36. ABANDONED: The Railroad that Went Down with the Titanic

We’re heading to Woonsocket this week to check out a mural painted on what was an unassuming concrete wall you wouldn’t think twice about. But this concrete wall actually has an incredibly interesting backstory, one with ties to the Titanic. To Visit: Cass Ave, Woonsocket, RI - across from Woonsocket High SchoolEpisode Source Material: The Southern New England RailwaySouthern New England Railway - Wikipediahttps://www.providencejournal.com/article/20140202/LIFESTYLE/302029971NEW HAVEN TO BOSTONTitanic helped sink New Haven RailroadNew York, New Haven and Hartford RailroadNew Hampshire Railroad - Historic Context StatementCass Ave. railroad abutment will be a concrete canvas for high school art teacher and her students as they’ll put paint to plaster to pay tribute to Charles Melville Hays Mural in the makingNew York Times | Indict 21 in Deals of the New HavenNew York Times | New Haven Story One of UpheavalsCharles Melville Hays : Titanic VictimBiography – HAYS, CHARLES MELVILLE – Volume XIV (1911-1920) – Dictionary of Canadian BiographyCharles Melville Hays | Titanic Database Wiki | FandomFounder of Prince Rupert died on the Titanic 100 years ago By DAVE KIFFERWhy the Titanic Still Fascinates Us | HistoryCass Avenue mural recalls railroad that might’ve beenPaint progressWhite Star LineTitanicJUST BEFORE SMASH HAYS SAID DISASTERRailway magnate expected rescue from TitanicJUST BEFORE SMASH HAYS SAID DISASTERThe Golden Age of Rail. Charles Melville Hays BiographyThe Truth about the Titanic - CHAPTER I - THE LAST DAY ABOARD SHIP