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from 1847 to 1849, opening for business that spring. The first train completed a trip from Dedham to
Blackstone on May 22, 1849. Such were the company's finances that it declared bankruptcy that same month, as only $ 400,000 worth of stock had been subscribed to cover the $ 900,000 in construction
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The
Norfolk County Railroad was originally chartered as two companies, the Walpole Railroad in 1846 and the Norfolk County Railroad in 1847, with the two companies merging under the Norfolk County Name that year. The company constructed a rail line between
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took over in 1857, but in 1858 the trustees took direct control and the
Norfolk County Railroad name was revived as an independent railroad. Made redundant by the
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to Dedham was rerouted to the east in 1881, and the original alignment abandoned two years later. The
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assumed control of the
Norfolk County Railroad in December 1866, which subsequently renamed as the
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took over passenger service in 1973, with freight handled by Penn
Central, taken over by
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The
Norfolk County formed part of a passenger train route between Boston and several
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861:. New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. August 9, 1915. pp. 24, 25, 27.
844:. New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. September 28, 1924. pp. 25, 27.
280:, the Medway Branch was abandoned in 1864. After nine years of independence, the
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has provided freight service since 1999, which as of 2017 was minimal.
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Predecessors of the New York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad
893:(2nd ed.). Pepperell, Massachusetts: Branch Line Press.
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A southbound
Franklin Line train departing the 1883-built
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Summer Schedule: Lines East of New London and Willimantic
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reported "the stockholders alone will be the sufferers".
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assumed operation of the Norfolk County lines in 1898.
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The passenger route to Connecticut was severed by the
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147:was built in 1852. The railroad was leased by the
739:. Boston, Massachusetts. May 25, 1849. p. 2.
574:Formerly Durfees and South Norwood–East Walpole
264:The Norfolk County Railroad's mortgage trustees
224:costs. With the company $ 400,000 in debt, the
841:Time Tables East of New London and Willimantic
268:their railroad in August 1855, and hired the
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202:, with limited freight service provided by
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245:. In 1853, the railroad was leased by the
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636:. Formerly South Dedham and West Dedham.
561:Not an original station - opened in 1971
301:New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
185:New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
935:Railway companies disestablished in 1853
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455:Rhode Island and Massachusetts Railroad
294:Rhode Island and Massachusetts Railroad
261:, with steamboats completing the link.
237:was completed in December 1852 to join
169:Rhode Island and Massachusetts Railroad
890:The Rail Lines of Southern New England
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930:Railway companies established in 1847
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149:Boston and New York Central Railroad
73:Boston and New York Central Railroad
390:Southbridge and Blackstone Railroad
255:Southbridge and Blackstone Railroad
604:Formerly South Dedham and Nahatan
282:Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad
241:to the Norfolk County mainline in
161:Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad
78:Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad
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529:Mansfield and Framingham Railroad
386:Providence and Worcester Railroad
318:A Franklin/Foxboro Line train at
286:New York and New England Railroad
167:) leased the Norfolk County. The
165:New York and New England Railroad
145:A branch to Medway, Massachusetts
940:Defunct Massachusetts railroads
715:"Bankrupt Railroad Corporation"
701:New Orleans Commercial Bulletin
543:Formerly Plimptons and Tiltons
451:Milford and Woonsocket Railroad
656:Boston and Providence Railroad
270:Boston and Providence Railroad
259:Norwich and Worcester Railroad
153:Boston and Providence Railroad
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320:Franklin/Dean College station
404:New York and Boston Railroad
488:. Formerly North Wrentham.
171:was completed in 1877 from
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887:Karr, Ronald Dale (2017).
721:. May 28, 1849. p. 2.
703:. May 26, 1849. p. 2.
591:. Formerly Dedham Middle.
290:Valley Falls, Rhode Island
233:Chartered separately, the
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733:"Norfolk County Railroad"
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227:Boston Evening Transcript
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499:Formerly Campbells Pond
334:absorbed the New Haven.
288:. A branch was built to
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406:. Formerly Mill River.
328:1955 Connecticut floods
129:Norfolk County Railroad
17:Norfolk County Railroad
719:The Charleston Mercury
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309:Waterbury, Connecticut
278:Charles River Railroad
274:East Thompson Railroad
157:East Thompson Railroad
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196:Franklin/Foxboro Line
396:Woonsocket Junction
49:(passenger service)
814:, pp. 357–358.
802:, pp. 358–359.
775:, pp. 353–357.
686:, pp. 355–357.
663:West Roxbury Branch
272:to operate it. The
163:(later renamed the
151:, succeeded by the
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344:CSX Transportation
336:MBTA Commuter Rail
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204:CSX Transportation
200:MBTA Commuter Rail
131:was a railroad in
59:Dates of operation
52:CSX Transportation
47:MBTA Commuter Rail
900:978-0-942147-12-4
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697:"Mail Items"
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651:26.0 (41.9)
629:23.9 (38.5)
612:23.4 (37.7)
601:22.2 (35.7)
584:21.6 (34.8)
571:21.1 (34.0)
558:20.0 (32.2)
540:18.8 (30.2)
524:17.3 (27.9)
512:15.9 (25.5)
496:14.6 (23.4)
481:13.5 (21.6)
469:11.8 (19.1)
332:Penn Central
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466:City Mills
446:9.0 (14.4)
434:6.2 (10.0)
363:Miles (km)
266:repossessed
192:Connecticut
91:Track gauge
919:Categories
909:1038017689
882:References
431:Wadsworth
419:4.1 (6.6)
412:Bellingham
399:1.8 (2.8)
381:0.0 (0.0)
377:Blackstone
372:Blackstone
221:Blackstone
141:Blackstone
69:Successors
872:Karr 2017
824:Karr 2017
812:Karr 2017
800:Karr 2017
788:Karr 2017
773:Karr 2017
761:Karr 2017
684:Karr 2017
625:Islington
366:Comments
342:in 1976.
181:Islington
143:in 1849.
85:Technical
64:1858–1867
620:Westwood
567:Winslows
442:Franklin
427:Franklin
360:Station
305:Hartford
173:Franklin
155:and the
110: in
38:Overview
549:Walpole
520:Walpole
505:Walpole
477:Norfolk
462:Norfolk
340:Conrail
322:in 2023
243:Norfolk
210:History
105:⁄
75:(1853)
32:in 2017
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647:Dedham
642:Dedham
609:Ellis
239:Medway
217:Dedham
137:Dedham
80:(1867)
671:Notes
905:OCLC
895:ISBN
661:and
453:and
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307:and
299:The
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