Chester FD
rescued the grinding train by pumping them some water near the
station.
This
year is the 20th year celebration of
Chester On Track
And it came to town with a bang.
Also 2010 commemorates 150
years of the railroad in Chester Massachusetts.
Come join us all season long for a
trip down the Chester Railroad memory lane at our 1840's restored Depot
and Museum with rolling stock including an early steam engine, two
boxcars you can enter with museum articles to study, a Baker's Chocolate
tanker, our Blue Caboose kitchen with two cook stoves available for
parties, a campout wooden caboose available for sleepovers and a small
rail work car.
A full wrap-around deck encompasses
the depot with a large stage at one end for concerts, speeches or just
to have a relaxing picnic.
There is no charge to visit the
depot museum and a modest fee to rent the facility. We do encourage
donations to help support the stations existance. You will not believe
what you will find at our treasured historic building and museum.
Study our web site and discover
more of what we have to offer.
The Station Museum will be open on
Mondays
and Tuesdays or
By
Appointment for those who may have
missed us during the year or
may just want to stop by.
Being an all volunteer
Organization,
We have had gaps in our hours.
Making an Appointment could be your
best bet.
Bring a lunch and eat out on the
deck.
Next Year, Chester on Track will be
held May 21st 2011
All Powered by
-----The Chester Foundation-----
Local
Seasonal Activities:
Climb the
ridges in
Chester to get a different perspective of
the Railroad, the valley and the station.
The Newman
Marsh trail in the Chester Blandford state
forest presents a
fabulous view of the railroad looking to the
west!
Trailhead:
Park at Sanderson Falls parking lot off of
route 20 in Chester, trail starts 1/4 mile
up Sanderson Brook Road. Total loop is about
2 miles.
First Mountain Railroad
December 6th,
2009
Santa and Mrs.
Claus arrived at the station at about 2:30
Everyone had a
chance to visit with
Santa & Onia
Claus
Mr. & Mrs.
Claus then had to get back to the workshop to be sure the work is
completed in time for delivery December 25th.
On the Stage/Deck Overlooking the
South Lawn
at the Station
Our Blue Caboose
Before,
....and After.
Thank You for coming to Chester On
Track 2009. The weather was the best we have had in three years and your
support made it a total success.
Friends of the Keystone Arches, Inc.
is announcing they have
gotten permission from MA Dept. of Fisheries
& Wildlife to build a short trail along
Walker Brook in Chester on the JJ Kelly
Conservation Area. It will follow about a
mile of roadbed of the Chester & Becket
Railroad a one-time granite hauler, past a
wooden trestle and remnants of the Hampden
Emery Plant to a nice overlook of the brook
atop a granite bridge abutment.
The Chester & Becket Trail and the Keystone
Arch Bridges Trail will be the only two
formal trails on DFW land in the Western
District. Trails are usually the province
of the Dept. of Conservation & Recreation.
The success of the Arch Trail weighed
favorably in the decision. The trail is in
the early developmental stage, but it’s
never too early to hear from interested
volunteers. Please visit:
www.KeystoneArches.org write: P O Box
276, Huntington, MA 01050 or call: (413)
354-7752.
"The Chester Foundation equipment rests under a blanket of snow awaiting summer visitors."
"Chester Foundation volunteers reach out to railfans at the Big E Train Show, sponsored by the Amherst Railway Society.
