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High Green
by Boston & Maine Railroad Historical Society
The official podcast of the Boston & Maine Railroad, delving into the history, memory, and legacy of the Route of the Minuteman.
Episodes
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High Green/B&MRRHS 2024 Update
Happy New Year! Online Committee member Andrew Riedl updates on upcoming Society events and meetings, and future episodes of High Green.
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High Green Episode 24: The Lexington Branch with Bill Deen
The Boston & Maine Railroad's Lexington Branch, today the world famous Minuteman Bikeway, was once one of the busiest and best known branchlines in the region. Author and historian Bill Deen of the Friends of Bedford Depot Park discusses the history of this fascinating line, and his recent book…
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High Green Episode 23: The Rutland Railroad with Steve and George Mumley
Part of our mission statement here at the B&MRRHS is to preserve the history of the railroads in New England that did business with the Boston & Maine Railroad. One of the better known examples was the Rutland Railroad, operating primarily in Vermont and New York State until its closure in the...
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High Green Episode 22: B&M Employee Ladde Russell (Sept. 10, 2005)
In this episode of High Green, we continue with cassette tapes recorded and loaned by B&MRRHS member and modeler Jim Dufour. On September 10, 2005, Jim recorded Fitzwilliam, NH resident and former B&M employee Ladde Russell. Topics of conversation include the Cheshire Branch, milk trains, the…
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High Green Episode 21: Walter Dunn at the B&MRRHS, 3/9/1985
In today’s episode of High Green, we continue our oral history series with a presentation given before the B&MRRHS on March 9, 1985 by former B&M employee Walter Dunn. Dunn recounts the hiring practices of the B&M, the difficulties of the steam to diesel transition of the 1950s, and many humorous...
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High Green Episode 20: The Memories of Loyd MacNair, Part 2
n today’s episode of High Green, we continue the oral history memories of longtime employee Loyd MacNair, recorded October 1987. Additional topics of conversation include various incidents and wrecks, memories of firing steam locomotives and working with early diesels, railroad operations on the...
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High Green Episode 19: The Memories of Loyd MacNair, Part 1
In today’s episode of High Green, we hear the oral history memories of longtime employee Loyd MacNair, recorded October 1987. MacNair describes the start of his B&M career as a fireman on the Conn River Line in the 1940s. Additional topics of conversation include firing stoker and hand-fired…
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High Green Episode 18: "From Ashuelot to Ashes" with Scott Whitney
By 1982, the city of Keene, New Hampshire – once a rail major rail hub – had only one rail connection to the outside world left: the Boston & Maine's Ashuelot and Fort Hill Branches. Seeking to keep freight to the Elm City viable, the Boston & Maine leased these branches to the Green Mountain...
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High Green Episode 17: "Do You See What I See?" Milepost Archaeology w/ Ken Jackman
Have you ever noticed the granite and concrete mileposts lining rights of way on the Boston & Maine? As it turns out, these important artifacts have a fascinating story, as does their pursuit and documentation. Joining Andrew Riedl in this episode is teacher and Downeast Scenic Railroad volunteer...
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High Green Episode 16: Janet Shea, B&M Freight Agent
In this gem of an interview recorded by Brian Dame on September 6, 2001, we hear the story of Janet Shea (1928–2002). Janet worked as a freight agent for the Boston & Maine from 1945 to 1987 and talks of her career working nearly every station on the B&M’s Conway Branch, from Dover to North Conway.
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High Green Episode 15: Jesse Mazzie, Part 2
In the conclusion of our interview with Jesse Mazzie. Topics of discussion include his work with the new England Southern Railroad on the former B&M White Mountain branch, the nature of freight rail today and the possibilities the former B&M might hold for future rail prospects, and the legacy of...
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High Green Episode 14: Jesse Mazzie, Part 1
For many younger people today, the Boston & Maine Railroad is "gone but not forgotten" — the railroad and its legacy influence our lives in many ways. Jesse Mazzie of Danvers, Massachusetts grew up alongside the former Boston & Maine Newburyport Branch, instilling in him a love for railroading....
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High Green Episode 13: The Suncook Valley Railroad with Skip Clark (March 17, 1974)
The ever-popular Suncook Valley Railroad was perhaps New Hampshire’s quintessential steam-era shortline railroad. Constructed between 1869 and 1889 (and operated by the Boston & Maine from 1895 to 1924) the Suncook Valley Railroad again became an independent entity in 1924. From then until its...
