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East Branch and Lincoln Railroad

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The abandoned East Branch & Lincoln Railroad in its current state. The EB&L Railroad was a logging railroad in the towns of Lincoln and Franconia, New Hampshire. Built by James E. Henry, this historic railroad operated from 1893-1948, and much of it was located in today's Pemigewasset Wilderness. For a larger preview and licensing information, click on photos.
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  • RiverWalk Resort at Loon Mountain in Lincoln, New Hampshire during the autumn months. This resort occupies the site of the old mill complex that J.E Henry and Sons built in the early 1900s.
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  • Porter 50 ton saddle tank engine locomotive on display at Loon Mountain along the Kancamagus Scenic Byway in Lincoln, New Hampshire.
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  • Porter 50 ton saddle tank engine locomotive on display at Loon Mountain along the Kancamagus Scenic Byway in Lincoln, New Hampshire.
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  • The East Branch & Lincoln Railroad’s Porter 50 ton saddle tank engine locomotive on display at Loon Mountain along the Kancamagus Scenic Byway in Lincoln, New Hampshire during the late months of summer.
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  • The East Branch & Lincoln Railroad’s Porter 50 ton saddle tank engine locomotive, the No. 3, on display at the entrance to Loon Mountain along the Kancamagus Scenic Byway in Lincoln, New Hampshire.
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  • Log truck on display at Loon Mountain in Lincoln, New Hampshire, USA. Log trucks were used to carry logs on the East Branch & Lincoln Logging Railroad.
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  • Link and pin coupler of a log truck on display at Loon Mountain in Lincoln, New Hampshire, USA. Log trucks were used to carry logs on the East Branch & Lincoln Logging Railroad.
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  • Street bridge, which crosses the East Branch of the Pemigewasset River along the Kancamagus Scenic Byway (Route 112) in Lincoln, New Hampshire during the autumn months. Built in 1938, this bridge crosses the river in the general area of where the East Branch & Lincoln Railroad’s trestle No. 4 crossed.
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  • Bridge along the Kancamagus Scenic Byway (Route 112) in Lincoln, New Hampshire during the winter months. This bridge crosses the East Branch of the Pemigewasset River. The Hancock Branch of the East Branch & Lincoln Railroad began at this location.
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  • Site of Camp 6 along the Hancock Branch of the East Branch & Lincoln Railroad in New Hampshire. The EB&L was a logging railroad which operated from 1893-1948.
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  • Decaying tree stump along the Hancock Branch of the old East Branch & Lincoln Railroad in Lincoln, New Hampshire. This was a logging railroad, which was in operation from 1893-1948.
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  • Old railroad spikes and various other artifacts placed on display along the Hancock Branch of the East Branch & Lincoln Railroad (1893-1948) in New Hampshire. The removal of historic artifacts from federal lands without a permit is a violation of federal law. And artifacts should be left in place not put on display like this.
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  • Railroad track in the South Branch of Hancock Brook, near Camp 7, from the East Branch & Lincoln Railroad (1893-1948) in Lincoln, New Hampshire. In 2011, Tropical Storm Irene caused massive erosion damage to many brooks and rivers in the White Mountains. And these pieces of railroad track are no longer visible.
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  • East Branch & Lincoln Railroad - A wire cable wrapped around tree along the old railroad bed near a brook crossing in the Hancock Brook drainage of Lincoln, New Hampshire. This was a logging Railroad which operated from 1893-1948.
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  • Snow covered forest along the Hancock Notch Trail in the White Mountains of New Hampshire during the winter months. This forest was logged during the East Branch & Lincoln Railroad era, which as was a logging railroad in operation from 1893-1948.
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  • The Hancock Notch Trail in Lincoln, New Hampshire during the spring months. This section of the trail utilizes the old railroad bed of the Hancock Branch of the East Branch & Lincoln Railroad (1893-1948) in New Hampshire. The Hancock Branch was used during the early days of the railroad.
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  • Possibly remnants a stone foundation from one of the buildings at Camp 9 (Hancock Branch) of the East Branch & Lincoln Railroad (1893-1948) in New Hampshire. Today’s Hancock Notch Trail utilizes this section of the railroad bed and travels by this camp.
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  • Decaying eastern white pine tree stump in the Pine Brook valley of Lincoln, New Hampshire USA. This area was logged during the East Branch & Lincoln era, which was a logging railroad in operation from 1893-1948.
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  • Remnants of a bridge along the Hancock Branch of the East Branch & Lincoln Railroad (1893-1948) in New Hampshire. This trestle crossed the Hancock Branch near Camp 13.
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  • Railroad ties from the old East Branch & Lincoln Railroad along Lincoln Woods Trail in Lincoln, New Hampshire USA. This was a logging Railroad which operated from 1893 - 1948.
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  • Lincoln Woods Trail in Lincoln, New Hampshire USA during the autumn months. The Lincoln Woods Trail follows the old railroad grade of the old East Branch & Lincoln Logging Railroad (1893-1948).
