The directors of the New England R.R. were in Norwood Monday, in company with E. J. Shattuck, G. F. Willett, and C. T. Wheelock, inspecting the location for depots.
We understand that Messrs. Shattuck and Willett desire to have the Central station moved a few rods further west and Norwood station located at the foot of Nahatan Street, instead of consolidating the two at the foot of Day Street, as already ordered by the railroad commissioners. We fail to see any advantage in this new idea over the present locations, and it will receive a pretty hard kick from the residents at the northern and eastern ends of the town.
We understand that the present decree of the commissioners is settled, and we sincerely hope it is. If the question is ever opened again it will be a long time before we get any depot, and the disagreement in the two ends of the town will provoke another fight which may not be easily settled.
Let us have the decree of the commissioners enforced and have a decent central station at Day Street as planned.
The town after a long and bitter fight, has settled on this solution, and now let us have it before we get into another squabble, and thus give the railroad another chance for extended delays before they do anything. It is high time we had a decent depot and a central place from which to catch express trains to Boston.
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Norwood Commuters Don’t Cut Train-June 24, 1981
Transit officials lay out a proposal reducing the Norwood line to six daily runs each way while pushing one-way ticket prices up to $1.75.
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Norwood Commuting Hearing Requested-June 26, 1968
Planners present data showing a two-dollar weekly savings per rider, while state lawmakers scramble to pass emergency MBTA subsidy extensions.
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New York Express Jumps Track at Norwood, But None Injured-This Day In Norwood History-June 26, 1920
SCENE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE TRAIN WRECK IN NORWOOD ON THE NEW HAVEN. More than 135 passengers escaped serious injury yesterday when the 11:21 train from Boston for Hartford and New York on the Midland Division, jumped the rails at Winslow station in Norwood. The steel cars prevented a big loss of life. The photo shows…
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The New Railroad Station-This Day In Norwood History-July 26, 1897
Directors of the New England Railroad inspected sites in town alongside local prominent leaders like Edmund J Shattuck, George F Willett, and Charles T Wheelock, sparking local debate over whether to move the Norwood Central Station west and place a depot at Nahatan Street or stick to consolidating stations at Day Street.
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Grade Crossing Matter to be Referred by Court to a Master-This Day In Norwood History-March 25, 1892
COSTLY CHANGES IN NORWOOD. After a lengthy discussion between counsel for the New York & New England Railroad Company and counsel for the town of Norwood, the objections filed by the railroad company to the acceptance of the report of commissioners in relation to the abolition of four-grade crossings in Norwood, were referred by Justice…
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Winslow Train Station Abolished, Leading to Construction of Subway Hill-This Day In Norwood History- July 17, 1891
This Day In Norwood History- July 17, 1891-Winslow Train Station Abolished, Leading to Construction of Subway Hill
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