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When the MBTA went to build a 500-car garage to serve their Salem, MA, station, they ran into a problem: there was already a turntable there! Buried just under the surface of their chosen site was a turntable foundation left over from the days of the Boston and Maine Railroad.
As this is a historic site, the MBTA hired an archeology team to excavate the remains properly. Reader John Pelletier was kind enough to send in some photos of the excavation. They clearly show the turntable pit and the rail that supported either end of the turntable. Thanks, John!
Courtesy John Pelletier
Courtesy John Pelletier
Courtesy John Pelletier
Courtesy John Pelletier
Do you like the new blog design? I have yet to move it to its own domain, but this is the final look, at least for now. Share your thoughts in the comments!
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Hi Tyler!
Great post, I have been wondering what kind of “excavation/archaeology project” was going on over there!
Also, I love the new site layout (although I do miss your MBTA station sign header)!
Thanks! I like the new layout too, although I miss the true freedom I had over my site’s look over on Blogger. Someday I might pay the $30 to enable custom design and CSS, but until then I can accept this new look!
Here is an image link to a picture of the original turntable at this site (its pretty garbled) This is from the Salem News from earlier this year (http://www.salemnews.com/local/x2089086979/Digging-up-the-past)
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