tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459870751232627910.post284243686362455349..comments2024-03-01T02:14:04.983-05:00Comments on Exploring Western Massachusetts: Trains, Trestle and Rails: Westfield's North-sideMark T. Alamedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07244483426665656300noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459870751232627910.post-20321005947979649942008-05-10T07:05:00.000-04:002008-05-10T07:05:00.000-04:00Kim,No, I didn't know that. Thanks for the info. I...Kim,<BR/><BR/>No, I didn't know that. Thanks for the info. I've been ruminating over doing a story focusing on the altering of the North-side landscape at the time the excavation of the soil beneath the tracks took place, around 1896, and every lead helps.<BR/><BR/>It is my understanding that excessive delays in streetcar and horse-drawn traffic at train crossings was also a major impetus for raising the tracks.<BR/><BR/>I wonder if the ordinance was passed to force the railroad companies to act? Even today it is like pulling teeth for municipalities to get the railroads to change anything.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again!<BR/><BR/>MarkMark T. Alamedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07244483426665656300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6459870751232627910.post-31205450950809469222008-05-09T19:10:00.000-04:002008-05-09T19:10:00.000-04:00Through out my time in school I have done extensiv...Through out my time in school I have done extensive research on Westfield. Did you know there is an ordanance in city record that requires train tracks within a certin distance from the center of town to be raised off the ground? The ordanace was first installed due to several tragic accidents with horse pulled carrages where residents had been killed by trains.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17284891481037839525noreply@blogger.com