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  • Lincoln Woods Trail in Lincoln, New Hampshire after a snow storm during the winter months. This flat trail utilizes the old railroad bed of the the East Branch & Lincoln Railroad (1893 - 1948).
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  • Osseo Brook in Lincoln, New Hampshire during the spring months. In 1901, during the East Branch & Lincoln Railroad era, J.E. Henry and Sons attempted to use a narrow-gauge line at logging Camp 8 to harvest timber from the slopes of Whaleback Mountain. This roughly 1.25 mile +/- long line, consisting of a series of switchbacks, traveled into the Osseo Brook drainage. It lasted only for a few years and was discontinued after a brakeman was killed when a loaded log car ran out control down the track. With the exception of this line, the EB&L Railroad was a standard gauge railroad.
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  • The Osseo Trail, seen here, in Lincoln, New Hampshire utilizes a section of the East Branch & Lincoln Railroad’s “Narrow Gauge” line. The EB&L Railroad was a standard gauge railroad, but in 1901 J.E. Henry and Sons attempted to use a narrow gauge line at Camp 8 to harvest timber from the slopes of Whaleback Mountain. This short line, consisting of a series of switchbacks, traveled into the Osseo Brook drainage. It lasted only for a few years and was discontinued after a brakeman was killed when a loaded log car ran out control down the track.
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  • Artifacts at Camp 8 of the East Branch & Lincoln Railroad (1893 -1948) along today’s Lincoln Woods Trail in Lincoln, New Hampshire during the autumn months. The removal of historic artifacts from federal lands without a permit is a violation of federal law.
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  • Remnants of a siding, near Birch Island Brook, along the East Branch & Lincoln Railroad (1893 -1948) in Lincoln, New Hampshire.
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  • Lincoln Woods Trail in Lincoln, New Hampshire during the autumn months. This trail follows the old East Branch & Lincoln Railroad (1893-1948) bed, and because it is flat, it attracts many hikers and walkers. Great care was put into the building of the EB&L Railroad, and many sections of it are flat and straight for miles.
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  • Site of logging Camp 7 of the East Branch & Lincoln Railroad (1893 -1948) along today’s Lincoln Woods Trail in Lincoln, New Hampshire during the autumn months.
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  • Remnants of the stone wall that was built at Ice Pond, near Camp 7 of the East Branch & Lincoln Railroad in Lincoln, New Hampshire. During the logging era, large blocks of ice were cut from this pond and used in iceboxes (early refrigerators). The ice blocks were stored at the Camp 7 ice house and some stored in the ice house at the company store in Lincoln Village.
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  • Remnants of a wooden bridge, near Ice Pond, along an old woods road that crossed Birch Island Brook, behind Camp 7, in Lincoln, New Hampshire  of the East Branch & Lincoln Railroad (1893-1948).
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  • Black Pond on the side of Black Pond Trail in Lincoln, New Hampshire. Bondcliff is off in the distance. This forest was logged during the East Branch & Lincoln Railroad era, which was a logging railroad in operation from 1893-1948.
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  • Looking downstream at the Franconia Brook foot bridge in Lincoln, New Hampshire during a winter snow storm. Hikers enter into the Pemigewasset Wilderness on the left hand side of this bridge. The abutments from trestle No. 7, which serviced the Upper East Branch of the old the East Branch & Lincoln Railroad (1893-1948), are used to support the bridge.
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  • Remnants of timber trestle No. 7 along the old East Branch & Lincoln Railroad in Lincoln, New Hampshire. This was a logging railroad in operation from 1893-1948. This trestle crossed Franconia Brook and was used to access the Franconia Brook valley of the Pemigewasset Wilderness. At a later date a new trestle was built just below this one to service the East Branch of the Pemi River drainage.
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  • Franconia Brook Trail in the Pemigewasset Wilderness of New Hampshire during the summer months. This trail follows the old East Branch & Lincoln Railroad (1893-1948).
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  • Pemigewasset Wilderness - Artifact (horseshoe) in wetlands area near Camp 9 which was a logging camp along the East Branch & Lincoln Logging Railroad in Lincoln, New Hampshire. This was a logging railroad which operated from 1893-1948. The removal of historic artifacts from federal lands without a permit is a violation of federal law.
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  • Wetlands area along the Franconia Brook Trail during the autumn months in the Pemigewasset Wilderness of Lincoln, New Hampshire. Storm clouds can be seen over the southern end of Owls Head is in the distance. A spur line of the old East Branch & Lincoln Logging Railroad (1893-1948) traveled through this area.
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  • Remnants of the Camp 9 spur line at logging Camp 9 along the Franconia Brook Branch of the East Branch & Lincoln Railroad (1893-1948) in the Pemigewasset Wilderness of New Hampshire. This spur line started at Camp 9, now wetlands, crossed Franconia Brook, and ended in a landing / work area just beyond the brook crossing.
