Fitchburg Secondary

The Fitchburg Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The line runs from Fitchburg southeast to Framingham Center^[1] along a former New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad line. Its south end is at the Boston Subdivision; the MBTA's Framingham Secondary continues southeast from Framingham.^[2]^[3]

History

The part from Fitchburg south to Pratt Junction (in Sterling) opened in 1850 as part of the Fitchburg and Worcester Railroad.^[4]^: 238 At the other end, the Boston and Worcester Railroad opened a branch from Framingham northwest to Framingham Center in 1849.^[4]^: 348 The Agricultural Branch Railroad opened in 1855 from Framingham Center west to Northborough and in 1866 to Pratts Junction.^[5] The entire line became part of the NYNH&H and Conrail through leases, mergers, and takeovers, and was assigned to CSX in the 1999 breakup of Conrail.

References

^ "CSX Timetables: Fitchburg Subdivision". Trainweb. Archived from the original on January 11, 2003.
^ "CSX Fitchburg Sub". RadioReference.com.^{[unreliable source?]}
^ "CSX Albany Division Timetable" (PDF). MultimodalWays.
^ ^a ^b Karr, Ronald Dale (2017). The Rail Lines of Southern New England (2 ed.). Branch Line Press. ISBN 9780942147124.
^ Hon. Edward Appleton, Railway Commissioner (1871). "History of the Railways of Massachusetts". Archived from the original on August 3, 2009.

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[1] "CSX Timetables: Fitchburg Subdivision". Trainweb. Archived from the original on January 11, 2003.

[2] "CSX Fitchburg Sub". RadioReference.com.^{[unreliable source?]}

[3] "CSX Albany Division Timetable" (PDF). MultimodalWays.

[sne-4] Karr, Ronald Dale (2017). The Rail Lines of Southern New England (2 ed.). Branch Line Press. ISBN 9780942147124.

[5] Hon. Edward Appleton, Railway Commissioner (1871). "History of the Railways of Massachusetts". Archived from the original on August 3, 2009.

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Fitchburg Secondary

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