| Fitchburg Railroad | |
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| Reporting marks | FBRG |
| Locale | Boston to Fitchburg, Massachusetts and beyond into Vermont and New York |
| Dates of operation | 1840–1919 |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm) (standard gauge) |
The Fitchburg Railroad (AAR reporting marks FBRG) is a former railroad company, which built a railroad line across northern Massachusetts, USA, leading to and through the Hoosac Tunnel. A reporting mark is an identification assigned by the Association of American Railroads (AAR to rail carriers and other companies operating in North America. Fitchburg is a city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Vermont ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Rail gauge is the distance between the inner sides of the two parallel rails that make up a railway track. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Inches redirects here To see the Les Savy Fav album see Inches. The Millimetre ( American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to The standard gauge (also named the Stephenson gauge after George Stephenson, or Normal gauge) is a widely-used Rail gauge. A reporting mark is an identification assigned by the Association of American Railroads (AAR to rail carriers and other companies operating in North America. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Hoosac Tunnel (also called Hoosic or Hoosick Tunnel) is a 4 The Fitchburg was leased to the Boston & Maine in 1900. The Boston and Maine Railroad, also known by the abbreviation B&M, was the dominant Railroad of the northern New England region of the United
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History
The Charlestown Branch Railroad was incorporated April 4, 1835 as a short branch from the Boston and Lowell Railroad to Sweet's Wharf in Charlestown, opening in January 1840. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Boston and Lowell Railroad is a historic railroad that operated in Massachusetts. Charlestown is a part of the city of Boston, Massachusetts located on a peninsula north of Boston proper The Fitchburg Railroad was incorporated March 3, 1842 to run from Boston to Fitchburg, and bought land next to the Charlestown Branch in May 1843. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Fitchburg is a city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Construction began on May 20, and the first section to Waltham opened on December 20, 1843, operated by the Charlestown Branch until May 1, 1844. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held One of the early centers of the Industrial Revolution in northern America Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Further sections opened to Concord June 17, 1844, Acton October 1, 1844, Shirley December 30, 1844 and Fitchburg March 5, 1845. Concord is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Acton is a suburban town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States about twenty-one miles west-northwest of Boston along Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Shirley is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The new track next to the Charlestown Branch opened in August 1844; the Fitchburg Railroad leased the Charlestown Branch itself on September 1, 1845, and outright bought the branch on January 31, 1846. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display In 1848 a new bridge opened, carrying the line from Charlestown to downtown Boston.
The original Charlestown terminal was southwest of City Square, west of the Warren Bridge (). The downtown Boston terminal was on the north side of Causeway Street between Haverhill Street and Beverly Street until the North Station union station opened in 1893. North Station, located at Causeway and Nashua Streets in Boston Massachusetts is a major transportation hub For other meanings see Union Station. See List of Union Stations for a specific station with the name
The Boston and Maine Railroad leased the Fitchburg for 99 years from July 1, 1900 as its Fitchburg Division. The Boston and Maine Railroad, also known by the abbreviation B&M, was the dominant Railroad of the northern New England region of the United "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar The two companies merged to form a new B&M December 1, 1919. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The MBTA bought the line from Boston to Fitchburg, along with many other lines, from the B&M on December 27, 1976. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority ( MBTA) is "a body politic and corporate and a political subdivision" of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Guilford Transportation took over the former B&M in June 1983. Pan Am Systems (formerly Guilford Transportation Industries is a privately held transportation and airline Holding company that controls the following divisions
Passenger service ran only to Fitchburg after 1960. On January 18, 1965, service was cut back to West Concord, but was restored to Ayer on June 28, 1965. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. West Concord is a Census-designated place (CDP in the town of Concord in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Ayer is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. On March 1, 1975 it was cut back to South Acton, but was restored to Fitchburg and beyond to Gardner on January 13, 1980. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gardner Massachusetts is a city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Gardner service was ended on January 1, 1987, when Amtrak took over the MBTA contract, due to a dispute between Amtrak and Guilford; the MBTA only owned the trackage to Fitchburg. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971
The Fitchburg Line west of the old Stony Brook Railroad, which now junctions east of the old Ayer Junction, now serves as part of Guilford's main line between Mattawamkeag, Maine, and Mechanicville, New York. The Fitchburg Line is an MBTA line that runs from Boston's North Station to Fitchburg Massachusetts. Mattawamkeag is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States located where the Mattawamkeag River joins the Penobscot River. Mechanicville is a City in Saratoga County, New York, United States.
Branches
- Harvard
The Harvard Branch Railroad was incorporated and opened in 1849, splitting from the Fitchburg in Somerville and running to Harvard Square. The Harvard Branch Railroad was a short-lived branch from the Fitchburg Railroad to Harvard Square and Harvard University in Cambridge Massachusetts Somerville (pronunciation ˈsʌmərvɪl is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, just north of Boston. Harvard Square is a large triangular area in the center of Cambridge, Massachusetts, at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue, Brattle Street and John It was never leased or owned by the Fitchburg, and was never successful, closing in 1855.
