Re: Profile & Franconia Notch RR
| October 29, 2019 08:14PM |
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Here is a short history: White Mountain History: Profile & Franconia Notch
The P&FN was the only narrow gauge to operate in New Hampshire. Its main line was ~9.5 miles from Pierce Bridge/Bethlehem Junction (where it connected with the Concord & Montreal/B&M) to the Profile House hotel, with a short branch to Maplewood and Bethlehem as well as a stretch of dual gauge on the B&M Mount Washington Branch between Bethlehem Junction and Zealand Transfer, where it connected with the MEC Mountain Division. It was converted to standard gauge in 1896 and later became the Profile Branch of the B&M.
-Philip Marshall
Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 10/29/2019 08:36PM by philip.marshall.
The P&FN was the only narrow gauge to operate in New Hampshire. Its main line was ~9.5 miles from Pierce Bridge/Bethlehem Junction (where it connected with the Concord & Montreal/B&M) to the Profile House hotel, with a short branch to Maplewood and Bethlehem as well as a stretch of dual gauge on the B&M Mount Washington Branch between Bethlehem Junction and Zealand Transfer, where it connected with the MEC Mountain Division. It was converted to standard gauge in 1896 and later became the Profile Branch of the B&M.
-Philip Marshall
Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 10/29/2019 08:36PM by philip.marshall.
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488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter
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