During the early years Norton had 5 mall railroad stations serviced by the new haven railroad.. Below are is some information about these stations as taken from the Norton Historical Sociaty
MEADOWBROOK RAILROAD STATION
The Meadowbrook Railroad Station was on Route 140 across from Meadowbrook Pond on the Taunton/Attleboro railroad line. In 1900 this area was called Norton Furnace. Meadowbrook had a post office at that time. Mrs. Lydia Lincoln Austin was the station agent as well as the postmaster. Notice the framed device built on the roof which extends out. A mail pouch would be fastened to the frame and be picked up by a catcher arm on a passing train. The railroad through Meadowbrook was built in the 1860's.
Barrowsville Railroad Station was situated on South Worcester Street diagonally across from where the Barrowsville Station store is today. In 1900 the station agent was Savillion Bates. Notice the kerosene lamp posts along the tracks. The station building is now a house.
BARROWSVILLE RAILROAD STATION
In the early 1900's a large ice harvesting operation was situated on Barrowsville Pond. It was owned by the Providence Ice Company. A spur track from the railroad main line ran to the ice houses where freight cars were loaded with blocks of ice for shipment. The ice-harvesting industry disappeared with the development of electric refrigeration.
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