Heritage Park Railroad Museum
With the help of volunteers and donors, the Union Station was restored and now houses a museum of historic artifacts in the Station’s Waiting Room and Station Master’s Office. The train order boards have been reinstalled and are fully functional. The building has been restored to original appearance both inside and out. Heritage Park has become a reality.
Presently on display is a 1902 Russell Snow Plow on permanent loan. The Wakefield Heritage Commission has rehabilitated the Snow Plow and it is open to the public during the season. Many Boston and Maine Railroad artifacts and photos are on display throughout the station and freight house. The Freight House is now home to the Heritage Park Railroad Museum.
In addition to providing information on the area, the Museum houses exhibits that document local history. Educational programs for all ages will be available.
The highlight of the Freight House restoration is an HO scale model replica of the 1909 era of the Boston & Maine Railroad. The replica will include buildings found along the train route through the villages of Union, Sanbornville, Wakefield Corner, East Wakefield (Burleyville Station), and North Wakefield (Mathews Station). You will follow the tracks of a state-of-the-art HO scale model railroad, depicting the Boston and Maine in 1909. Replica steam engines, freight cars, and passenger cars pass through the countryside where trackside and village structures reflect local early 20th-century life. The history of railroading comes alive at Heritage Park.
Another highlight of Heritage Park is the newly restored antique Boston and Maine Railroad Water Tower. The donated structure, which was donated to the Wakefield Heritage Commission by the Lake Shore Park Club in Gilford, stands on its refurbished platform just outside Union Station.
NH Northcoast trains headed south and north passing Union Station
