Nashua, Acton and Boston Railroad
The Nashua, Acton and Boston Railroad (NAB) is a former railway company in New Hampshire and Massachusetts ( United States ).
The company was founded on April 10, 1871 and built an approximately 32.2 km long connecting railway between Nashua and North Acton . The standard gauge line went into operation on July 1, 1873. At the same time they agreed for the section North Acton - Concord Junction of the NYNH , which represented the southern continuation of this route and connected it with the Fitchburg Railroad , a right of use. The Nashua – North Acton railway had a total length of 32 kilometers.
After the income did not meet expectations, the Concord Railroad (CR) leased the railway on January 1, 1876 for an initial ten years. On January 1, 1884, this contract was transferred to the Boston and Lowell Railroad , but the railway remained de facto owned by the CR, or from 1889 the Concord and Montreal Railroad . From 1895 the company was under the control of the Boston and Maine Railroad . In 1906 the NAB declared bankruptcy, whereupon the Nashua and Acton Railroad was founded on March 6, 1907 , which took over the railway in the same year. Management remained with Boston & Maine. However, the line remained in deficit and was finally closed in 1925.
Sources and further information
- literature
- George H. Drury: The Historical Guide to North American Railroads. 2nd edition. Kalmbach Publishing Co., Waukesha, WI 2000, ISBN 0-89024-356-5
- Web links