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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 12., A pioneer railroad and how it was built. (search)
construction have since undergone much change. The men of that time deemed that the construction should be of the most solid character and built accordingly. They doubtless thought to profit by the experience of the canal people, who built most of its locks and all its aqueducts at first with wood, and later replaced with stone, as the wood decayed. The railway track in order to be substantial and require little repair, was laid on ties of split granite. These were brought down from Tyngsborough on the Merrimack and through the canal on the canal boats, and delivered at convenient points along the line. Professor Dame in his article upon the canal alluded to this, styling it a case of a corporation assisting in the preparation of its own obsequies. It did so and more, as will be seen later. There are still many persons who remember these stone sleepers which have been entirely removed for thirty-five years. There are very few people, however, that are aware of the construction