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and began using small self-propelled railcars on others. A second round of discontinuances occurred from 1931 to 1936 as the Great
Depression reduced traffic. Ridership sharply increased during World War II; the B&M had a slower postwar decline than its contemporaries, though major frequency reductions occurred in 1949–1950. The B&M began testing
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1323:(PAS). PAR transferred to the PAS assets that included its 155-mile (249 km) main line track between Mechanicville, New York, and Ayer, Massachusetts, including the Hoosac Tunnel and Fitchburg line as far as Littleton, Massachusetts, and 281 miles (452 km) of secondary and branch lines, plus
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Beginning in the 1930s, freight business was hurt by the leveling-off of New
England manufacturing growth and by new competition from trucking. In 1925, B&M reported 2956 million net ton-miles of revenue freight and 740 million passenger-miles; at the end of the year it operated 2291 route-miles,
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in the late 1950s, public opinion in
Massachusetts began to favor supporting Boston commuter service to prevent it from being cut entirely. From January 1963 to March 1964, the state Mass Transportation Commission funded an experiment testing various fares and service levels on the two railroads. On
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By 1980, though still a sick company, the B&M started turning around thanks to aggressive marketing and its purchase of a cluster of branch lines in
Connecticut. The addition of coal traffic and piggyback service also helped. In 1983, the B&M emerged from bankruptcy when it was purchased by
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After steady growth from 1901 to 1913, passenger rail ridership around Boston peaked in 1920 and began to decline due to competition from private automobiles and service cuts during World War I. In the mid-1920s, after several difficult years, the B&M discontinued service on some marginal lines
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system under contract to the MBTA until 1987. The final B&M line to lose passenger service was the Woburn Branch (former Woburn Loop), which was cut on
January 30, 1981, due to poor track quality. Under public control, commuter rail service has returned to several lines cut by the B&M, and
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subsidy in 1979.) On
December 27, 1976, the MBTA bought all B&M commuter equipment, as well as most of the B&M's trackage on Boston's northside (including several abandoned lines). On March 12, 1977, the B&M also won the contract for the southside commuter rail lines that had once been
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voted to ratify the proposition that
Eastern Railroad would be leased by B&M. However, a disagreement about the wording of the contract delayed its execution until December 2, 1884. On May 9, 1890, B&M purchased Eastern Railroad outright. This provided a second route to Maine, ending
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for another 36 years. The equipment was relocated and eventually purchased by the State of Maine, but both public and private restoration efforts were unsuccessful. In
November 2023, the state of New Hampshire put the equipment up for sale, with a focus on "the relocation and encouraged
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for $ 24 million. This was the beginning of the end of the Boston & Maine corporate image, and the start of major changes, such as new labor issues which caused the strikes of 1986 and 1987, and drastic cost-cutting such as the 1990 closure of B&M's
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The B&M filed for bankruptcy in
December 1970. During bankruptcy the B&M reorganized. It rebuilt its existing fleet of locomotives, leased new locomotives and rolling stock and secured funds for upgrading its track and signal systems.
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Discontinuances in the 1920s and 1930s primarily affected minor branches and rural intercity routes, but the 1950s saw the loss of more significant intercity routes. September, 1952 saw the first cut to the four main intercity mainlines, as
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was leased to the Boston and Lowell in 1884, but that lease was canceled and the
Northern was on its own until 1890, when it was re-leased to the B&L, then part of the B&M. The Northern owned a number of lines running west from
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rates between Wilmington and Boston. That company was merged into the main B&M on March 19, 1845, and opened on July 1, leading to the abandonment of the old connection to the B&L (later reused by the B&L for its
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acquired Pan Am Railways on June 1, 2022, Boston & Maine Corporation continued to exist, but only as a non-operating ward of PAR. Boston & Maine owned the property (and also employed its own railroad police), while
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The B&M became unprofitable in 1958 and moved to shed its money-losing passenger operations. On May 18, 1958, the B&M severely reduced Boston commuter service. The Maynard Branch, Saugus Branch,
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A lease of the Eastern Railroad to this company upon terms agreed upon by your Directors and those of the Eastern Railroad Company was ratified by both corporations at meetings held on March 28, 1883.
