As a 78 year old man that was born and raised in Lowell with a grandfather that was a conductor on the B&M and a dad that worked at HE Fletcher's quarry, I still have a picture of me as a child standing on the back of the 410 buried in the weeds on the property of the quarry, sometime in the fifty's.
I have just come across your channel this past weekend.. I have no idea why it was never suggested to me prior to now seeing how long and the content of which I've viewed and subscribed to.. in any case I have found it now and I absolutely love the content. What an awesome informative channel you have. Keep it coming it is a history lesson worth sharing..thank you for doing so.
I live in and love NH but I will always miss my hometown of Lowell. If it wasn't so expensive to buy something there I would even consider moving back.
Currently going to Lowell High School, and I walk over these train tracks daily. I never knew until this video that actually trains with freight used to run right up into downtown Lowell.
Great video! I immediately think of the B&A’s Highland Branch (now the Green Line’s D branch) as another location where railroad tracks were converted to trolley tracks.
The high speed trolley line from Ashmont to Mattapan is another. At one time the railroad ran beyond Mattapan to join the "Second District" on the way to Readville.
Another great video and thanks for the hystory on the 410 and the combine car. I think it would be very cool if you did similar videos about the other surviving boston and maine railroad steam locomotives. As well as the early Diesel locomotives that still survive!! Hope you consider this and happy Thanksgiving!!
Being from the Lowell myself this video was an absolute treat. I learned a lot from this video. I never knew the trolley line was actually an industrial spur. I knew it was used in the 1900’s but I didn’t know that it was use till that late. it also reminds me of an abandoned passenger car that’s probably Ex B&M that’s not too far from there up in Tyngsborough. The diagrams reminded me of them as they look relatively the same.
A little known fact is that in model RR's long S curve wooden bridges are popular but in real life they were rare, but in Lowell the B&M has one that curved behind the warehouses over a canal, but it was only about the length of a football field
1:30 "The Middlesex Canal was an early solution to the freight and transportation problems" Well, the image at 1:33 certainly isn't that canal. That's either a water supply or a channelized creek but, with a weir like that in it, it's not going to be transporting any freight.
We agree! Occasionally, we are unable to locate photos which match up 100% with narration, and instead must use images of the surrounding area or atmosphere, as in this case.
As a 78 year old man that was born and raised in Lowell with a grandfather that was a conductor on the B&M and a dad that worked at HE Fletcher's quarry, I still have a picture of me as a child standing on the back of the 410 buried in the weeds on the property of the quarry, sometime in the fifty's.
U GUYS DO OUTSTANDING WORK BOTH IN NARRATIVE AND CAMERA WORK, hats off
This was a great history lesson that was easy to follow along. Thanks for producing this
Thank you for yet another amazing video!
I have had the pleasure of working on the 410 with Jim Nigzus and Dan Hyde for a few years, great video.
Awesome job another great video!
That 0-6-0 switcher looks just like like my 61 year old Mantua switcher.
Love the old B&M!
Nicely done !! 👍🚂🚃
I have just come across your channel this past weekend.. I have no idea why it was never suggested to me prior to now seeing how long and the content of which I've viewed and subscribed to.. in any case I have found it now and I absolutely love the content. What an awesome informative channel you have. Keep it coming it is a history lesson worth sharing..thank you for doing so.
Great Video - Thanks for sharing !
One grandfather was a lineman for B&M in Lowell and my other grandfather was an accountant for B&M in Lowell in the 40s, 50s.
You do an awesome job at this. Nice work!
Lowell will always be a part of life ..978 till the end
I live in and love NH but I will always miss my hometown of Lowell. If it wasn't so expensive to buy something there I would even consider moving back.
This video slaps.
Thank you for making this! Really informative video.
Currently going to Lowell High School, and I walk over these train tracks daily. I never knew until this video that actually trains with freight used to run right up into downtown Lowell.
Great video! I immediately think of the B&A’s Highland Branch (now the Green Line’s D branch) as another location where railroad tracks were converted to trolley tracks.
The high speed trolley line from Ashmont to Mattapan is another. At one time the railroad ran beyond Mattapan to join the "Second District" on the way to Readville.
I had dinner with the National Park Service chief and told him of this loco. His agents scooped it up! 1982.
Excellent series, have you considered doing one about Newburyport?
Another great video and thanks for the hystory on the 410 and the combine car. I think it would be very cool if you did similar videos about the other surviving boston and maine railroad steam locomotives. As well as the early Diesel locomotives that still survive!! Hope you consider this and happy Thanksgiving!!
Being from the Lowell myself this video was an absolute treat. I learned a lot from this video. I never knew the trolley line was actually an industrial spur. I knew it was used in the 1900’s but I didn’t know that it was use till that late. it also reminds me of an abandoned passenger car that’s probably Ex B&M that’s not too far from there up in Tyngsborough. The diagrams reminded me of them as they look relatively the same.
Glad that you enjoyed the video! The car in Tyngsborough is indeed a former B&M wooden coach, very much like what combine 1244 was built as.
Whereabouts is the one in tyngsboro the one on Lakeview?
Should do one of Littleton NH
I second that. He did one on Whitefield NH and Woodsville NH. All connected on the same line.
@@alexbrown6461 Exactly
A little known fact is that in model RR's long S curve wooden bridges are popular but in real life they were rare, but in Lowell the B&M has one that curved behind the warehouses over a canal, but it was only about the length of a football field
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1:30 "The Middlesex Canal was an early solution to the freight and transportation problems"
Well, the image at 1:33 certainly isn't that canal. That's either a water supply or a channelized creek but, with a weir like that in it, it's not going to be transporting any freight.
We agree! Occasionally, we are unable to locate photos which match up 100% with narration, and instead must use images of the surrounding area or atmosphere, as in this case.
I definitely remember Spaghettiville way way back when.