Fall River Subdivision

The Fall River Subdivision is a railroad line in the U.S. state of Massachusetts owned by the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority, with freight operations handled by the Massachusetts Coastal Railroad;[1] it was formerly owned and operated by CSX Transportation. The line runs from the New Bedford Subdivision at Myricks (in Berkley) south to Fall River[2] along a former New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad line. At its south end, at the Rhode Island state line in Fall River, it becomes a line of the Providence and Worcester Railroad.

History

The Fall River Branch Railroad completed the line from Myricks south to Fall River in 1845.[3] The Old Colony and Newport Railway extended the line to Newport, Rhode Island in 1864.[4] The line later became part of the NYNH&H and Conrail through leases, mergers, and takeovers; the part in Massachusetts was assigned to CSX in the 1999 breakup of Conrail.

In 2010 the state purchased the track from CSX for $21 million, along with sections of track in nearby New Bedford and Dartmouth for the proposed South Coast Rail commuter rail project.[5] CSX also sold freight rights to the Massachusetts Coastal Railroad in the transaction.

The line is currently used primarily to transport chemicals to Borden & Remington in Fall River.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Cape Rail cuts track deal for freight". http://www.capecodtimes.com. Cape Cod Times. 25 November 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  2. ↑ CSX Timetables: Fall River Subdivision
  3. ↑ PRR Chronology, 1845 PDF (40.4 KiB), March 2005 Edition
  4. ↑ Hon. Edward Appleton, Railway Commissioner, History of the Railways of Massachusetts, 1871
  5. ↑ Herald News article, June 16, 2010
  6. ↑ Boremco
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