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For much of the 1970s, the Boston and Maine limped along. In 1973 and 1974 the B&M was on the brink of liquidation. The B&M was offered the opportunity to merge its properties into the new
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Agreeable to your vote, the purchases of the Eastern and Conway properties have been perfected, the deeds of conveyance passed, and possession taken under them on May 9, 1890.
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The B&M flourished with the growth of New England's mill towns in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, but still faced financial struggles. It came under the control of
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ended, though a single Boston–Concord round trip remained. Western Route service to Portland and Eastern Route service to Portsmouth were discontinued; single Boston–
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meet the revenue specifications for Class I status, but are not technically Class I railroads due to being passenger-only railroads with no freight component.
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The lease of the Eastern Railroad to this Company was ratified by your votes on the 2d of December, 1884, and the leased property was duly delivered to us.
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around 1910, but anti-trust forces wrested control back. Later, it faced heavy debt problems from track construction and from the cost of acquiring the
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round trips were retained. On January 18, 1965, commuter service was cut to the MBTA district and subsidies began. Fitchburg Route service was cut to
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competition along the immediate route between Boston and Portland. Along with the Eastern, the B&M also acquired many branch lines, including the
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restoration" of the trainset.In April 2024, the trainset was sold to the Flying Yankee Association, who hopes to restore and operate the set in the
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in 1867, and opened the rest of the way in 1871. It was again reorganized in 1881 and then operated in conjunction with the line to Worcester.
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lasted until the end of that year. On June 30, 1967, the Concord trip was cut to Lowell, and the Dover trip to
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on June 27, 1835, and the Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts Railroad was incorporated March 12, 1839, in
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A History of the Boston & Maine Railroad: Exploring New Hampshire's Rugged Heart by Rail
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The Rail Lines of Southern New England: A Handbook of Railroad History
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Kennedy, Charles (1957). "The Eastern Rail-Road Company, 1855-1884".
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Passenger Trains of Northern New England in the Streamline Era
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in South Berwick. On January 28 of that year, the B&M and
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network in 1983 (most of which was purchased by CSX in 2022).
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except for the Newburyport trip; and Central Mass service to
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Edward Appleton, Massachusetts Railway Commissioner (1871).
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Locomotive emerging from Salem station on the Eastern line,
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July 1, 1923 Official List - Officers, Agents and Stations
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was discontinued in September, 1966; local service on the
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radio advertisement. However, the popularization of the
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Boston & Maine All-Time Pre-Guilford Diesel Roster
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Bar Harbor (via ferry) via Ayer, Portland, and Bangor
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service ended in 1955, and the Boston section of the
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Whitefield or Bretton Woods via White River Junction
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Montreal via White River Junction and Essex Junction
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Montreal via White River Junction and Essex Junction
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2743:"Names Assigned to Two Lexington Branch Trains"
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348:The Boston and Maine Railroad was chartered in
2898:Boston & Maine Railroad Historical Society
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2478:Humphrey, Thomas J.; Clark, Norton D. (1985).
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1299:Guilford Rail System changed its name to
840:New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
682:stayed a part of the B&M, as did the
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614:On April 1, 1887, the B&M leased the
120:Learn how and when to remove this message
2596:"LAST TRAIN HAS RUN AS 'STATE OF MAINE'"
2118:New York/Washington trains via Worcester
1067:, and Stoneham Branch were cut, and the
1055:Logo used from 1956 onward, designed by
783:, about 1910. This station still exists.
588:Worcester, Nashua and Rochester Railroad
360:, Maine. The railroad opened in 1840 to
2279:
943:doomed B&M as a passenger carrier.
475:. The old route remained a part of the
150:Routes of the Boston and Maine Railroad
4748:American companies established in 1963
2648:The Rail Lines of Southern New England
2514:The Rail Lines of Northern New England
1812:Bangor via Dover, Portland, and Auburn
1716:Connecting service to Chicago via the
1479:Montreal via White River Junction and
1336:former yard in Mechanicville, New York
434:Portland, Saco and Portsmouth Railroad
133:
4693:Railway companies established in 1963
2796:"New Hampshire Sells 'Flying Yankee'"
2507:
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2482:. Boston Street Railway Association.
967:1956 map of remaining B&M service
753:Boston, Concord and Montreal Railroad
632:Boston, Concord and Montreal Railroad
7:
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1978:via White River Junction and Newport
1315:Pan Am entered a joint venture with
1156:to Montreal via White River Junction
58:adding citations to reliable sources
2566:Classic American Railroad Terminals
1276:Guilford Transportation Industries
955:1901 map of the B&M (plus the
618:, adding not only trackage in the
25:
2650:(2 ed.). Branch Line Press.
