Battery Station in Winthrop MA after a Blizzard, BRB&L Railroad

June 2024 ยท 1 minute read

Photos of the old Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad in the process of clearing the line of snow after a storm in 1920. BRB&L was a narrow gauge railroad that operated a branch or loop in Winthrop Massachusetts. The line was eventually electrified, but operations ceased in January, 1940. The current MBTA Blue Line uses the old BRB&L roadbed from East Boston to Wonderland Station in Revere.

BRB&L Blizzard 1920, Battery Station 1st Track
Battery Station in Winthrop, First Track Cleared
Winthrop Blizzard in 1920, Battery Station 2nd Track
Winthrop, Second Track Being Cleared
Winthrop Train Getting Through Snow
Winthrop, Unburying the Line of Snow

Approximate Historical Location:

Battery Station (demolished) 
Kennedy Road 
Winthrop, MA 02152

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