Title: Re: Anyone Remember This Very Historical Building
Post by: mkr on March 22, 2013, 06:47:11 PM
In St. Albans, right Dad?
Title: Re: Anyone Remember This Very Historical Building
Post by: al brodeur on March 22, 2013, 06:58:14 PM
yes the St Albans railroad station, I remember seeing troop trains there
Title: Re: Anyone Remember This Very Historical Building
Post by: Henry on March 22, 2013, 07:34:56 PM
Lots of St Albans residents worked there. Used to have a Flagman there that sat in a teeny tiny building that came out and stopped traffic when trains went by.
Title: Re: Anyone Remember This Very Historical Building
Post by: Rev. Elizabeth on March 23, 2013, 06:07:08 AM
Thanks, Henry for posting this. Many of the folks at the Bay Church worked at the railroad, and I was curious to see what it looked like when the trains were more active than they are now.
Title: Re: Anyone Remember This Very Historical Building
Post by: Trekr on March 23, 2013, 07:05:35 AM
St. Albans has many beautiful buildings. We especially enjoy driving the road above the park. The line of buildings there is so impressive.
Title: Re: Anyone Remember This Very Historical Building
Post by: Sue W. on March 23, 2013, 07:18:12 AM
Yes, I used to work in the building on the right during the 1980's. The building on the left has arleady been demolished. Beautiful buildings.
Title: Re: Anyone Remember This Very Historical Building
Post by: Henry on March 23, 2013, 07:49:20 AM
Back in 1951 when I graduated from High School I remember going down and applying for a job there. Jobs were mighty scarce back then and I had heard great things about the Railroad, but that was not to be for me.
Title: Re: Anyone Remember This Very Historical Building
Post by: tweetie1 on March 23, 2013, 11:29:04 AM
YES-one of my second homes--rode many trains out of there over the years-my Dad (Bob Luman) retired from the RR many years ago. Up ALL THOSE STAIRS in the building,the RR had their Credit Union-Bank--MAN - there were a lot of stairs to climb-especially for a kid-- GREAT MEMORIES of the buildiing and the Round House where they kept the locomotives..That was down of Federal Street.