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  • Beaver Pond along Franconia Brook Trail in the Pemigewasset Wilderness of New Hampshire during the summer months. This trail follows the Franconia Branch of the old East Branch & Lincoln Railroad (1893-1948).
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  • Possibly the hoisting system of an old steam-powered crane or steam shovel near the end of the Camp 9 spur line of the East Branch & Lincoln Railroad (1893-1948) in the Pemigewasset Wilderness of the New Hampshire White Mountains. Steam-powered cranes were used to load logs on to railroad log trucks. This spur line, beginning at Camp 9, traveled in a northwesterly direction, crossed Franconia Brook at today's Lincoln Brook Trail crossing, and ended at a landing / work area just beyond the brook.
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  • Possibly the hoisting system of an old steam-powered crane or steam shovel near the end of the Camp 9 spur line of the East Branch & Lincoln Railroad (1893-1948) in the Pemigewasset Wilderness of the New Hampshire White Mountains. Steam-powered cranes were used to load logs on to railroad log trucks. This spur line, beginning at Camp 9, traveled in a northwesterly direction, crossed Franconia Brook at today's Lincoln Brook Trail crossing, and ended at a landing / work area just beyond the brook.
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  • Franconia Brook in the Pemigewasset Wilderness in the White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire during the summer months.
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  • Artifact (leather strap) at logging Camp 10 along the East Branch & Lincoln Railroad (1893-1948) in New Hampshire. This logging camp was located along the Franconia Brook Branch of the EB&L Railroad in today’s Pemigewasset Wilderness. The removal of artifacts from federal lands without a permit is a violation of federal law.
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  • Remnants of a wooden trestle that crossed Franconia Brook just above Camp 10 along the abandoned East Branch & Lincoln Railroad (1893-1948) in the Pemigewasset Wilderness, New Hampshire. After crossing Franconia Brook, the railroad traveled around the southern end of Owls Head into the Lincoln Brook valley, eventually ending a short distance beyond Liberty Brook at Camp 12. The removal of historic artifacts from federal lands without a permit is a violation of federal law.
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  • Remnants of the Lincoln Brook Branch of the East Branch & Lincoln Railroad (1893-1948) in the Pemigewasset Wilderness in the White Mountains, New Hampshire. This branch of the railroad began near Camp 10, crossed Franconia Brook, and then traveled around the southern end of Owls Head Mountain to Camps 11 and 12 in the Lincoln Brook Valley.
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  • The old railroad bed of the Lincoln Brook Branch of the abandoned East Branch & Lincoln Railroad (1893-1948) in the Pemigewasset Wilderness in the New Hampshire White Mountains. This branch of the railroad began above Camp 10, crossed Franconia Brook, and then traveled around the southern end of Owls Head Mountain to Camps 11 and 12 in the Lincoln Brook Valley.
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  • Artifacts at logging Camp 11 of the East Branch & Lincoln Railroad (1893-1948) in the Pemigewasset Wilderness in Franconia, New Hampshire. This rail-side camp was located along the Lincoln Brook Branch of the railroad. The removal of historic artifacts from federal lands without a permit is a violation of federal law.
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  • Owls Head and the Pemigewasset Wilderness from the Franconia Ridge Trail (Appalachian Trail), near Little Haystack Mountain, in the White Mountains of New Hampshire during the last days of summer. This forest was logged during the East Branch & Lincoln Railroad era (1893-1948).
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  • Artifacts (sled runners, part of a logging sled)) at logging Camp 12 along the East Branch & Lincoln Railroad (1893-1948) in the Pemigewasset Wilderness, New Hampshire USA. This was a logging camp located along the Lincoln Brook Branch of the EB&L Railroad. The removal of artifacts from federal lands without a permit is a violation of federal law.
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  • Artifact at the Old Johnson Camp in the Pemigewasset Wilderness, New Hampshire. This camp, owned by the Johnson Lumber Company (Gordon Pond Railroad), was located on the side of Mount Liberty in the Liberty Brook drainage of the Pemigewasset Wilderness. The Johnson Lumber Company owned a stand of spruce on the Pemigewasset Wilderness side of Mount Liberty, but they couldn’t reach it from the Gordon Pond Railroad because the terrain was too steep and it was surrounded by land owned by the East Branch & Lincoln Railroad. George Johnson, owner of the Johnson Lumber Company, made a deal with J.E. Henry & Sons to haul the timber out using the East Branch & Lincoln Railroad. The removal of historic artifacts from federal lands without a permit is a violation of federal law.
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  • Hellgate Brook crossing along Franconia Brook Trail in the Pemigewasset Wilderness of New Hampshire during the summer months. This trail follows the Franconia Branch of the old East Branch & Lincoln Railroad (1893-1948). And when the railroad was in operation a railroad bridge crossed the brook at this location.
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