Fitchburg Secondary

CSX train B724 on the Fitchburg Secondary in Southborough, MA

The Fitchburg Subdivision is a railroad line owned by CSX Transportation in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The line runs from Fitchburg southeast to Framingham Center[1] along a former New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad line. Its south end is at the Boston Subdivision; the MBTA's Framingham Secondary continues southeast from Framingham.[2][3]


History

Main article: Agricultural Branch Railroad

The part from Fitchburg south to Pratt Junction (in Sterling) opened in 1850 as part of the Fitchburg and Worcester Railroad.[4]: 238  At the other end, the Boston and Worcester Railroad opened a branch from Framingham northwest to Framingham Center in 1849.[4]: 348  The Agricultural Branch Railroad opened in 1855 from Framingham Center west to Northborough and in 1866 to Pratts Junction.[5] The entire line became part of the NYNH&H and Conrail through leases, mergers, and takeovers, and was assigned to CSX in the 1999 breakup of Conrail.

See also

References

  1. ^ "CSX Timetables: Fitchburg Subdivision". Trainweb. Archived from the original on January 11, 2003.
  2. ^ "CSX Fitchburg Sub". RadioReference.com.[unreliable source?]
  3. ^ "CSX Albany Division Timetable" (PDF). MultimodalWays.
  4. ^ a b Karr, Ronald Dale (2017). The Rail Lines of Southern New England (2 ed.). Branch Line Press. ISBN 9780942147124.
  5. ^ Hon. Edward Appleton, Railway Commissioner (1871). "History of the Railways of Massachusetts". Archived from the original on August 3, 2009.


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