# Talk:Salem station (MBTA)

This station has some history to it because it's been relocated. Does anybody know what that is? 24.128.185.126 (talk) 22:59, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

The original headhouse was located on Mill Hill, at what is now Riley Plaza.  Nathaniel Hawthorne even mentioned it in the Scarlet Letter.
The headhouse was demolished in the late 1950's to build Riley Plaza (parking lot and circular roadway).
The current station was built in 1987, following a fire that destroyed the bridge at Beverly.  When the bridge was rebuilt, the MBTA decided to relocate the station. David M. (talk) 00:49, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

Copied from Salem Public Library wiki:

Vertical File in Salem Collection - Depot
"When taking the train was the only way to travel" Salem News, Dec. 8, 2003, p. B5
"Start razing Salem Depot Sept. 1" Salem Evening News, July 3, 1954, p. 1
"Throngs watch as massive tower stone is lowered" Salem Evening News, Oct. 26, 1954, p.1
"Depot model goes to Bowditch House" Salem Evening News, Dec. 12, 2001, p.A2
"A look back at the history of Salem's train stations" Salem Evening News, Dec. 19, 2001, p.A3
"Remembering those who helped preserve region's history" (Leon Masse) Salem News, July 29, 2013, p. 7
Architecture in Salem by Bryant F. Tolles, p. 69
Unfortunately, the Salem Evening News does not appear to have been digitized at any point. The Boston Public Library does have it on microfilm, though. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 18:31, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

This is turning out be to quite a lengthy and interesting article, full of little-known history. Adding a map of the original vs current track and station locations would make it much easier to understand the detailed textual descriptions. On further reading, it appears that several maps might be needed to help in understanding what the article describes.  Reify-tech (talk) 20:27, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

I'll see what I can do. The 1838, 1847, 1958, and 1987/2014 station sites, the tunnel and its extensions, and perhaps even the freight yard and Salem Harbor Branch can probably fit on one map. It'll probably be a simplified version without most streets and buildings, though. That will have to wait for someone with better skills at GIS than I. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 01:08, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
I made File:Salem downtown stations map.svg which shows all of the station sites and the tunnel. I'll probably make a wider map that shows the various branches. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 07:30, 18 March 2020 (UTC)

This review is transcluded from Talk:Salem station (MBTA)/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.
Reviewer: Hog Farm (talk · contribs) 17:01, 16 April 2020 (UTC)


### Criteria
1. Prose  Pass
2. Verifiability  Pass
3. Depth of Coverage  Pass
4. Neutral  Pass
5. Stable  Pass
6. Illustrations  Pass
7. Miscellaneous  Pass


### Comments
1. 

Is North River (Massachusetts Bay) the North River in the station layout section?  If so, it should be linked
Nope, different river. There's at least three North Rivers in Massachusetts - such imagination!
"After the railroads from Boston to Lowell, Worcester, and Providence were chartered in 1830 and 1831," - Wikilink the cities not already linked
 Done
"On June 16, 1846, the stockholders authorized the sale" - Whose stockholder's?
 Done
" Marblehead service was halved to one daily round trip then, and cut entirely on June 14, 1959." - This needs rephrasing
 Done
"Construction of $2.5 million overpass to carry Bridge Street" - Needs an "a"
 Done
"over the Danvers Branch and the Topsfield Branch[39] This was" - There's a period missing in here
 Done
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The daily parking fee doesn't seem to be cited anywhere
 Done
"bridge began on December 1, 1985" - Maybe I misread the source, but I only say the month, not the day in the source
It's in the bolded title of the entry
Ref 47 shouldn't have the titles in all caps
 Done
"Construction on the garage and station began in June 2013." - This is supported by a reference from March of that year.  Since delays are possible in construction projects, it would be best to have a source that demonstrates that the construction actually did begin in June, besides just planned to begin.
 Partly done Lacking any other source to support it, I've removed the line.
Ref 2 needs an accessdate
 Done
Add an edition, if known, to the House of the Seven Gables ref.  The date is given as 1893, and the book was published in 1851, so we're dealing with a later edition here
 Done No edition info, but added orig-year parameter
Refs 48 and 49 shouldn't have the titles in all caps
 Done
Not all of the online refs have accessdate= parameters, these should be added.
 Done I believe I've added these for all relevant refs (recent news stories, etc). Access date isn't relevant for archived sources, dated PDFs, etc.
Spot check of refs is clean, as is the Earwig report
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Placing on hold. Hog Farm (talk) 23:55, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

@Hog Farm: Thanks for the review! I believe I've fixed everything. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 01:02, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
I believe that's everything.  Promoting. Hog Farm (talk) 04:05, 17 April 2020 (UTC)