Posted on 11/16/2004 4:37:44 PM PST by Born Conservative
We all knew about the third rail in the subway, and Nantasket? The only way to get to Nantasket in my day was to hitch-hike or skip school with a guy that had a car.
Revere Beach OTOH could be reached by MTA (w/transfers).
Still ... American Flyer was the train to have in the 50's.
Are you a bankruptcy lawyer?
Notice they filed after the Christmas Season gear up/stock up time.
We're one week away from the busiest shopping day of the year and I'm sure Lionel is ready to ship their goods.
> Wow ... there's a bit of history I never knew.
Here's a site with some:
http://www.959watd.com/greenbush/GreenbushHistory.asp
> The only way to get to Nantasket in my day was to hitch-hike ...
If you look on USGS 7.5 minute maps, or the MBTA
environmental impact drawings for the proposed
"Nantasket Junction" station at Summer St, you can
still see hints of the where the grade turned off
to the north towards Nantasket.
P23 of the Hingham document found by drilling down from:
http://www.mbta.com/projects_underway/greenbush.asp#environ
It was called "Junction" because two lines joined
there. Curious that the MBTA chose to retain that
name. Gotta wonder ...
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