From the T parking lot on the route 1 side this view looks over the
Eastern at the Newburyport line coming in from Georgetown and Byfield.
Looking across the parkinglot the line continues on.
Newburyport yard, looking South. You can see the T station in the background.
Old siding into a building on route 1.
Looking back towars the yard from the siding. That's eagle eyed Lisa
in the background making a personal inspection of the yard.
Ties piled up, Owens Illinois in the background.
Siding in the background to building on route 1. Yard track in foreground.
ditto.
Derail on siding to building on route 1.
Siding joining the main line.
Looking north in Newburport yard. Owens Illinois would be on the left.
Good old right of way fence.
This milepost is not readable from the trackside, it's turned around.
Therefore I suspect it has been moved and was used to hold a sign.
Newburyport is not a mile away.
Looking Nawth in the yard, that's route 1 on the right.
Stripped of glass insulators.
Siding into Owens Illinios.
O I siding, looking back towards the yard, note the difference in grade.
O I siding.
Plenty of loading doors at OI.
O I siding looking back towards the yard.
Climbing the grade back up to the yard.
Block signal base across the tracks.
Lisa is instruction Matt on the art of Railroad Archaeology.
O I siding joining the mainline.
Siding from a boat company joining the O I siding before it joins the
main line.
Old siding
I think this is the only switch stand left in the yard.
O I siding joining the main line.
Note the extended length of the ties on the left. Used to be a switch
and track there.
Missing switchstand.
Lisa is inspecting the mainline.
Looking South, old siding going into former boat company?
Note the downgrade of the O I siding.
Another missing switchstand. This is the siding going into that building
on route 1.
A few hundred feet north of Low St. Looking south towards Low St.
Looking North towards the cut.
Milepost in the beginning of the cut. The WN&P, Western, and Eastern
routes used this style of fat granite post with mileage painted on rather
than etched into the granite.
B36 or 39 or something like that.
This used to be a tunnel. Lisa is making a full inspection and is taking
notes.
Lot of cross arms on these poles.
Anyone know why this indentation is here?
Little bit of iron, that's the route 113 bridge up ahead.
This has been sandblasted and cleaned up. Why?
Route 113 bridge. Crossing in the distance is Washington St.
Rails kicked aside, a few ties, Washington St in the distance.
Washington St crossing. A few ties visible, some iron.
Iron still in the crossing.
Batterers grove and associate condo's on the right.
Still some iron but they're trying to cover it up.
Condos with Route 1 in background. The old Newburyport station was
to the left in this view.
Lisa has a closeup look. Taking samples.
Iron still in the crossing. Wood in the gauge is still there.
Stop post. Let's the engineer know where to stop so the cars are lined
up correctly with the station.
Old crossing protection on Washington St.
General Railway & Signal.
Looking South towards route 113 bridge.
Along Batterers grove you can csee the iron and the curbing for the
station platform.
I have no clue what that thing in the gauge is.
Looking down the Grove towards the Merrimack River bridge.
I think the station was right about here.
Lisa is heading North to make a personal inspection of the bridge.
Looking down the Grove, note the pedestrian crossing with the wood
in the gauge.
Still looking bakc towards Washington St.
Old telegraph pole in the grove with crossarms missing.
Crooked wall.
Looking South at Washington St crossing and route 113 bridge in background.
RR bridge over Merrimack St.
Signal or telephone box of some sort up on the embankment.
Old building. I don't think it's going to last much longer.
Back of same building.
Stay tuned for part two. Some great views of the Merrimack River bridge coming up tomorrow.