Provincetown station

Provincetown station was located on Bradford Street (formerly Back Street) between Alden and Standish Streets in Provincetown, Massachusetts.

Provincetown
Provincetown station in the late 1800s
LocationBradford Street, Provincetown
Coordinates42°03′11.87″N 70°11′10.82″W
Operated byOld Colony Railroad (1873-1893)
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (1893-1960)
PlatformsYes
Construction
Structure typeWooden
History
OpenedJuly 22, 1873 (1873-07-22)[1]
Closed1960 (1960)

The first scheduled train by the Old Colony Railroad arrived in Provincetown on July 23, 1873 to much fanfare. It was reported that when the first train with dignitaries arrived the day before,[1] old cannons boomed out salutes, church bells were rung and a brass band helped the crowd march up to the Pavilion on High Pole Hill.[2]

New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad passenger service to Provincetown ended in July 1938 (excepting a brief restoration of service in 1940), but freight service survived until 1960, when the tracks above North Eastham were formally abandoned.[3][4]

Historical images
  • Looking down from
    High Pole Hill
    c. 1880–1900
  • c. 1910
  • c. 1920

See also
  • List of Stations of the Old Colony Railroad on Cape Cod

References
  1. Theriault, Wor. James J. "The Railroad Comes To Provincetown". King Hirams's Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  2. Farson, Robert H. (1993). Cape Cod Railroads including Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. Cape Cod Historical Publications. pp. 40–42. ISBN 0-9616740-1-6.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  3. Ronald Dale Karr, 'The Rail Lines of Southern New England: A Handbook of Railroad History,' Branch Line Press, 1995, p. 338
  4. Farson (1993), pp. 232 & 238.


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