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High Green Episode 12: Bruce Davison, Part 2
In Part 2 of our interview with Bruce Davison, we continue to follow his shortline railroading career with the Wolfeboro Railroad’s Central Division, operating 1976 and 1977 on the state of New Hampshire-owned White Mountain Branch between Concord and Lincoln. Bruce also discusses his time with…
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High Green Episode 11: Bruce Davison, Part 1
As the Boston & Maine Railroad sought to shed its lesser profitable lines, several shortline railroad companies were formed to pick up the slack. One such famed shortline was the Claremont & Concord Railway, whose territory included both the former B&M Claremont Branch and the Claremont Electric...
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High Green Episode 10: Bill Fletcher Interview, 1976
In today’s episode of High Green we hear a taped interview from 1976 in which well-known railroad enthusiasts Dana D. Goodwin and H. Arnold Wilder speak with former Boston & Maine fireman Bill Fletcher. Fletcher hired on with the Boston & Maine in 1910, working with the railroad until 1927.…
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High Green Episode 9: Brian Dame on the Wolfeboro Railroad
In the early 1970s, Donald Hallock of the Strasburg Railroad endeavored to start a tourist and freight railroad on the 12-mile Wolfeboro Branch of the Boston & Maine Railroad. In doing so, he helped start a beloved institution wherein many railroaders cut their teeth. One such railroader was…
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High Green Episode 8: Robert Willoughby Jones
Robert Willoughby Jones' three-volume series on the Boston & Maine, "Three Colorful Decades of New England Railroading" (1991), "City and Shore" (1999) and "Forest, River and Mountain" (2000) rank among the most informative, best illustrated and well-received books ever published on the B&M. In...
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High Green Episode 7: Russell F. Munroe, Jr.
In this episode of High Green we interview longtime B&MRRHS member, former B&M employee and prolific railroad photographer Russell F. Munroe, Jr. Born on June 28, 1932, Russell was fascinated with trains at a young age and took his first photograph in and soon became one of the most recognized...
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High Green Episode 6: Reviving an "American Flyer"
In this episode, Adam Brower and Gerard Jewels of the Twin Forks Chapter NRHS (Riverhead, NY) discuss the restoration of their former B&M Osgood-Bradley "American Flyer" coach, #4590, which was sold to the Long Island Railroad in the late 1950s.
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High Green Episode 5: Mager Greenough Interview, 1988
In this episode we feature an interview from 1988 conducted by B&MRRHS member Richard W. Symmes with retired conductor Mager Greenough, who worked for the Boston & Maine for 43 years starting in 1941. His stories focus mostly on his experiences working the Eastern Route between Boston, Salem,...
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High Green Episode 4: On the Trail of the B&M
In this episode of High Green, B&MRRHS member and Online Committee member Andrew Riedl interviews author Charles Martin, whose book “New Hampshire Rail Trails” is a comprehensive guide to the railroad history and modern aspects of some of the B&M’s former rail lines.
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High Green Episode 3: The Young Guns
The Boston & Maine ceased to be an independent corporation nearly forty years ago - but that isn't stopping a new generation of avid railfans, preservationists, modelers and explorers from keeping its history alive. We introduce the members of our online committee, and discuss the ways that this...
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High Green Episode 2: Conn River Conversation
In this episode we talk to Mike Bump, an engineer for Pan Am Railways who grew up in Claremont, NH along the busy Conn River Line in the 1970s and 1980s. As a young railfan, Mike chased and tape recorded the nearly constant action on the Conn River, allowing us to close our eyes and travel back…
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High Green Episode 1: Rebirth of #1228
For the past 30 years, former Boston & Maine 1228 has been sitting in storage, owned by the Milford Bennington Railroad of New Hampshire. Now there is a plan - spearheaded by M-B employee Reuven Grehan - to restore the classic 1953 EMD SW-9 diesel locomotive for functional freight service on the...
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The official podcast of the Boston & Maine Railroad, delving into the history, memory, and legacy of the Route of the Minuteman.
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The official podcast of the Boston & Maine Railroad, delving into the history, memory, and legacy of the Route of the Minuteman.
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