The New Bedford and Taunton Railroad completed the line from Taunton south to New Bedford in 1840.[5] It became part of the NYNH&H until 1968. Penn Central took over in 1968, Then Conrail took over in 1976. The New Bedford subdivision was assigned to CSX in 1999 after the breakup of Conrail.
On October 2, 2008, the state government announced an agreement with CSX Transportation for the purchase and upgrade of several of CSX's freight lines in the state. CSX agreed to sell the Fall River Secondary and New Bedford Secondary for use by the South Coast Rail project, as well as the Grand Junction Branch, the Framingham-to-Worcester section of the Worcester Line, and the South Boston Running Track. Other parts of the agreement included plans for double-stack freights west of Worcester and the abandonment of Beacon Park Yard.[6] The agreement was signed on September 23, 2009.[7] On June 11, 2010, the state and CSX completed the first phase of the agreement, including the transfer of the South Coast Rail lines to MassDOT; the Massachusetts Coastal Railroad assumed freight rights on the two lines.[1] The two lines were sold for $21.5 million.[8]
bedford, subdivision, freight, railroad, line, state, massachusetts, owned, massachusetts, transit, authority, with, freight, operations, handled, massachusetts, coastal, railroad, line, runs, from, middleboro, subdivision, near, weir, village, taunton, south,. The New Bedford Subdivision is a freight 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 3 The line runs from the end of the CSX Middleboro Subdivision near Weir Village in Taunton south to New Bedford 4 along a former New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad line It joins the Fall River Subdivision at Myricks in Berkley New Bedford SubdivisionOverviewStatusOperationalOwnerMassachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityLocaleBristol County MassachusettsTerminiWeir JunctionNew BedfordStations2 future ServiceTypeFreight rail future commuter railSystemMassachusetts Coastal Railroad 1 MBTA Commuter Rail future ServicesSouth Coast Rail future HistoryPlanned opening2023 2023 TechnicalLine length18 5 miles 29 8 km 2 Track gauge4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm standard gaugeOperating speed10 miles per hour 16 km h freight 2 Route mapLegendMiddleboro Subdivisionto AttleboroSouth Coast Rail future Phase 2 13 3 mi21 4 km Cotley JunctionSouth Coast Rail future Phase 1 Middleboro Subdivisionto Middleborough LakevilleEast Taunton future Myricks closed Former Middleboro Branchto Middleboro Subdivision16 9 mi27 2 km Myricks JunctionFall River SubdivisionSouth Coast Rail future East Freetown closed Braleys closed Acushnet closed Church Street future 29 2 mi47 km Mount Pleasant JunctionWatuppa Branchto Westport29 8 mi48 km Sawyer StreetWamsutta Layover future New Bedford future Marine Terminal closed 31 8 mi51 2 kmThis diagram viewtalkeditHistory editThe New Bedford and Taunton Railroad completed the line from Taunton south to New Bedford in 1840 5 It became part of the NYNH amp H until 1968 Penn Central took over in 1968 Then Conrail took over in 1976 The New Bedford subdivision was assigned to CSX in 1999 after the breakup of Conrail On October 2 2008 the state government announced an agreement with CSX Transportation for the purchase and upgrade of several of CSX s freight lines in the state CSX agreed to sell the Fall River Secondary and New Bedford Secondary for use by the South Coast Rail project as well as the Grand Junction Branch the Framingham to Worcester section of the Worcester Line and the South Boston Running Track Other parts of the agreement included plans for double stack freights west of Worcester and the abandonment of Beacon Park Yard 6 The agreement was signed on September 23 2009 7 On June 11 2010 the state and CSX completed the first phase of the agreement including the transfer of the South Coast Rail lines to MassDOT the Massachusetts Coastal Railroad assumed freight rights on the two lines 1 The two lines were sold for 21 5 million 8 See also editList of CSX Transportation linesReferences edit a b The Massachusetts Rail Program PDF Massachusetts Department of Transportation June 2010 p 7 a b Albany Division Timetable No 4 PDF CSX Transportation November 1 2004 Cape Rail cuts track deal for freight capecodtimes com Cape Cod Times 25 November 2009 Retrieved 26 February 2015 CSX Timetables New Bedford Subdivision Hon Edward Appleton Railway Commissioner History of the Railways of Massachusetts 1871 PATRICK ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE RAIL LINES Press release Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority October 2 2008 PATRICK MURRAY ADMINISTRATION FINALIZES AGREEMENT WITH CSX TRANSPORTATION Press release Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority September 23 2009 Richmond Will June 16 2010 State buys 38 miles of track for South Coast Rail Herald News article nbsp This United States rail related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about transportation in Massachusetts is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title New Bedford Subdivision amp oldid 1084541107, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
