Motorists backed up on Centre Street and Loudon Road, waiting to slip through traffic at the Interstate 93 bottleneck, might take comfort from this 1890s photograph from the collection of antiquarian Earl Burroughs. Where did the trolley routes intersect?
For extra credit: How far could a traveler go on electric street railways from Concord?
For nearly all of its history Concord has been a transportation center, and during a majority of the 20th century, the dominant mode of transportation was the Boston & Maine Railroad, which also owned the Concord Street Railways. The Concord Historical Society explores the railroad's influence on Concord in “Crosscurrents of Change,” the history of Concord in the 20th century. Publication is scheduled for later this year.
The answer to today's riddle can be found in next week's Insider. The impatient reader can find the answer at concordhistoricalsociety.org.
