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In 1900, the Fitchburg Railroad was acquired by the Boston and Maine Railroad (B&M). The post-World War II era marked a significant decline in passenger rail service across the United States, including the Northern Tier. By the 1950s, service frequency along the Fitchburg line had decreased significantly.
Plainfield station in the early 20th century. At left is a streetcar running on the N&W between Norwich and Central Village. At right is a Providence-bound train on the ex-NY&NE. The Norwich and Worcester Railroad was leased in 1869 by the Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad, which in 1875 became the New York and New England Railroad (NY&NE). [10]
1867 New Haven, Middletown and Boston Railroad map. At the Boston end, the earliest predecessor was the Norfolk County Railroad, chartered April 24, 1847. The line from the Boston and Providence Railroad's branch at Dedham, Massachusetts, southwest to Walpole opened on April 23, 1849, and an extension to the Providence and Worcester Railroad in Blackstone opened May 16.
This is a route-map template for the Boston Surface Railroad, a United States planned private commuter rail service.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
Originally the Boston and Worcester Railroad, service has been operated by the Boston and Albany Railroad, New York Central, Penn Central, and since 1964 by Boston and Maine Railroad, Amtrak, and the MBCR until 2014 under contract to the MBTA. Since 2014 service has been operated by Keolis North America. In 1975 the line was cut back to ...
Boston and New York Air-Line Railroad: NH: 1875 1907 New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad: Boston and New York Central Railroad: NH: 1853 1858 Midland Railroad: Boston, Norwich and New London Railroad: NH: 1832 1836 Norwich and Worcester Railroad: Branch Company: NH: 1845 1850 Hartford and New Haven Railroad
The Northeast Corridor (NEC) is an electrified railroad line in the Northeast megalopolis of the United States. Owned primarily by Amtrak, it runs from Boston in the north to Washington, D.C., in the south, with major stops in Providence, New Haven, Stamford, New York City, Newark, Trenton, Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore.
New York and Boston Railroad: Berkshire Railroad: NH: 1837 1910 New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad: Billerica and Bedford Railroad: B&M: 1876 1878 Boston and Lowell Railroad: Boston and Albany Railroad: B&A NYC: 1867 1961 New York Central Railroad: Boston, Barre and Gardner Railroad: B&M: 1849 1885 Fitchburg Railroad: Boston, Clinton and ...