Provincetown station was a train station located on Bradford Street (formerly Back Street) between Alden and Standish Streets in Provincetown, Massachusetts.
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]
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^ abTheriault, Wor. James J. . King Hirams's Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
^Farson, Robert H. (1993). Cape Cod Railroads including Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. Cape Cod Historical Publications. pp. 40–42. ISBN0-9616740-1-6.
^Ronald Dale Karr, 'The Rail Lines of Southern New England: A Handbook of Railroad History,' Branch Line Press, 1995, p. 338
provincetown, station, train, station, located, bradford, street, formerly, back, street, between, alden, standish, streets, provincetown, massachusetts, provincetown, late, 1800sgeneral, informationlocationbradford, street, standish, streetprovincetown, massa. Provincetown station was a train station located on Bradford Street formerly Back Street between Alden and Standish Streets in Provincetown Massachusetts ProvincetownProvincetown station in the late 1800sGeneral informationLocationBradford Street at Standish StreetProvincetown MassachusettsCoordinates42 03 11 87 N 70 11 10 82 W 42 0532972 N 70 1863389 W 42 0532972 70 1863389HistoryOpenedJuly 22 1873 1873 07 22 1 Closed1960 1960 Former servicesPreceding station New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following stationTerminus Boston Provincetown Puritan Heightstoward BostonThe 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 References edit a b 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 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 Ronald Dale Karr The Rail Lines of Southern New England A Handbook of Railroad History Branch Line Press 1995 p 338 Farson 1993 pp 232 amp 238 Further reading editWeissman Jane M Belletzkie Robert Joseph 2020 The Provincetown Railroad Heritage Trail PDF Archived PDF from the original on November 18 2021 External links edit nbsp Media related to Provincetown station at Wikimedia Commons nbsp nbsp This Massachusetts train station related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Provincetown station amp oldid 1173038118, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
