by gokeefe
I am doing some graduate research on passenger ridership on the B&M between Boston and Portland (and potentially MEC ridership as well) ... I have managed to narrow down the data source I'm looking for as "Form 559-A" which the B&MRRHS has one copy of from Seabrook, NH for an unspecified month in 1942. If anyone has old copies of these forms for either the Eastern Route or the Western Route (prefer "Western Route") for any period I would really appreciate the opportunity to obtain a digital scan of the document.
The purpose of the research is to attempt to make a per capita comparison of passenger train utilization today vs. passenger train utilization in the "legacy" era for the towns and cities along the route with a strong focus on those in Maine. Any data or information regarding ridership from late 1960 to 1965 is especially valuable because the route was identical to the Downeaster from 2001-2012 in terms of track routing and also in terms of the route terminus (Boston North Station to Portland).
The purpose of the research is to attempt to make a per capita comparison of passenger train utilization today vs. passenger train utilization in the "legacy" era for the towns and cities along the route with a strong focus on those in Maine. Any data or information regarding ridership from late 1960 to 1965 is especially valuable because the route was identical to the Downeaster from 2001-2012 in terms of track routing and also in terms of the route terminus (Boston North Station to Portland).
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