Wayland MA B&M Freight House Gets Some TLC

I recently found out that the freight house in Wayland MA has been given some much needed preservation work, including new Boston & Maine colors!  If you would like to read a good article about the work, go to:  A new look for old Freight House in Wayland center.

Lakeport NH Freighthouse Museum OPEN

On November 3rd, the Lakeport NH Freight House Museum held its grand opening.  It took the Lakeport Community Association 15 years and nearly $100,000 to restore the Freight House, upgrading all utilities and improving the structure, complying with building codes and making it handicap accessible.  A boxcar has been added on a rail siding.

Inside are memorabilia of the Boston & Maine Railroad, Annie Oehlschlaeger's railroad collection, Bob Fortier's vast memorabilia collection and scrapbooks, delicate Victorian clothing presented by the Richardson family, and all things Lakeport.

The website for the museum is:  http://www.lakeportcommunityassociation.org/index.htm

VIDEO: The Last Train to Bedford MA (1998)

The Friends of Bedford Depot Park have uploaded a video showing the moving of their ex- Boston & Maine RDC, #6211, which has been cosmetically restored and now sits next to the freight house.  The video shows the RDC at the (then) Guilford shops at North Billerica MA, being made ready for the drive to Bedford, the drive itself, and then its arrival at the old yard at Bedford.

Since the video was shot, the whole depot area has been upgraded.  I only wish the yard was still there...