- Lexington
The Lexington and West Cambridge Railroad was chartered in 1845 and opened in 1846 as a branch from the Fitchburg at West Cambridge to Lexington. History A single track line was constructed in 1845-46 connecting Lexington Center to the Fitchburg Railroad (now the MBTA Fitchburg Line West Cambridge Massachusetts is both An old name for the municipality of Arlington Massachusetts A westerly neighborhood of Cambridge Massachusetts Lexington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The Fitchburg operated it from opening, leasing it from 1847 to 1859. In 1868 it was reorganized as the Lexington and Arlington Railroad and bought by the Boston and Lowell Railroad in 1870. History A single track line was constructed in 1845-46 connecting Lexington Center to the Fitchburg Railroad (now the MBTA Fitchburg Line The Boston and Lowell Railroad is a historic railroad that operated in Massachusetts. The connection to the Fitchburg was cut (but reopened in 1927). Passenger service ceased in January 1977 due to a blizzard, never to resume. Freight operation ended in 1981, and the line was formally abandoned in 1991 to make way for the Minuteman Commuter Bike Trail. The Minuteman Bikeway is a 10 Mile (16 km paved multi-use Rail trail located in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts. [1]
- Waltham and Watertown
The Waltham and Watertown Branch Railroad was incorporated May 2, 1849 as a loop of the Fitchburg main line from West Cambridge through Watertown to Waltham. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common West Cambridge Massachusetts is both An old name for the municipality of Arlington Massachusetts A westerly neighborhood of Cambridge Massachusetts The Town of Watertown is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. One of the early centers of the Industrial Revolution in northern America Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States It opened in 1851 and was soon taken over by the Fitchburg. Passenger service on the line ended in 1938. The middle section of the line in the Watertown Square area was abandoned in 1960. This created two separate branches, the Watertown Branch and the Bemis Branch. The Bemis Branch was mostly abandoned in 2000.
- Marlborough
The Lancaster and Sterling Railroad was incorporated in 1846 and immediately merged with the Fitchburg Railroad. It was built from a junction at South Acton roughly southwest to Hudson, opening in 1850. Hudson is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The Marlborough Branch Railroad was incorporated in 1852 and opened in 1855, continuing the line from Hudson south to Marlborough. Marlborough is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It was leased by the Fitchburg in 1853 and bought outright in 1863. This branch made South Acton a major junction and service point on the Fitchburg Route. A turntable and engine house existed in South Acton to service trains well into the 20th century. Through passenger service from Fitchburg line ceased in 1932, and the section between Maynard and Hudson was abandoned in 1943. The section between Hudson saw its last passenger traffic via the Central Ma in 1939, but it was not abandoned until 1980. The Central Massachusetts Railroad was a Railroad running west from Boston Massachusetts, USA, as a parallel competitor to the Boston and Albany Passenger service to Maynard via the Fitchburg mainline in South Acton ceased in 1958. The line was formally abandoned in 1979. [2] It is in the process of being converted into the Assabet River Rail Trail.
- Peterborough and Shirley
The Peterborough and Shirley Railroad was incorporated in 1845 and opened as a branch from the Fitchburg in Ayer to West Townsend in 1848, continuing to Mason, New Hampshire in 1849 or 1850. Ayer is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Mason is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The Fitchburg Railroad leased it in 1847 and bought it in 1860, with an extension to Greenville opening at some point. Greenville is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States.
- Milford
The Brookline and Milford Railroad was incorporated and built in 1892 from the Peterborough and Shirley at Squannacook Junction north to the Wilton Railroad in Milford, New Hampshire. Milford is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States, on the Souhegan River. It was merged into the Fitchburg in 1895.
Vermont and Massachusetts Railroad
The Vermont and Massachusetts Railroad was chartered in 1844 and immediately merged the Brattleborough and Fitchburg Railroad of Vermont into itself. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Vermont ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The first section, from Fitchburg to Baldwinville, opened in 1847 and was operated by the Fitchburg Railroad until 1849. Baldwinville, also Baldwinsville is a Census-designated place (CDP in the town of Templeton in Worcester County, Massachusetts, Further extensions opened to Athol and Miller's Falls in 1848, and to Brattleboro, Vermont in 1850. Athol is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Millers Falls is a Census-designated place (CDP in the town of Montague in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. Brattleboro is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States, located in the southeast corner of the state along the state line with New Hampshire Later in 1850, a branch from Grout's Corner west to Greenfield, Massachusetts opened. Millers Falls is a Census-designated place (CDP in the town of Montague in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. Greenfield is a city in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. A short branch to Turner's Falls opened in 1870 or 1871. Turners Falls is a Census-designated place in the town of Montague in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States.
