Caboose display at Depot Park
Town of SalemNew Hampshire- Detected
- Oct 19, 2026
- 15 days ago
- Sector
- Parks & Recreation
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From the meeting
The Friends of the Salem Rail Trail were pursuing a former Boston and Maine caboose for a display area next to the rail trail at the proposed Depot Park. The concept included a retaining wall and a 25-foot by 50-foot platform, with the caboose to sit on State-owned land pending NHDOT permission. Costs were not yet known and the project was to be funded by private donations.
This is early-stage public space work with a future donation acceptance and site coordination step still ahead.
- Meeting date
- October 19, 2026
- Agency
- Town of Salem
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