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Joy Town Railroad was an amusement railroad at [http://www.topsfieldfair.org/ Topsfield Fair], Topsfield, Massachusetts. The railroad was built and operated by [[Lester Friend]]. | Joy Town Railroad was an amusement railroad at [http://www.topsfieldfair.org/ Topsfield Fair], Topsfield, Massachusetts. The railroad was built and operated by [[Lester Friend]]. | ||
[[File:LesterFriend Hudson True.jpg|thumb|center|500px|Lester Friend with his 1.5 inch scale Hudson at Topsfield Fair. From "True", May 1951.]] | |||
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File:JoyTownRailroad1952.jpg|Joy Town Railroad advertisement from "The Miniature Locomotive", November/December 1952 | File:JoyTownRailroad1952.jpg|Joy Town Railroad advertisement from "The Miniature Locomotive", November/December 1952 | ||
File:JoytownRailroadAdvertTheMiniatureLocomotive.png|Advertisement for Joy Town Railroad from The Miniature Locomotive, May-June 1953. | |||
File:JoyTownRailroad advert TheMiniatureLocomotive JulAug1953.jpg|From "The Miniature Locomotive", July/August 1953 | File:JoyTownRailroad advert TheMiniatureLocomotive JulAug1953.jpg|From "The Miniature Locomotive", July/August 1953 | ||
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File:JoyTownRailroad by AWLeggett 01.jpg|Engineer Vachon with Joy Town Railroad Hudson. Miss Vachon worked at the Friend's Yankee Shop, and also ran the locomotive at Friend's Joy Town Railroad at the Topsfield, Mass. fairgrounds in the 1950s. Photo by A.W. Leggett. | File:JoyTownRailroad by AWLeggett 01.jpg|Engineer [[Cecile Vachon|Vachon]] with Joy Town Railroad Hudson. Miss Vachon worked at the Friend's Yankee Shop, and also ran the locomotive at Friend's Joy Town Railroad at the Topsfield, Mass. fairgrounds in the 1950s. Photo by A.W. Leggett. | ||
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File:JoyTownRailroad by AWLeggett 10.jpg|Myrtle Leggett on the left. | File:JoyTownRailroad by AWLeggett 10.jpg|Myrtle Leggett on the left. | ||
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== Gold Spike Ceremony == | |||
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by [[George Murray]] | |||
<i>[[The Live Steamer]]</i>, May-June 1950 | |||
There seems to be a growing popularity for the 1-1/2 inch scale railroads around the country in recent months and it surprised the writer to hear of so many having that size gauge. The West Coast seems to have a large number of them. | |||
Of new interest around Danvers vicinity is the commercial 1-1/2 inch scale, 7-1/4 inch gauge railroad being set up by [[Lester Friend|Lester D. Friend]] at Topsfield, Mass. The golden spike ceremony was to take place on or about May 29-30, 1950, and televised over a Boston TV station according to word from Joe Friend. | |||
== Where Did It Go? == | == Where Did It Go? == | ||
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: I mentioned selling my old Friends Joy Town Big diesel loco--the Alco FA-1 | : I mentioned selling my old Friends Joy Town Big diesel loco--the Alco FA-1 | ||
== References == | |||
* [[Youd Better Not Call Them Toys]] | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == |
Latest revision as of 22:04, 25 December 2021
Joy Town Railroad was an amusement railroad at Topsfield Fair, Topsfield, Massachusetts. The railroad was built and operated by Lester Friend.
The following photos were taken by A.W. Leggett, provided by Jim Leggett.
Engineer Vachon with Joy Town Railroad Hudson. Miss Vachon worked at the Friend's Yankee Shop, and also ran the locomotive at Friend's Joy Town Railroad at the Topsfield, Mass. fairgrounds in the 1950s. Photo by A.W. Leggett.
Gold Spike Ceremony
Forward
The Live Steamer, May-June 1950
There seems to be a growing popularity for the 1-1/2 inch scale railroads around the country in recent months and it surprised the writer to hear of so many having that size gauge. The West Coast seems to have a large number of them.
Of new interest around Danvers vicinity is the commercial 1-1/2 inch scale, 7-1/4 inch gauge railroad being set up by Lester D. Friend at Topsfield, Mass. The golden spike ceremony was to take place on or about May 29-30, 1950, and televised over a Boston TV station according to word from Joe Friend.
Where Did It Go?
Larry D (ldhobo) posted on LiveDiesel Yahoo Group, 10 May 2014:
- I mentioned selling my old Friends Joy Town Big diesel loco--the Alco FA-1