Provincetown Train Station
Provincetown Train Station | |
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| Location | Bradford Street, Provincetown |
| Coordinates | 42°03′11.87″N 70°11′10.82″W / 42.0532972°N 70.1863389°W |
| Platforms | Yes |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Wooden |
| History | |
| Opened | 1873 |
| Closed | 1938 |
| Previous names |
Old Colony Railroad (1873-1893) New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (1893-1960) |
The Provincetown Train Station was located on Bradford Street (formerly Back Street) between Alden and Standish Streets in Provincetown, Massachusetts.
The first scheduled train arrived in Provincetown on July 23, 1873 to much fanfare. It was reported that when the first train with dignitaries arrived old cannons boomed out salutes, church bells were rung and a brass band helped the crowd march up to the Pavilion on High Pole Hill.[1]
Passenger service to Provincetown ended in July 1938 but freight service survived until 1960, when the tracks above North Eastham were abandoned.[2]
Historical images
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Stereoscope view by G.H. Nickerson, c. 1875–1885
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Looking down from
High Pole Hill
c. 1880–1900 -
c. 1907
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c. 1910
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c. 1910
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c. 1920
See also
- List of Stations of the Old Colony Railroad on Cape Cod
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Provincetown railroad station. |
- ↑ Farson, Robert H. (1993). Cape Cod Railroads including Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. Cape Cod Historical Publications. pp. 40–42. ISBN 0-9616740-1-6.
- ↑ Farson (1993), pp. 232 & 238.