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The Northern Recreational Rail Trail, also known as the Northern Rail Trail, is a 58-mile (93 km) multi-use rail trail in western New Hampshire, USA, running from Lebanon to Boscawen. [1] It uses the right-of-way of the Boston and Maine Railroad 's former Northern Line , which was acquired by the State of New Hampshire in 1996.
In the 1860s and 1870s, the Northern was under the control of Onslow Stearns, who served as president of the railroad from 1852 until his death in 1878. [22] The Northern thrived under his leadership, and the yearly gross income of the road rose from nearly $364,000 in 1861 to $500,000 in 1881, while passenger-miles increased from 3.6m to 5.9m and revenue freight increased from 12.6m to 29.4m ...
The rail line takes its name from the city of Portsmouth, near its southern terminus; the city of Somersworth (formerly known as "Great Falls"); and the town of Conway, near its northern terminus. Today, the infrastructure of the former PGF&C is owned by different entities, including the State of New Hampshire, the Conway Scenic Railroad , and ...
It is one of a small number of 19th-century stone arch bridges in the state, and the only one known in central western New Hampshire. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1] The railroad right-of-way has been functionally abandoned, and the bridge may become part of a continuation of the Northern Rail Trail.
In 1985, the line was purchased by the State of New Hampshire, which uses the right-of-way as the Wolfeboro Recreational Rail Trail, now known as the Cotton Valley Rail Trail. The rails are intact, and they are actively used by rail clubs. [3] The rail corridor is maintained by members of the Cotton Valley Rail Trail Club.
Concord-Lake Sunapee Rail Trail; ... Nashua River Rail Trail; Northern Rail Trail (New Hampshire) This page was last edited on 6 December 2024, at 04:33 (UTC). ...
29 New Hampshire. 30 New Jersey. 31 New Mexico. 32 New York. 33 North Carolina. ... Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail, formerly Northern Central Railroad Trail; Trolley Line ...
The Potter Place Railroad Station is located in what is now a relatively rural setting, between Depot Street and the former railroad right-of-way of the Boston and Maine Railroad, now used for the Northern Rail Trail. Depot Street is in part a historical alignment of the main east–west road through Andover, now bypassed by U.S. Route 4. The ...