Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-04-19

Ga the nnrherly sli Of th' d"p't are til,
two tracks Of the Petcrb)rp' AMI Shirley Rod,
with tnrn.table and engine house. On the
'onthelly side are three tracks belonging TO the
Worcester and Nashua Rlal, used for the
freight trains Of this road, with large freight
house, 80 by 10 feet. On these tracks found
the milk train If the Ftchburg Road, the freight
Train OF the Worcester and Nashua, aud an ice
,raln Of hily cars in the employ Of the Fitch
burg Company. Going a little further down
on The F!tchburg TtoaI, we came to The engine
and car house Of tie Stoney Brook RoaI.
AT this point we counted seven parallel rail-
road tracks. We also found the two through
and upward bound freight trains of the Fitch.
! burg Road the two trains NUMBERED one hum
bred and five cars. | was now retnin ed that
1t was tin Q for the arrival Of III, other five pas
sengtr trains; for, be it known, six passenger
trains arrive and depart simultaneously at This
pr Inv. They were all in ard such confusion
u IS oyond description All is hurry and bus
tie Passengers running in every direction
one en1nrlhg Tor the train to Lowell, second
to Worcester, third to Boston, fourth 10
FitcIbnrr. fifth to Nashua and sixth b
Pelerboru' Gentlemanly conductors posted at
every car giving the desired information Ex-
pressmen and baggage masters hurrying in
every direct on with their nosy whee burrows,
loaded with the freight an La-gaIe of the
Z ldlS IUI DdsScnIt r. Here are lIlr NJdilaDl
mails bound for New York over the Worcester
+ and Norw ch road and the New York mails,
by way Of Norwich ard Worcester. for the
towns on the line Of the Vermont and MAssa-
( chuset:s, Rutland, Vermont Central, and the
4 great number Of other roads that cross the
northern sections Of Vermont and New Hamp-
shire Here, too are pa sengers bound III evetJ
direction to Albany and the far west to Bur
= Iington and Montreal to Lowell and Portland
= The noise of the engines, the rat,ling OF the
oarrowS, the running of travellers, the cOniu-
sion OF ladies' aud the majestic sight Of eleven
engines, each attached to a passenger Of FREE GILT
:. train, present an appearance which can be seen
Is At no other place on this continent, and which
beggafs all &c ;cription. To be felt it must Le
- seen. Th- i; the morning. At half past eight
all is still. The trains have LETT for their sew
eral destinations. At fifteen minutes to nine
the express train, with passengers for the Gem
II trail and Rutland roads, arrives 1t stops but a
e moment the bell rings, t has gone
Il AT haIi-past twelve two six passenger trains
d again arrive; the same hustle, the same noise
% the same unuttcrable confusion 3; at fifteen min
. utes of one they are all gone again. And
Y again, a: night, we have the same scene.
r. 1t is well worth the ride of a day, to wtnes:
n scene like this. 1t gives the mind some fain
,r conception of the power and genius OF man.
is Groton is thriving and rapidly growing
N village, Within the township, was Informed
$ there were ihiry-eight miles Of rarsad. 1t i:
sr crossed and cut up by railroads in every drec
l. ton and part. No less than five depots are es
A. tabllshed in the various parts Of this singuarlS
A. favored town. In conclusion, allow me to sal
:. to your readers, would you see wonders tina
ID can be seen no where else go TO Groton.-
ST Would you be lost ?-go to Groton. Would
you be confused, frightened, or panic struck
ID -Groon is the place to visit. And you viii
to leave it as leave it, overwhelmed with the re
o. lection of the skill OF the human mind. l..