North Stratford RR herald
Noticed on a boxcar sitting in Brattleboro VT (1982)
In 1976 the state of New Hampshire bought the track between North Stratford and Beecher Falls from Mainne Central (MEC), which had finally obtained permission to abandon it. A separate, short section of track between Waumbeck Junction and Quebec Junction was abandoned by the MEC at this time as well. The state chartered the North Stratford Railroad Corporation (reporting mark NSRC) to operate the line, which primarily served a furniture plant in Beecher Falls. Traffic tapered off as the main shipper moved more and more goods by truck, and the line was embargoed in 1989.
For a short time in 1981, the North Stratford Railroad also operated the White Mountain Branch between Concord and Lincoln as an interim operator before the New England Southern Railroad stepped in.
North Stratford RR herald
Noticed on a boxcar sitting in Brattleboro VT (1982)
In 1976 the state of New Hampshire bought the track between North Stratford and Beecher Falls from Mainne Central (MEC), which had finally obtained permission to abandon it. A separate, short section of track between Waumbeck Junction and Quebec Junction was abandoned by the MEC at this time as well. The state chartered the North Stratford Railroad Corporation (reporting mark NSRC) to operate the line, which primarily served a furniture plant in Beecher Falls. Traffic tapered off as the main shipper moved more and more goods by truck, and the line was embargoed in 1989.
For a short time in 1981, the North Stratford Railroad also operated the White Mountain Branch between Concord and Lincoln as an interim operator before the New England Southern Railroad stepped in.