For years, industrial sites that once fueled the city’s economy have sat idle and deteriorating in and around residential areas. Now, the brownfields are presenting an opportunity for residents to re-invent their neighborhoods.
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE NORTH AMERICAN RAILCAR OPERATORS ASSOCIATION
A small railroad motorcar, or “speeder,” operates on the New England Central Railroad in 2005. Enthusiasts will bring the cars to the tracks between North Creek and Corinth in late July.