In this gem of an interview recorded by Brian Dame on September 6, 2001, we hear the story of Janet Shea (1928–2002). Janet worked as a freight agent for the Boston & Maine from 1945 to 1987 and talks of her career working nearly every station on the B&M’s Conway Branch.

BM 1457 on extra freight train X1457 southbound on the Conway Branch approaching Rochester Station, Rochester, NH - June 8, 1949. Albert G. Hale photo, Walker Transportation Collection.