At Cold Springs he found that Indians had raided the place, killing the station keeper and running off all of the stock.
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The station master and keeper of the level crossing were also provided with houses, while to the east of the platform were sidings, primarily for stabling of excursion trains.
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Octave Ponsart, a New Bedford native and the son of Belgianimmigrants, became keeper in 1943 and was the last to live at the station.