The Provincetown Railroad
The Tracks of Change
von Jane M. Weissman
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It was over 150 years ago that train service came to the outer towns on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. Tuesday, July 22, 1873 dawned a bright, glorious, summer’s day. The arrival of the first of the Old Colony Railroad trains, powered by the American 4-4-0 steam locomotive #25, celebrated the new 14-mile track extension from Wellfleet through Truro to Provincetown. Crowds came out in full force waving flags, flying streamers, and cheering the arrival of the “Iron Horse.”
Train service allowed Provincetown and its neighbors to re-define themselves as a resort town and artist colony and gave the declining fishing industry a boost by offering a relatively quick way of shipping fish to city markets.
Passenger service from Boston to the Outer Cape ran for 65 years ending in 1938 with a brief revival in the summer of 1940. Freight trains provided service for 87 years, ending in 1960.
Take a ride back in time to enjoy the facts, stories and images of long-ago train service to the Outer Cape.
Train service allowed Provincetown and its neighbors to re-define themselves as a resort town and artist colony and gave the declining fishing industry a boost by offering a relatively quick way of shipping fish to city markets.
Passenger service from Boston to the Outer Cape ran for 65 years ending in 1938 with a brief revival in the summer of 1940. Freight trains provided service for 87 years, ending in 1960.
Take a ride back in time to enjoy the facts, stories and images of long-ago train service to the Outer Cape.
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- Hauptkategorie: Geschichte
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Projektoption: US Letter-Format, 22×28 cm
Seitenanzahl: 40 - Veröffentlichungsdatum: Mai 18, 2021
- Sprache English
- Schlüsselwörter Outer Cape Cod, Railroad, Trains, History
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Jane Weissman
Massachusetts
Jane Weissman is the author of The Provincetown Railroad – The Tracks of Change, Food, Females and Rails – Hidden Stories of the Women Who Shaped Train Travel, Cottage Colonies - Opening the Door to the Outer Cape, and The Mekong – A River of Contrast and Change. Jane spent 35 years in the clean energy sector moving technologies like solar photovoltaics into mainstream use. For over two decades she was President and CEO of the Interstate Renewable Energy Council, a national policy organization. Jane splits her time between Boston and Provincetown and is an avid Red Sox fan.