Nashua and Lowell Railroad

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The Nashua and Lowell Railroad (N&L) is a former railroad company based in Massachusetts and New Hampshire ( United States ). It was initially only founded in New Hampshire on June 23, 1835. On April 16, 1836, the sister company in Massachusetts followed, but it was initially called Lowell and Nashua Railroad . It was not until June 26, 1838 that the two companies merged to form the Nashua and Lowell Railroad . The company built the approximately 20 kilometers long standard-gauge railway line between Lowell and Nashua . The Lowell – Nashua railway was the extension of the Boston and Lowell Railroad , opened in 1835, and opened at the end of 1838.

On June 10, 1851, the N&L took over the management of the Wilton Railroad , with which on April 1, 1854 a contract on joint operations was concluded. A similar contract was concluded with Boston & Lowell with effect from October 1, 1858. On April 1, 1873, the N&L leased the Wilton Railroad and on October 1 of the same year the Peterborough Railroad . On October 1, 1880, Boston & Lowell finally leased Nashua & Lowell and also took over their leases. The facilities later fell to the Boston and Maine Railroad . The line is still in operation today and is used by Pan Am Railways .

Sources and further information

literature
  • Edward Appleton (Massachusetts Railway Commissioner) History of the Railways of Massachusetts ( transcribed as HTML ). Bulletin No. 1 - The Railroad Enthusiasts, Inc., 1871.
  • George H. Drury: The Historical Guide to North American Railroads 2nd Ed. Kalmbach Publishing Co., Waukesha, WI 2000, ISBN 0-89024-356-5
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