2633:Boston Street Railway Association
1346:The B&M operated a number of
1099:on December 30, 1958, and cut to
1014:route ended in 1954 (thus ending
2884:
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1990:Exchanged through cars with the
1872:Exchanged through cars with the
1672:Bangor via Dover, Portland, and
698:Boston and Maine railroad yard,
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34:
4718:Defunct Massachusetts railroads
4698:Predecessors of Pan Am Railways
2800:Railfan & Railroad Magazine
2794:Franz, Justin (April 8, 2024).
604:Portland and Rochester Railroad
45:needs additional citations for
2775:. Trains.com, November 5, 2023
2710:Johns Hopkins University Press
686:(as the Passumpsic Division).
680:Central Massachusetts Railroad
624:Central Massachusetts Railroad
598:, incorporated in 1846 as the
551:B&M train passing through
524:Worcester, Nashua and Portland
27:Former railroad in New England
1:
2671:Post, Paul (March 24, 2012).
1319:(NS) in April, 2009 to form
761:Concord and Montreal Railroad
737:White River Junction, Vermont
664:Concord and Montreal Railroad
556:
537:
408:
274:2,077 mi (3,343 km)
2512:Lindsell, Robert M. (2000).
2219:Bangor via Ayer and Portland
1609:Montreal via Bellows Falls,
1464:train continued until 1965.
1310:Springfield Terminal Railway
1107:, and the north half of the
600:York and Cumberland Railroad
462:North Andover, Massachusetts
2412:(Report). 1890. p. 8.
2368:The Business History Review
2337:(Report). 1885. p. 5.
2305:(Report). 1883. p. 7.
1046:Williamstown, Massachusetts
69:"Boston and Maine Railroad"
4764:
4728:New York (state) railroads
2949:Major railroad systems in
2841:Lost Railroads New England
2646:Karr, Ronald Dale (2017).
2562:Holland, Kevin J. (2001).
1386:) or Worcester (using the
1352:Canadian National Railroad
1224:part of the New Haven and
1016:connections to Quebec City
729:Springfield, Massachusetts
727:, with the main line from
725:Connecticut River Railroad
616:Boston and Lowell Railroad
449:Boston and Lowell Railroad
323:Boston and Lowell Railroad
4738:Companies based in Boston
4688:Boston and Maine Railroad
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2891:Boston and Maine Railroad
1718:New York Central Railroad
1258:in 1976, but opted out.
996:.) The New York–Montreal
990:Portsmouth, New Hampshire
959:) near its maximum extent
751:The B&M acquired the
464:in order to better serve
327:Wilmington, Massachusetts
282:Boston and Maine Railroad
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135:Boston and Maine Railroad
2860:Karr, Ronald D. (1995).
2837:Karr, Ronald D. (1994).
1356:Canadian Pacific Railway
1317:Norfolk Southern Railway
1036:was reduced to a Boston–
814:to southern and eastern
781:Littleton, Massachusetts
497:Eastern Railroad Company
389:Baldwin Locomotive Works
335:Haverhill, Massachusetts
4713:New Hampshire railroads
2537:Holland, Kevin (2004).
2418:2027/mdp.39015069987678
2343:2027/mdp.39015069987678
2311:2027/mdp.39015069987678
1360:Central Vermont Railway
1281:Mechanicville, New York
1265:B&M 339 at work in
830:B&M 1916 system map
787:The B&M leased the
466:Lawrence, Massachusetts
3208:State of Maine Express
2963:Bangor & Aroostook
2704:Maiken, Peter (1989).
2268:Conway Scenic Railroad
2165:, Portland, and Bangor
1384:Connecticut River Line
1376:Quebec Central Railway
1364:Maine Central Railroad
1348:named passenger trains
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1152:Laconia, New Hampshire
1114:State of Maine Express
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4703:Connecticut railroads
3179:Night White Mountains
2893:at Wikimedia Commons
2864:. Branch Line Press.
2845:. Branch Line Press.
2516:. Branch Line Press.
2291:. Arcadia Publishing.
2287:Heald, Bruce (2007).
