South Shore/Nantasket Lines
(Braintree, MA - Nantasket - Greenbush - Kingston)

Shoreliner® Article Index

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 6 Issue 4 (Fall) 1975
  • "Golden Anniversary of Electrification" -- Reprint of a May 1945 Along the Line article marking the fiftieth anniversary of the New Haven's first experimentation with electrified railroad service, developed on the Nantasket branch in the 1890s. 4 pages with photos, map and timetables.
Volume 9 Issue 4 (Fall) 1978
  • "New Haven's Connections - Fore River Railroad" -- The story of this 2.4 mile short line which connects the Quincy shipyard with the South Shore line. 3 pages with photos and map.
Volume 11 Issue 4 1980
  • "The Electrification of the Nantasket Branch" -- The story of the New Haven's pioneering electrification of the Nantasket branch with overhead trolley wire, the Braintree - Cohasset section of the South Shore line with third rail. 14 pages with photos, maps and timetables.
Volume 15 Issue 3 1984
  • "Trolley Stop: The New Haven's Electric Problems" -- Reprint of a January 15, 1904, 'Railroad Gazette' editorial, detailing the current state and problems with the New Haven's various electrified lines, including trolley lines, the Nantasket, MA, branch, the Providence, Warren & Bristol, Norwich - Central Village, CT, Burnside - Vernon - Rockville - Melrose, CT, Middletown - Berlin - Meriden, CT, and New York - Stamford - New Canaan. 3 pages with photos and map.
Volume 16 Issue 1 1985
  • "On the New Haven...Today -- Old Colony Restoration" -- Discusses the recently-released 'Old Colony Feasibility Study', which lays the groundwork for restoration of commuter rail service to Greenbush, Plymouth/Kingston and Middleborough. 2 pages with tables and photos.
Volume 17 Issue 1 1986
  • "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 18 Issue 4 1987
  • "On the New Haven ... Today" -- News on Massachusetts' plans to restore commuter rail service to Greenbush, Plymouth, Middleborough, Taunton and Medfield. 3/4 page.
Volume 19 Issue 1 1988
  • "Trolley Stop: Trolley Freight and Express in Southern New England -- Eastern Massachusetts" -- Discusses the Bay State Street Railway Company, which served the area south of Boston, including Quincy, Hingham, Rockland, Brockton, Middleboro, New Bedford, Taunton, Fall River, Newport and Providence. 4 pages with photos, map and roster.
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 36 Issue 4
  • "Braintree on the New Haven Railroad" -- Detailed history of the railroad in Braintree, MA, an important junction of several branches south of Boston.  38 pages, including photos, many in color, and maps.
Volume 37 Issue 1
  • "Sears Roebuck Garage Shelters" -- Discusses the New Haven's innovation use of the garage kit as low cost shelters for passengers outside Boston during the early 1950s. 1/2 page with photo of the shelter at East Braintree on the Greenbush line.

Books

New Haven Mechanical Department Facilities Maps -- Revised Edition

Includes a 1956 map of Greenbush yard. 1 page.