Tag Archives: Old Colony Railroad
Lonesome train on a lonesome track
Without a date, it’s hard to know if this train belonged to the Old Colony Rail Road, or the Old Colony and Fall River, or the Old Colony and Newport (you can imagine that Fall River was a little peeved … Continue reading
Howland’s Lane Bridge
Two years ago, we noted that the wooden planks in the Howland’s Lane bridge over the railroad tracks needed to be replaced, an issue had been under discussion for a decade. The bridge, built in the 1870s and renovated during the 1930s, … Continue reading
New exhibit: I hear that train a-coming…
For more about Old Colony Railroad, check out the Local History Room’s exhibit case. At one of their earliest meetings, the Directors of the Old Colony Railroad voted to give the engines historical names related to Plymouth. The “Mayflower” along … Continue reading
Train tickets
The purple trains that stop in Kingston along the Old Colony line to connect commuters to the larger regional rail system have a long and interesting history. The Massachusetts Legislature chartered the Old Colony Railroad on March 16, 1844. John … Continue reading
