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Photo of Central Vermont @ Northfield, Ma.
Central Vermont @ Northfield, Ma.

The Central Vermont Railroad bridge in Northfield, Massachusetts, now known as the Schell Bridge, was closed in 1985 due to advanced deterioration of its steel truss members. Remnants of this bridge can still be viewed.

Photographed by Bruce Macdonald, December 20, 1986.
Added to the photo archive by Bruce Macdonald, October 22, 2026.
Railroad: Central Vermont.

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If the bridge was closed in 19985 for structural deterioration, how did you get a photo of a train on it in 1986? I'm clearly missing something here. Nice photo!

Posted by Brian Gilleran on 2026-10-23 20:02:30


The bridge in this picture is still in operation and sees regular trains of CV's successor, the New England Central Railroad. The photograph may have been taken from the Schell Bridge, a road bridge just upstream that was closed in 1985 due to deteroration.

Posted by Jay Hogan on 2026-10-24 17:49:36


Thanks Jay that explains a lot. If I remember I did capture this scene from the other bridge. That was forty years ago and when I researched the bridge got them mixed up, not easy being 80.

Posted by Bruce Macdonald on 2026-10-25 09:07:53


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