Library Speaker Series: Ed Sterling on the Central MA Railroad, November 14, 2017

Library Speaker Series: Ed Sterling on the Central MA Railroad, 11/14

On November 14 at 7 p.m., Ed Sterling will be at the Bolton Public Library to talk about the history of our local Central Mass Railroad, known as "The Central Mass," from its beginnings in the post-Civil War years to its sad end in 1980. Using both physical and digital maps, and many photos, he will take the audience from Boston out to Clinton. Stopping at the various stations and depots, we will see the stations as they were, where they were located, and as they appear today where possible. He will describe operations of the railroad in its role supplying the Sudbury Ammo Bunkers. Locally, the Central Mass railroad had a station at the southern tip of Bolton. The tour of the line will wrap up with a focus on Clinton with the famous tunnel, and the trestle crossing the Wachusett Dam. If time permits, he will take us all the way to Northampton where the line ended. 

Ed Sterling has been studying the history of the Central Mass Railroad for almost 20 years, and has acquired an extensive book and photo collection on the Boston and Maine railroad, which operated the Central Mass Railroad for most of its history.

The talk is free of charge and open to everyone!