The original main line north from Miller's Falls was leased to the Rutland Railroad in 1870, which leased itself to the Vermont Central Railroad in 1871, which became the Central Vermont Railroad in 1872. The Rutland Railroad, was a small Railroad in the north-eastern United States, primarily in the state of Vermont but extending into the state of New The Central Vermont Railway was a railroad that operated in the New England states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New The Central Vermont Railway was a railroad that operated in the New England states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New This was a continuation of the New London Northern Railroad, built south from Miller's Falls in 1867 and also leased to the Vermont Central in 1871. The New London Northern Railroad was a part of the Central Vermont Railway from New London Connecticut north to Brattleboro Vermont.
In 1874 the Fitchburg Railroad leased the rest of the V&M, extending its line west to Greenfield (and beyond via the Troy and Greenfield Railroad - see below). The Troy and Greenfield Railroad, chartered in 1848 ran from Greenfield Massachusetts, to the Vermont state line
- Ashburnham
The Ashburnham Railroad was chartered in 1871 and opened in 1874 from the V&M at South Ashburnham to Ashburnham. South Ashburnham is a Census-designated place (CDP in the town of Ashburnham in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Ashburnham is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts. At the 2000 census the town population was 5546 The Fitchburg bought it in 1885.
- Turners Falls
The Turners Falls Branch connecting the main line at Turners Falls Junction to Turners Falls. Turners Falls is a Census-designated place in the town of Montague in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. It opened in 1871.
Cheshire
The Cheshire Railroad was chartered in New Hampshire in 1844, consolidating with the Winchendon Railroad of Massachusetts (chartered 1845) in 1845. New Hampshire ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The first section opened in 1847, from the Vermont and Massachusetts Railroad at South Ashburnham to Winchendon; an extension to Troy, New Hampshire also opened in 1847. The Fitchburg Railroad is a former Railroad company which built a railroad line across northern Massachusetts, USA, leading to and through the Hoosac South Ashburnham is a Census-designated place (CDP in the town of Ashburnham in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Winchendon is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. Troy is a town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. Extensions to Keene and Bellows Falls, Vermont opened in 1848 and 1849, forming a connection between the Fitchburg Railroad and the Vermont Central Railroad (via trackage rights over the V&M east of South Ashburnham). Keene is a city in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. Bellows Falls is an incorporated Village located in the town of Rockingham in Windham County, Vermont, United States. The Central Vermont Railway was a railroad that operated in the New England states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Railway companies can interact with and control others in many ways
The Cheshire Railroad was merged into the Fitchburg in 1890, becoming the Cheshire Branch. Passenger service ended in 1958, and the line was abandoned in sections, Winchendon north in 1970 (after the bankruptcy of the Rutland RR) and in 1984 for the rest. [3]
- Monadnock
The Monadnock Railroad was incorporated in 1868, opening from Winchendon to Jaffrey, New Hampshire in 1870 and to Peterborough in 1871 (from which the Peterborough and Hillsborough Railroad continued after 1878). Winchendon is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. Jaffrey is a town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Peterborough is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The Boston, Barre and Gardner Railroad (running south from Winchendon) leased the Monadnock in 1874, but transferred the lease to the Cheshire Railroad in 1880. The Fitchburg merged the Monadnock into itself in 1892.
- Boston, Barre and Gardner
The Barre and Worcester Railroad was chartered in 1847 and reorganized in 1857 as the Boston, Barre and Gardner Railroad. It opened in 1871 between the Worcester and Nashua Railroad at Barber (from which it ran to Worcester via trackage rights) and the V&M in Gardner. Worcester (ˈwʊstɚ is a City in the state of Massachusetts in the United States of America. Railway companies can interact with and control others in many ways Gardner Massachusetts is a city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. An extension in 1874 took it to the Cheshire Railroad at Winchendon. Winchendon is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA.
The BB&G leased the Monadnock Railroad in 1874, but reassigned the lease to the Cheshire in 1880. The BB&G was merged into the Fitchburg in 1885.
Troy and Greenfield
The Troy and Greenfield Railroad was incorporated and chartered in 1848, with a planned line from the Vermont border in Williamstown east through the Hoosac Tunnel to Greenfield. The Troy and Greenfield Railroad, chartered in 1848 ran from Greenfield Massachusetts, to the Vermont state line Vermont ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. Williamstown is a town in Berkshire County, in the northwest corner of Massachusetts. The Hoosac Tunnel (also called Hoosic or Hoosick Tunnel) is a 4 Greenfield is a city in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The first section opened from the state line to the west end of the tunnel at North Adams in 1859. North Adams is a city in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The tunnel itself opened in 1875, before which the Troy and Boston Railroad leased the T&G. The Troy and Boston Railroad was chartered November 22 1849, completed Troy New York to the Vermont state line (35 Miles in 1852 The T&G was consolidated into the Fitchburg Railroad in 1887.
