Lakeshore Railroad - "All Aboard!"

[Slickcraft]

Originally Posted by Spit'n Image Farm

Just a note. The Town of Alton has now been given the Loon Cove station. We are making preparations to move the station to the Alton's B&M Railroad Park behind town hall. We hope to be able to move it in the spring if we can raise all the necessary funds and get all the necessary prep work, demolition of additions, etc. and permits. Work has already begun. I'll keep you posted...Marty C

Good work Marty and the rest of the DRC. By the way, there is a short thread here about the Loon Cove station move.
http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...ead.php?t=6865

[Spit'n Image Farm]

This is an update on the Loon Cove station. At this time, it is scheduled to be moved on Sunday 4/26 starting at 6:00 am. In case of really severe weather it will be on Sunday 5/3, same time. Should be an interesting move up Route 11 and through Main Street to it's new home behind town hall. The concrete pillars have been poured to accommodate the station at the park. NH Electric Coop and Union Telephone have donated there services that day for the move. Get your cameras ready!!! Marty C

[mcdude]

Just today I received an original postcard or the Loon Cove Station (posted up above....somewhere) postmarked in 1916 and printed in Germany. Quality is real good...


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Does anyone know when the re-located Loon Cove Station will be open for viewing?

Fundraising for Loon Cove station continues
ALTON

— The Downtown Revitalization Committee (DRC) will continue to raise funds for the historic Loon Cove station in the coming months. Funds raised will be used to refurbish the 1890s Lake Shore Railroad station. Work began last fall by T. Justin Caldon of Four Corners in Gilmanton. Visitors are welcome to visit the B&M Railroad Park in Alton Village to see the work done to preserve the station. The DRC is a tax-exempt organization, and donations may be sent to P.O. Box 659, Alton, NH 03809. For a limited time, the DRC is offering veterans’ memorial plaques made of black granite, with lasercut lettering by Ken Liversige. The tentative end date for requesting plaques is April 30. Space on the American Legion flagpole base at the park will be limited to 21 additional plaques. Request forms for memorial plaques can be filled out with the honoree’s information at the town clerk’s office in Town Hall until April 22. On April 24, the DRC will have a table at the Rotary Club’s Home, Garden, and Recreation Show at Prospect Mountain High School where the plaque forms will also be available. The donation per plaque is $100, with contributions benefiting the Railroad Park and the restoration of the Loon Cove station. At the DRC table, members will also be selling a selection of current hardcover books for a modest donation. They will also be offering a beautiful afghan, a spiral ham and a frozen turkey. The drawings for these three items will be at 3 p.m., at the closing of the Home Show. Please call DRC members Bonnie (at 630-4194) or Deanna (at 875-7562) for more information.

I also wanted to add a few photos that Tallyho has just added to photopost


The Lakeshore RR crosses Union Ave at Burger King. After the Lakeshore RR was torn up a spur remained from Laconia to the old Grossman's Lumber Yard approximately where Lowe's is today.

Just past Irwin's looking out over Paugus Bay

New England Southern running past Irwin Marine on former Lakeshore RR trackage. The track was used as a spur to reach the former Grossman's lumber yard near the original Lake's Region Plaza, (Jackson's Star Market).