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Map of Old Colony Railroad network, about 1893 The Governor Bradford, an early OC locomotive built in 1845 by Hinkley & Drury Map of Old Colony and Fall River lines, 1846 Old Colony & Fall River Rail Road seal from 1854 stock certificate The Pilgrim, of the Fall River Line, operated by the Old Colony Railroad Company 1870 Notice for Old Colony & Newport Railway Martha's Vineyard Railroad Share ...
The following is a list of historic Old Colony Railroad (OCRR) stations, at the time of the 1893 lease by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad and shortly after. [1] City/town include current town name, some of which were incorporated after 1893.
The railroad of the Old Colony Railroad Company, herein called the Old Colony Railroad, is a standard-gage, steam railroad, located in the States of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The principal main lines extend from Boston, Mass., to Newport, R.I.; Middleboro to Provincetown, Mass.; and Fitchburg and Lowell to New Bedford, Mass.
The Old Colony Railroad opened through Abington in November 1845. [3] Construction of a new brick station building began in 1887 and was completed around August 1888. [4] [5] Passenger service on the line ended on June 30, 1959, after the completion of the Southeast Expressway.
The New Haven Railroad ended its remaining Old Colony Division service, including commuter service to South Hanson, on June 30, 1959. [3] The former station building remains intact, though unused. [4] On September 29, 1997, the MBTA restored commuter rail service on the two Old Colony Lines, part of the former Old Colony Railroad system. [1]
The Newport and Narragansett Bay Railroad is a heritage railroad that operates on Aquidneck Island, Rhode Island. It was formed in 2014-15 from the merger of the for-profit Newport Dinner Train and the nonprofit Old Colony and Newport Scenic Railway .
The Old Colony opened its Bridgewater Branch from South Abington to Bridgewater in 1847. [3]: 381 Mergers resulted in changes to the railroad's name in 1854 and 1863; it became simply "Old Colony Railroad" again in 1872. [3]: 376 In 1881–82, the Old Colony built a brick passenger station and an engine house at South Abington.
The Old Colony and Fall River Railroad operated from 1854 to 1863, and later as part of the extensive Old Colony Railroad system. [1] The museum is located directly across from the former Fall River Line Terminal, part of the Old Colony's "boat train" service between Boston and New York City.