2251:Burlington Northern’s
2137:Final B&M station
2060:Night White Mountains
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1413:Final B&M station
1372:Pennsylvania Railroad
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1955:White River Junction
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1488:White River Junction
1460:after 1954. Unnamed
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999:Green Mountain Flyer
994:Dover, New Hampshire
884:Green Mountain Flyer
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700:Keene, New Hampshire
652:White River Junction
510:South Reading Branch
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311:Springfield Terminal
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3108:Day White Mountains
2968:Boston & Albany
2624:Belcher, Jonathan.
2602:. October 30, 1960.
2237:Surviving equipment
2134:Partner railroad(s)
2001:Day White Mountains
1925:Partner railroad(s)
1497:lasted until 1966.
1410:Partner railroad(s)
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872:Day White Mountains
779:B&M Station at
622:area, but also the
532:B&M station in
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3089:Bar Harbor Express
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2712:. pp. 18–19.
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1967:Connecticut Yankee
1891:Portland via Dover
1874:Connecticut Yankee
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1287:21st century
1272:
1267:Wells, Maine
1253:
1249:
1237:
1206:
1204:
1202:on June 28.
1168:West Concord
1149:
1137:
1125:North Conway
1118:
1112:
1092:
1065:Essex Branch
1061:
1031:
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997:
978:
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836:J. P. Morgan
833:
822:20th century
801:
786:
759:to form the
750:
739:, where the
722:
705:
702:, about 1916
662:to form the
613:
565:
534:Wells, Maine
494:
486:
483:Acquisitions
470:
446:
427:
384:
378:Woodburytype
347:
320:
308:
298:in northern
288:
281:
279:
161:Headquarters
131:
116:
107:
97:
90:
83:
76:
64:
52:Please help
47:verification
44:
4461:PCC&STL
4346:KCM&OTX
4131:CCC&STL
3167:Mountaineer
3160:Mount Royal
3114:Down Easter
2998:Grand Trunk
2953:, pre-1930s
2951:New England
2779:November 5,
2441:Karr (1995)
2131:Destination
2100:NH, CV, MEC
2045:NH, CV, PRR
1984:Wells River
1976:Quebec City
1922:Destination
1866:Wells River
1750:Mountaineer
1725:Mount Royal
1651:CN, CP, MEC
1503:Cannon Ball
1450:Wells River
1407:Destination
1242:, in 2001.
1164:Newburyport
1162:and Boston–
1109:Woburn Loop
1004:Mount Royal
916:Mountaineer
628:Northampton
560: 1879
553:Saco, Maine
541: 1910
430:Agamenticus
412: 1910
329:, north to
300:New England
236:Track gauge
110:August 2015
4682:Categories
4576:TSTL&W
4541:SLIM&S
4201:CP&STL
3790:NC&STL
3560:CSPM&O
3520:CNO&TP
3485:CAR&NW
3186:North Wind
3153:Montrealer
3146:Minute Man
3082:Ambassador
2818:References
2689:October 1,
2523:0942147065
2159:Bar Harbor
2089:North Wind
2030:Montrealer
1981:CP, NH, QC
1941:Ambassador
1693:Minute Man
1615:Burlington
1471:Ambassador
1378:(QC), and
1239:Downeaster
1208:Montrealer
1176:Manchester
1172:Wilmington
1097:Greenfield
1033:Ambassador
1020:Manchester
1018:), as did
941:automobile
906:Montrealer
900:Minute Man
862:Ambassador
