Talk:Boston and Albany Railroad
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[edit] Type of service
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Did the B&A provide both passenger and freight service throughout its history, or just one or the other at certain times? -- Beland 20:36, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
- Early railroads almost always provided both; I don't think the B&A was an exception. Penn Central operated passenger service over the entire B&A main line until Amtrak's startup in 1971, and commuter rail until whenever the MBTA started operating it.
- I would strongly support splitting the article. While it is true that the MBCR operates service for the MBTA over a portion of the line, the B&A is a defunct company with many different branches that are now owned by various companies while the Framingham/Worcester Line is a single commuter line and I therefore believe it should match the standard for other MBTA commuter lines. Darksun23c 19:42, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
--NE2 21:30, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
I STRONGLY suggest splitting the article. Very difficult to read article and quite confusing at times. It should only discuss the CURRENT railroad! Alamar2001 05:47, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
I concur, the Boston and Albany Railroad and the MBTA Line are two separate things, for users looking for information on the MBTA service this page is inadequate Enfiladekh1 00:20, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
I have split the two articles.Enfiladekh1 01:27, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
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BetacommandBot (talk) 05:28, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
Done Added fair use rationale. Slambo (Speak) 11:58, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
