Great find! I have never seen any of these. The Photos range from 1908 to the early 1920s but all concentrate on the Forest Hills Extension, and various changes.
Gerry. STM/BSRA
The next stop is Washington. Change for Forest Hills Trains on the Winter St. Platform, and Everett Trains on the Summer St. Platform. This is an Ashmont train, change for Braintree at Columbia.
Anyone know why there's two coaches just sitting on the Needham Line in this picture? Did the New Haven use that center track as a small storage yard or something?
"The destination of this train is [BEEP BEEP]" -announcement on an Ashmont train.
The scrapping took place on all tracks, including the former elevated yard. The yard was used for four months, from August 1913 to December 1913. The surface yard was connected in 1914. Scrapping took place between 1919 and 1921. Third rail was still in place at the time. I would date the photo as before Shea Yard opened ca. 1911 - 1913.
Gerry. STM/BSRA
The next stop is Washington. Change for Forest Hills Trains on the Winter St. Platform, and Everett Trains on the Summer St. Platform. This is an Ashmont train, change for Braintree at Columbia.