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Hobo Railroad, NH - Part 1 History and Hobo Junction Station

Updated: Jul 31, 2022

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Hobo Junction Station at the Foot of the White Mountains. Photo by Nature Photographer Pam Hirst at PKH Photography. Writing by Freelance Content Writer and Travel Blogger Meghan Hirst at Meghan Hirst, Writer.


The Hobo Railroad has been around since 1848. Another railroad—the Boston, Concord & Montreal Railroad—gained ownership of it in the 1850s. It was one of the main ways to travel through the northern part of New Hampshire. Tourists from populous U.S. and Canadian cities used this route often. The Boston & Maine Railroad purchased the Hobo Railroad in the 1900s. In the 1950s, locomotive transportation services declined dramatically as a result of more people driving vehicles. It completely fizzled out by the 1970s. The State of New Hampshire bought the Hobo Railroad and leased it to Ed & Brenda Clark in the 1980s. After they constructed the Hobo Junction Station in 1987, it opened as a tourist attraction. It is still owned by the same people today. The business has done so well, in fact, that they expanded their operations by building another railroad and a rail bike track! If you are interested in them as well, there is more information on their website Hoborr.Com. There is also a great article on Hereinnewhampshire.Com.


You can visit the Hobo Junction Gift Shop, which sells locomotive themed gifts, post cards, collectibles, clothing, snacks, ice cream, soda, and water. Bringing your own lunch on train rides is permitted, but you must clean up after yourself. The station's hours are 10 AM to the time that the final train of the day gets back. Check the website for specifics about train departure for the rest of 2022.


We will be discussing more details about the train rides next!


Do you have any locomotive themed collectibles and/or clothing?

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