The Southern Vermont Railroad was chartered in 1848 to connect the T&G across the southwest corner of Vermont to the New York state line. The Boston and Maine Railroad, also known by the abbreviation B&M, was the dominant Railroad of the northern New England region of the United New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous It opened in 1859 and was leased by the Troy and Boston Railroad, but in 1860 the T&G bought it. The Troy and Boston Railroad was chartered November 22 1849, completed Troy New York to the Vermont state line (35 Miles in 1852 The Fitchburg bought the Southern Vermont directly in 1891.
The Troy and Boston Railroad was chartered in 1849 to continue the line west to Troy, New York. The Troy and Boston Railroad was chartered November 22 1849, completed Troy New York to the Vermont state line (35 Miles in 1852 Troy is a City in New York, US, and the County seat of Rensselaer County. It was consolidated into the Fitchburg in 1887. The Troy and Bennington Railroad was organized in 1851 to build a branch from the Troy and Boston at Hoosick Junction to the Vermont state line towards Bennington. It opened in 1852, continuing as the Western Vermont Railroad (leased by the Troy and Boston from 1857 until it was reorganized into the Bennington and Rutland Railway in 1865). The Rutland Railroad, was a small Railroad in the north-eastern United States, primarily in the state of Vermont but extending into the state of New
- Hoosac Tunnel and Wilmington
The Deerfield River Railroad opened in 1885 as a private narrow gauge railroad connecting the V&M at the Hoosac Tunnel to the Deerfield Company saw mills at Readsboro, Vermont. The Hoosac Tunnel and Wilmington Railroad was an interstate Railroad in southwestern Vermont and northwestern Massachusetts. A narrow gauge railway (or narrow gauge railroad) is a Railway that has a Track gauge narrower than the of Standard gauge railways The Hoosac Tunnel (also called Hoosic or Hoosick Tunnel) is a 4 A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards Sawmill process A sawmill's basic operation is much like those of 100 years ago a log enters Readsboro is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. It was taken over by the Hoosac Tunnel and Wilmington Railroad in 1886 and later extended to Wilmington, Vermont. The Hoosac Tunnel and Wilmington Railroad was an interstate Railroad in southwestern Vermont and northwestern Massachusetts. Wilmington is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States. The line was never owned by the Fitchburg or Boston and Maine Railroad, and was abandoned from Readsboro to Wilmington in 1937. The Boston and Maine Railroad, also known by the abbreviation B&M, was the dominant Railroad of the northern New England region of the United The remainder of the line from the connection with the Boston & Maine at Hoosac Tunnel to Readsboro was abandoned in 1971. The Boston and Maine Railroad, also known by the abbreviation B&M, was the dominant Railroad of the northern New England region of the United
Boston, Hoosac Tunnel and Western
The Boston, Hoosac Tunnel and Western Railway was organized in 1877 and opened in 1879 on a line from the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad at Rotterdam Junction, west of Schenectady, east to Mechanicville and beyond, closely paralleling the Troy and Boston into southwestern Vermont. The New York Central Railroad, known simply as the New York Central in its publicity was a Railroad operating in the Northeastern United States. Rotterdam is a Town in Schenectady County, New York, United States. Schenectady (skəˈnɛktədi Θkahnéhtati in Tuscarora) is a City in Schenectady County, New York, United States Mechanicville is a City in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The Fitchburg bought the BHT&W in 1887.
The Hoosac Tunnel and Saratoga Railway was chartered in 1880, and was leased by the BHT&W in 1882. In 1886 it merged with the Saratoga Lake Railway (also chartered 1880 and leased to the BHT&W in 1882) to form the Troy, Saratoga and Northern Railroad. The combined line was built in 1886 and 1887[4], with a main line from Mechanicville (never built south to Troy) north and west to Saratoga Springs, and a branch east to Schuylerville. Mechanicville is a City in Saratoga County, New York, United States. Troy is a City in New York, US, and the County seat of Rensselaer County. Saratoga Springs is a City in Saratoga County, New York, USA. Schuylerville is a Village in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The Fitchburg Railroad leased it in 1887.
References
- ^ Lost Railroads of New England 2nd edition, by Ronald Karr p 137
- ^ Lost Railroads of New England 2nd edition, by Ronald Karr pgs 107,137, 139
- ^ Lost Railroads of New England 2nd edition, by Ronald Karr
- ^ "HISTORY of SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY". The Boston History Company (1899). Retrieved on 2008-03-14. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice.
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