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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 23., Turnpikes Past and present. (search)
lose squeeze, as he said, to get through. But the real turnpike did not pass away when the toll or turnpike roads became free. It continues in use, very much in evidence, today. The first railroad chartered in Massachusetts had provision for toll-gates at intervals, evidently with the thought that private individuals might operate their own cars on its railed roadbed. It erected gates at its only grade crossing in Medford, at High street, and its station or depot there was known as Medford Gates. These were for public protection, See register, Vol. VIII, p. 86, Vol. XVII, p. 88. and not toll-gates. Instead of a number of tollgath-erers along the line, there is but one, and he accompanies the train, comes around at intervals and collects our toll. He is called by the pleasanter sounding name of conductor, but we pay the toll just the same. The railway terminals have sliding pike gates, through which patrons pass easily, but have been on some occasions obliged to show tic