Fall River Subdivision

The Fall River 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;[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 until 1958 Penn Central took over in 1968 Conrail took over in 1976. The Fall River Subdivision was assigned to CSX in 1999 after the 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 South Coast 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". capecodtimes.com. Cape Cod Times. 25 November 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  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 Archived August 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine., 1871
  5. ↑ Herald News article, June 16, 2010
  6. ↑ Boremco
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