph. ca. 1914. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1997-08-01-0047/. Accessed on December 9, 2024.

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