646:, and the
514:Marblehead
80:newspapers
4651:1930–1976
4646:1910–1929
4536:SLB&M
4531:SJ&GI
4521:SFP&P
4511:SB&NY
4506:SA&AP
4426:NYP&N
4421:NOT&M
4411:NJ&NY
4361:LS&MS
4351:LA&SL
4341:KCM&O
4316:HE&WT
4296:GH&SA
4291:GC&SF
4286:FW&RG
4261:EP&SW
4251:DNW&P
4231:DGH&M
4216:CR&NW
4211:CRI&G
4181:CM&PS
4111:BSL&W
4076:A&STL
3925:SD&AE
3845:NYO&W
3810:NO&NE
3805:NYS&W
3785:M&STL
3610:D&TSL
3600:DSS&A
3595:D&RGW
3590:DM&IR
3448:AT&SF
3192:Penobscot
3120:East Wind
3013:New Haven
2396:156297168
2274:Footnotes
2184:East Wind
1829:Pine Tree
1805:Penobscot
1770:Intervale
1759:Littleton
1755:2909/2924
1729:5502/5511
1674:Brunswick
1647:Vanceboro
1534:5505/5506
1217:Haverhill
1101:Fitchburg
921:Pine Tree
878:East Wind
771:Fitchburg
576:Rochester
568:Worcester
230:Technical
220:Successor
4639:Timeline
4626:Y&MV
4606:W&LE
4601:WJ&S
4596:VS&P
4571:T&OC
4561:T&FS
4556:T&BV
4526:S&IE
4516:SD&A
4501:PS&N
4496:P&SF
4456:PB&W
4441:OR&L
4381:M&NA
4371:MD&V
4356:LE&W
4321:H&TC
4311:G&SI
4306:GR&I
4301:GM&N
4281:FS&W
4276:FJ&G
4271:F&CC
4266:E&TH
4256:D&SL
4246:DM&N
4236:D&IR
4171:CL&N
4166:CI&W
4161:CI&S
4146:CH&D
4121:CA&C
4101:BR&P
4086:BC&A
4081:BA&P
4061:AB&C
4056:AB&A
4044:pre-1956
4005:TP&W
3995:T&NO
3970:SP&S
3895:QA&P
3885:RF&P
3875:P&WV
3855:P&LE
3770:MN&S
3730:LS&I
3725:L&NE
3705:L&HR
3695:KO&G
3670:GS&F
3660:GM&O
3650:GB&W
3640:FW&D
3620:EJ&E
3615:DW&P
3605:DT&I
3585:DL&W
3575:C&WC
3525:C&NW
3510:C&IM
3495:C&EI
3490:CB&Q
3465:B&AR
3460:A&WP
3443:AT&N
3428:AC&Y
3202:Red Wing
3095:Cheshire
3075:Alouette
2805:July 15,
2423:July 11,
2348:July 11,
2316:July 11,
2225:Portland
2198:Portland
2171:Portland
1992:Red Wing
1853:Red Wing
1842:Portland
1818:Portland
1681:Portland
1665:Kennebec
1654:Portland
1589:Portland
1578:Portland
1530:Cheshire
1439:Plymouth
1435:Montreal
1426:Alouette
1246:Regrowth
1200:Rockport
1093:Cheshire
925:Red Wing
895:Kennebec
867:Cheshire
856:Alouette
838:and his
690:Northern
626:west to
592:Portland
518:Rockport
442:Portland
399:1898 map
385:Achilles
339:Portland
291:) was a
255: in
202:New York
156:Overview
4668:italics
4581:U&D
4566:T&N
4491:P&S
4476:P&E
4386:M&O
4376:M&I
4241:D&M
4151:C&I
4141:C&G
4136:C&E
4126:C&C
4116:C&A
4106:B&S
4091:B&G
4071:A&D
4000:T&P
3905:S&A
3900:RI/CRIP
3860:P&N
3825:N&W
3720:L&N
3715:L&M
3700:L&A
3655:G&F
3570:C&W
3550:C&S
3530:C&O
3480:B&O
3470:B&M
3259:Current
3018:Rutland
2388:3111849
2253:famous
2222:NH, MEC
2189:120/121
1946:307/332
1857:302/325
1785:302/325
1643:Halifax
1611:Rutland
1512:Concord
1507:313/320
1476:307/332
1443:Newport
1374:(PRR),
1366:(MEC),
1256:Conrail
1226:B&A
1196:Ipswich
1073:Clinton
1024:Concord
795:to the
713:Concord
672:Concord
644:Vermont
491:Eastern
317:History
250:⁄
206:Vermont
94:scholar
3945:SLSFTX
3404:Former
3371:Mexico
3334:Canada
2868:
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2716:
2654:
2578:
2545:
2520:
2486:
2394:
2386:
2143:Notes
2069:Berlin
2010:Berlin
1952:NH, CV
1934:Notes
1763:Conway
1613:, and
1582:Auburn
1580:, and
1570:Bangor
1419:Notes
1370:(NH),
1362:(CV),
1358:(CP),
1354:(CN),
1235:Amtrak
1198:, and
1192:Lowell
1180:Wenham
1111:. The
1077:Hudson
927:, and
808:Quebec
668:Nashua
656:Quebec
638:, the
630:, the
620:Boston
584:Nashua
582:, via
574:, and
508:, the
504:, the
391:, 1871
362:Exeter
271:Length
186:Locale
171:, U.S.
