Depot: (
Satellite, "a bank and a parking lot now occupy the site" [
railroad])
Roundhouse: (
Satellite, the land has been repurposed.)
A B&M president sold a lot of the railroad's real estate to make the finances of his administration look good. This depot was torn down in 1960 and replaced with a cinder-block shack in 1960. [
railroad]
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Millyard Museum posted
Remember the old B&M Railroad Station in Manchester? We have great shots of the exterior but we're seeking any interior photos you might have to share! email to history@manchesterhistoric.org — with Bob Backus. |
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Raymond Storey posted
MANCHESTER NH |
The station was south of Granite Street between the tracks and Canal Street. Note the roundhouse at the bottom of this aerial and the railyard in the lower-right corner. It looks like the yard had some team tracks and maybe a freight house.
When I investigated the "canal" in the above aerial, I discovered that it was a tailrace. The headrace ended near the top of the above aerial. The aerial below shows the entire headrace and the rest of the tailrace. In the 1800s, all of the old buildings between today's Commercial and Bedford Streets north of Granite Street would have been water powered mills.
A power loom.
An excellent example of the water powered
line shafts that powered the looms.
The Science Center has a lego model of the textile mill complex.
The model includes some interior scenes.
Boston & Maine had "spokes" at the four points of the compass and a fifth one going Southeast.
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| 1957/59 Suncook and 1953/58 Manchester Quads @ 62,500 |
The tower that controlled the junction with the track going South and the track that went Southeast and East is extant. And so is a switch stand.
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