Here are some great online resources related to the history of railroads in Palmer and beyond that you can access from home. If you need research assistance, please Ask a Librarian and we’ll be in touch!
To view a listing of known rail cams in the Pioneer Valley region of Western Massachusetts, click here.
Palmer Railroad Research:
Snapshot of Station Names and Routes Served
Palmer, MA Train Wreck, July 1908
Palmer, MA Chicago Express Mishap, April 1909
Massachusetts & General Railroad Research:
Massachusetts Board of Railroad Commissioners Reports
Mass DOT Interactive Rail Inventory Map
History of the Railways of Massachusetts
Collection of Digitized Railroad Maps
Collection of Digitized Railroad Manuscript Materials
Library of Congress Sources for Historical Research
Library of Congress Collection of Railroad Accidents and Safety Reports
Collection of Annual Reports of the Massachusetts Board of Railroad Commissioners
Harvard Business School – Baker Library Historical Collections
Boston & Maine Railroad Historical Society
Boston & Maine Railroad Newsletter Archives
Electric Railways Map of the State of Massachusetts, 1899
