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[edit] Split

I believe that this article should be split into 2 articles titled Fitchburg Railroad and Fitchburg Line. Some of the information currently contained in it pertains to the current MBTA operation, long after the demise of the historical Fitchburg Railroad. DHimmelspach 00:37, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] New York branches

  1. RAILROAD: Schuylerville & Upper Hudson Railroad (1869)
  2. LINE_OF_RD: Schuylerville to Quaker Springs, New York.
  3. ORIGIN:
  4. CURRENT: Boston & Maine Railroad
  5. SUCCESSORS: (1877) Mechanicsville & Fort Edwards Railroad
  6. TEXT: P1870-71 Schuylerville to Quaker Springs, New York, 16.00 miles. P1871-72 Schuylerville to Quaker Springs, New York, 16.00 miles. P1872-73 Schuylerville to Mechanics' Falls, New York, 15.00 miles. PMRL1 Reorganized into Mechanicsville & Fort Edwards Railroad 6/22/1877.
  1. RAILROAD: Schuylerville & Upper Hudson Railroad (4/17/1872)
  2. LINE_OF_RD: Mechanicsville to Moreau, New York.
  3. ORIGIN:
  4. CURRENT: Boston & Maine Railroad
  5. SUCCESSORS: (1877) Mechanicsville & Fort Edwards Railroad
  6. TEXT: P1871-72 Schuylerville to Quaker Springs, New York, 16.00 miles. P1876-77 Mechanicsville to Moreau, New York, about 27.00 miles. Organized, April 17, 1872. P1877-78 Chartered, 4/17/1872. Mechanicsville to Moreau, New York, 5.00 miles.
  1. RAILROAD: Mechanicsville & Fort Edward Railroad (1880)
  2. LINE_OF_RD: Mechanicsville to Fort Edward, New York.
  3. ORIGIN: Schylerville & Upper Hudson River Railroad
  4. CURRENT: Boston & Maine Railroad
  5. SUCCESSORS: (1890) Fitchburg Railroad
  6. TEXT: PMRL2 Mechanicsville to Fort Edward, New York.27.00 miles. Abandoned 1894-95.
  1. RAILROAD: Upper Hudson Railroad
  2. LINE_OF_RD: No Road Built by this Company
  3. ORIGIN:
  4. CURRENT:
  5. SUCCESSORS: (1877) Mechanicsville & Fort Edward Railroad
  6. TEXT: PMRL1 Reorganized into Mechanicsville & Fort Edward Railroad 6/22/1877.
  1. RAILROAD: Hoosac Tunnel & Saratoga Railway (10/6/1880)
  2. LINE_OF_RD: Near Ketchum's Corners to Saratoga Junction, New York.
  3. ORIGIN:
  4. CURRENT: Boston & Maine Railroad
  5. SUCCESSORS: (1886) Troy, Saratoga & Northern Railroad
  6. TEXT: PMRL1 Near Ketchum's Corners to Saratoga Junction, New York. 7.52 miles. Schuylerville Junction to Schuylerville, New York. 8.00 miles. Purchased by Fitchburg Railroad 6/1/1887. P1885 Leased by Boston, Hoosac Tunnel & Western Railway 7/1/1882. Branch: Schuyler Junction to Schuylerville. P1886 P1881 Consolidated into the Boston, Hoosac Tunnel Railway in 1881.

Planned Troy to Saratoga with branch to Schuylerville [NYT 3/3/1883]

  1. RAILROAD: Saratoga Lake Railway (8/13/1880)
  2. LINE_OF_RD: Saratoga Springs to Ketchum's Corners, New York.
  3. ORIGIN:
  4. CURRENT: Boston & Maine Railroad
  5. SUCCESSORS: (1887) Fitchburg Railroad
  6. TEXT: P1885 Leased to Boston, Hoosac Tunnel & Western Railway 7/1/1882. P1886

Planned Saratoga Springs to and around Saratoga Lake ~10 mi [NYT 8/14/1880]

Saratoga Lake Railway and Hoosac Tunnel and Saratoga Railway agreed 7/12/1886 to consolidate as the Troy, Saratoga and Northern Railroad, approved 8/17/1886, to run from Troy to Saratoga and Schuylerville [NYT 8/18/1886]

  1. RAILROAD: Troy, Saratoga & Northern Railroad (1882)
  2. LINE_OF_RD: Saratoga to Saratoga Junction, New York. Schuyler Junction to Schuylerville, Ny.
  3. ORIGIN:
  4. CURRENT: New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
  5. SUCCESSORS: (1887) Fitchburg Railroad
  6. TEXT: PMRL2 Saratoga to Saratoga Junction, New York. 17.52 miles. Schuyler Junction to Schuylerville, New York. 8.00 miles. Purchased by Fitchburg Railroad 6/1/1887. PMRL1 Purchased by Fitchburg Railroad 6/1/1887.

[edit] Watertown branch

Did the Watertown brance ever connect thru Watertown? I reacall reading that it never did and I've never seen any sign that a right-of-way once existed. Is there a source?--agr 17:44, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

The Travelers' Official Railway Guide for June 1870 says under Watertown Branch, "Trains leave Boston for Waltham and intermediate stations, via Mount Auburn and Watertown ..." Info on abandonment comes from The Rail Lines of Southern New England, by Ronald Dale Karr. The branch was supposedly double tracked in 1893. You can see what used to be a bridge west of Waverley Ave. on Main St. (now filled in underneath) and part of the right of way is now a recreation path east of Waverley Ave.--JBH23 05:29, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

I was never able to find the route through Watertown Sq., but I just did a Google maps search for 2 Waverley Ave, Watertown, MA 02472 and found the path you were talking about on the "satellite" close up. From there it was easy to trace the complete ROW, even through built up areas in the square. Long, skinny parking lots are a give away. Thanks for clearing that up.--agr 13:37, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
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