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The [[Fall River Branch Railroad]] completed the line from Myricks south to Fall River in 1845.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.prrths.com/Hagley/PRR1845%20Mar%2005.pdf |title=PRR Chronology, 1845 }} {{small|(40.4 [[Kibibyte|KiB]])}}, March 2005 Edition</ref> The [[Old Colony and Newport Railway]] extended the line to [[Newport, Rhode Island]] in 1864.<ref>Hon. Edward Appleton, Railway Commissioner, [http://www.catskillarchive.com/rrextra/abnere1.Html History of the Railways of Massachusetts], 1871</ref> The line later became part of the [[NYNH&H]] and [[Conrail]] through leases, mergers, and takeovers; the part in Massachusetts was assigned to CSX in the 1999 breakup of Conrail. |
The [[Fall River Branch Railroad]] completed the line from Myricks south to Fall River in 1845.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.prrths.com/Hagley/PRR1845%20Mar%2005.pdf |title=PRR Chronology, 1845 }} {{small|(40.4 [[Kibibyte|KiB]])}}, March 2005 Edition</ref> The [[Old Colony and Newport Railway]] extended the line to [[Newport, Rhode Island]] in 1864.<ref>Hon. Edward Appleton, Railway Commissioner, [http://www.catskillarchive.com/rrextra/abnere1.Html History of the Railways of Massachusetts] {{wayback|url=http://www.catskillarchive.com/rrextra/abnere1.Html |date=20090803012802 }}, 1871</ref> The line later became part of the [[NYNH&H]] and [[Conrail]] through leases, mergers, and takeovers; the part in Massachusetts was assigned to CSX in the 1999 breakup of Conrail. |
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In 2010 the state purchased the track from [[CSX]] for $21 million, along with sections of track in nearby [[New Bedford]] and [[Dartmouth, Massachusetts|Dartmouth]] for the proposed [[South Coast Rail]] commuter rail project.<ref>[http://www.heraldnews.com/features/x1224665581/State-buys-38-miles-of-track-for-South-Coast-Rail Herald News article, June 16, 2010]</ref> CSX also sold freight rights to the Massachusetts Coastal Railroad in the transaction. |
In 2010 the state purchased the track from [[CSX]] for $21 million, along with sections of track in nearby [[New Bedford]] and [[Dartmouth, Massachusetts|Dartmouth]] for the proposed [[South Coast Rail]] commuter rail project.<ref>[http://www.heraldnews.com/features/x1224665581/State-buys-38-miles-of-track-for-South-Coast-Rail Herald News article, June 16, 2010]</ref> CSX also sold freight rights to the Massachusetts Coastal Railroad in the transaction. |
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Revision as of 11:36, 29 December 2016
The Fall River Subdivision is a railroad line in the U.S. state of Massachusetts owned by the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority, with freight operations handled by the Massachusetts Coastal Railroad;[1] it was formerly owned and operated by CSX Transportation. The line runs from the New Bedford Subdivision at Myricks (in Berkley) south to Fall River[2] along a former New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad line. At its south end, at the Rhode Island state line in Fall River, it becomes a line of the Providence and Worcester Railroad.
History
The Fall River Branch Railroad completed the line from Myricks south to Fall River in 1845.[3] The Old Colony and Newport Railway extended the line to Newport, Rhode Island in 1864.[4] The line later became part of the NYNH&H and Conrail through leases, mergers, and takeovers; the part in Massachusetts was assigned to CSX in the 1999 breakup of Conrail.
In 2010 the state purchased the track from CSX for $21 million, along with sections of track in nearby New Bedford and Dartmouth for the proposed South Coast Rail commuter rail project.[5] CSX also sold freight rights to the Massachusetts Coastal Railroad in the transaction.
The line is currently used primarily to transport chemicals to Borden & Remington in Fall River.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Cape Rail cuts track deal for freight". http://www.capecodtimes.com. Cape Cod Times. 25 November 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ CSX Timetables: Fall River Subdivision
- ^ "PRR Chronology, 1845" (PDF). (40.4 KiB), March 2005 Edition
- ^ Hon. Edward Appleton, Railway Commissioner, History of the Railways of Massachusetts Archived 2009-08-03 at the Wayback Machine, 1871
- ^ Herald News article, June 16, 2010
- ^ Boremco