NHRHTA Publications:
The NHRHTA has published the following items on the Cape Cod Lines:
Books:
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Includes a 1941 map of the Hyannis, MA, yard and station. 1 page.
Shoreliner®:
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- Volume 5 Issue 1 (Winter) 1974
- "Recollections of the Old Colony" -- Warren Smith shares his memories of the Old Colony, starting in the 1930s. 6 pages with photos.
- Volume 8 Issue 3 (Summer) 1977
- Rear cover technical data page for the New Haven 60,000 Lb. Double Sheathed Box Cars series #160000-164999. 300 of the series were built by Keith at Sagamore, MA. Includes photo and diagrams.
- Volume 9 Issue 4 (Fall) 1978
- "New Haven Refrigerator Cars" -- The history of the 22001-22500, 22501-22525 and 22526-22500 series refrigerator cars. The latter two series were built by Keith at its Sagamore, MA, plant in 1919. 3 pages with photos, diagrams and roster.
- Volume 15 Issue 2 1984
- "An Old Colony 'Dude'" -- The history of the famous Flying Dude, a seasonal private train which ran between Boston, Fairhaven and Woods Hole from 1884 until World War I. 8 pages with photos.
- Volume 15 Issue 3 1984
- "On the New Haven...Today -- Cape Cod Passenger Service" -- News on the recent restoration of seasonal Boston area passenger service to the Cape by the Cape Cod & Hyannis Railroad. 2/3 page with photos.
- Volume 16 Issue 2 1985
- "Gateway to Cape Cod -- Buzzards Bay Bridge" -- The history of the Cape Cod Canal vertical lift railroad bridge. 23 pages with photos (including front cover) and map.
- Volume 17 Issue 1 1986
- Cover photo of RS-3 #539 with the Neptune at Woods Hole on 31 July 1960.
- Inside cover photos of the S.S. Martha's Vineyard arriving at Woods Hole and the Neptune ready to depart Woods Hole on 21 August 1955.
- "A Chatham Side Trip" -- One page essay describing activity on the Chatham, MA, branch in 1932. Includes a 1932 photo of the Chatham station and yard.
- "Route of the Cape Codders and Neptune" -- The history of interstate seasonal rail service to Woods Hole and Hyannis on Cape Cod. 12 pages with photos (including some color), consists and advertising materials.
- "The Bay Colony Railroad" -- The story of this freight short line company, which operates freight service on Cape Cod, to Plymouth, Watuppa, Dean Street in Taunton, a short portion of the Greenbush line, and Newton Highlands. 6 pages with photos, map and motive power roster.
- Volume 17 Issue 3 1986
- "The Return of the Cape Codder" -- Report on Amtrak's restoration of the Cape Codder, which resumed service 3 July 1986. 1-1/2 pages with photos.
- Volume 19 Issue 3 1988
- "Trolley Stop: Trolley Freight and Express in Southern New England -- Eastern Massachusetts" -- Includes service on the Brockton & Plymouth Street Railway, the New Bedford & Onset Street Railway, and the Cape Cod Short Lines. 6 pages with photos.
- Volume 19 Issue 4 1988
- "Cape Cod & Hyannis Railroad Ceases Operations" -- News about the end of the CC&H, following funding cutbacks by the state of Massachusetts due to the fiscal crisis of the lates 1980s. 1/2 page.
- Volume 20 Issue 3 1989
- "The Rebirth Continues" -- Photo of nee-New Haven RS-1 #0670 at Hyannis, recently acquired by the Bay Colony Railroad/Cape Cod Railroad and painted in New Haven colors. 1/2 page with photo.
- Volume 21 Issue 3 1990
- Front cover photo of RDC-3 #128 and two sisters at Woods Hole, MA, on August 13, 1957.
- Rear cover photos of Cape Cod Railroad (nee-New Haven) RS-1 #0670 in New Haven paint at Hyannis, MA, September 26, 1989, and New Haven RS-2 #0514 by the Hyannis roundhouse in October, 1963.
- Volume 24 Issue 1 1993
- "11-Car Wareham Derailment Interrupts Service to Cape" -- Reprinted newspaper article from the New Bedford Standard-Times, July 27, 1955. 4 pages, with some color photos.
- Volume 24 Issue 3 1993
- "Snow Storm or Not" -- rear cover color photo of the Boston Tool Train at Buzzards Bay on a snowy January 23, 1965.
- Volume 26 Issue 4 1995
- 1950s photo of West Barnstable station.
- Centerspread color photo of RDCs at Buzzards Bay station, June 16, 1956.
- Volume 27 Issue 1 1996
- "Old Colony Commuter Service -- The New Haven's Problem Child -- Part 1" -- The history of The New Haven's Old Colony commuter service between Boston and Greenbush, Plymouth, Middleboro, Cape Cod, Taunton, New Bedford and Fall River. This 3-part series includes over 100 historic photos from the South Shore and southeastern Massachusetts. 30 pages plus cover photos.
- Volume 27 Issue 2 1996
- "Old Colony Commuter Service -- The New Haven's Problem Child -- Part 2" -- The history of The New Haven's Old Colony commuter service between Boston and Greenbush, Plymouth, Middleboro, Cape Cod, Taunton, New Bedford and Fall River. This 3-part series includes over 100 historic photos from the South Shore and southeastern Massachusetts. 24 pages plus cover photos.
- Volume 27 Issue 3 1996
- "Old Colony Commuter Service -- The New Haven's Problem Child -- Conclusion" -- The history of The New Haven's Old Colony commuter service between Boston and Greenbush, Plymouth, Middleboro, Cape Cod, Taunton, New Bedford and Fall River. This 3-part series includes over 100 historic photos from the South Shore and southeastern Massachusetts. 34 pages plus cover photos.
- Volume 27 Issue 4 1996
- "Old Colony Recollections -- of Herb Clark and Don Constantineau" -- Two former New Haven railroaders share their memories of working in Old Colony commuter and freight service in the 1940s and '50s. 18 pages.
- "Notes on Some Old Colony Railroad Stations" -- Fran Donovan shares some historical notes on many of the Old Colony's stations. 4 pages.
- Volume 28 Issue 4
- "The Bridge at Cohasset Narrows" -- Brief story of the bridge at the Wareham/Bourne, MA, town line, which once included a draw span. 2 pages with photos.
- Volume 29 Issue 1
- "The Harwich Cranberry Harvest Days" -- Recounts New Haven president Patrick B. McGinnis' participation in July 1955 publicity for the fall Harwich cranberry festival. 6 pages with photos.