165:Boston
96:
89:
82:
75:
67:
4551:SSWTX
4546:SOUMS
2629:(PDF)
2392:S2CID
2384:JSTOR
2216:81/82
2155:84/85
2094:75/70
2065:71/76
2039:70/71
2006:72/77
1972:74/79
1833:14/19
1809:22/27
1698:58/59
1669:11/12
1606:64/65
1574:Dover
1566:15/16
1542:Keene
1221:MVRTA
1160:Dover
1091:(the
1044:, to
816:Maine
654:into
650:from
596:Maine
451:over
382:0-4-0
354:Maine
343:Maine
190:Maine
101:JSTOR
87:books
4591:VAND
4586:UTAH
4486:PRDG
4451:OWRN
4431:OCAA
4406:NCRY
4331:ICRY
4226:CVRR
4206:CPVT
4196:CNOR
4191:CNNE
4156:CINN
3940:SLSF
3935:SIRT
3870:PRSL
3840:NYCN
3630:ERIE
3535:CPME
3438:ASAB
3384:KCSM
3379:CPKC
3347:CPKC
3297:CPKC
3282:BNSF
3276:AMTK
3134:Gull
2866:ISBN
2847:ISBN
2807:2024
2781:2023
2714:ISBN
2691:2012
2652:ISBN
2576:ISBN
2543:ISBN
2518:ISBN
2484:ISBN
2425:2019
2350:2019
2318:2019
2228:1960
2201:1953
2174:1960
2163:Ayer
2125:Name
2106:1956
2080:1956
2051:1966
2021:1956
1987:1952
1958:1966
1916:Name
1900:1965
1869:1959
1845:1958
1821:1957
1797:1953
1773:1955
1741:1953
1713:1958
1702:Troy
1684:1958
1657:1960
1639:8/23
1634:Gull
1625:1953
1592:1957
1572:via
1552:1958
1540:via
1522:1959
1491:1956
1453:1956
1441:and
1437:via
1431:5/20
1401:Name
1205:The
1188:Ayer
1178:and
1154:and
1127:and
1120:Gull
1087:and
890:Gull
706:The
670:and
516:and
293:U.S.
280:The
73:news
4616:WSN
4611:WPT
4466:PCO
4446:OSL
4396:MTR
4391:MSC
4336:IGN
4221:CRP
4186:CNE
4096:BRI
4020:WAB
4010:VGN
3985:TFM
3975:SSW
3960:SOU
3920:SCL
3915:SBD
3910:SAL
3890:RUT
3880:RDG
3865:PRR
3835:NYC
3830:NWP
3775:MON
3765:MKT
3760:MIS
3745:MGA
3740:MEC
3690:ITC
3685:ICG
3675:GTW
3635:FEC
3545:CRR
3515:CNJ
3505:CGW
3454:AUT
3433:AGS
3423:ACL
3391:FXE
3360:VIA
3314:CSX
3307:SOO
3302:KCS
3291:GTC
2972:NYC
2414:hdl
2376:doi
2339:hdl
2307:hdl
1888:4/9
1839:MEC
1815:MEC
1767:MEC
1735:RUT
1678:MEC
1619:RUT
1586:MEC
1462:RDC
1133:ICC
1081:MTA
1075:to
988:to
957:MEC
735:to
380:of
325:at
56:by
4684::
4621:WV
4481:PM
4471:PE
4436:OE
4416:NN
4401:MV
4366:MC
4326:HV
4176:CM
4066:AC
4035:WP
4030:WM
4025:WC
4015:WA
3990:TM
3980:TC
3965:SP
3950:SN
3930:SI
3850:PC
3820:NS
3815:NP
3795:NH
3780:MP
3750:MI
3735:LV
3710:LI
3680:IC
3665:GN
3645:GA
3625:EL
3580:DH
3565:CV
3555:CS
3540:CR
3500:CG
3475:BN
3418:AA
3352:CP
3342:CN
3324:UP
3319:NS
3287:CN
3002:CN
2992:CN
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1546:CV
1485:CV
1447:CP
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1190:,
923:,
919:,
913:,
903:,
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