Fitchburg Railroad

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The Fitchburg Railroad was a historic New England rail line that operated across Massachusetts and into Vermont, later becoming part of the Boston and Maine Railroad system.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Fitchburg Railroad canonical 4
Fitchburg Line 2
Boston–Troy (via Fitchburg) line 1

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Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct railroad
railroad company
becamePartOf Boston and Maine Railroad
connectedCity Boston, Massachusetts
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
linked to: Fitchburg
connectedState Massachusetts
Vermont
country United States
headquartersLocation Boston, Massachusetts
historicalSignificance major east–west route in northern Massachusetts
industry rail transport
locatedIn Massachusetts
New England
Vermont
modeOfTransport rail
namedAfter Fitchburg, Massachusetts
linked to: Fitchburg
operatedIn 19th century
20th century
partOfRailNetwork Boston and Maine Railroad system
railGauge standard gauge
regionServed northern Massachusetts
southern Vermont
successor Boston and Maine Railroad
transportType freight
passenger

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

South Acton hasFormerService Fitchburg Railroad
Boston and Maine Railroad formedByMergerOf Fitchburg Railroad
Boston and Maine Railroad notableRoute Boston–Troy (via Fitchburg) line
linked to: Fitchburg Railroad
West Concord historicalRailroad Fitchburg Railroad
Ayer, Massachusetts railJunctionFor Fitchburg Line
linked to: Fitchburg Railroad
MBTA Silver Hill station servedByLine Fitchburg Line
linked to: Fitchburg Railroad
Littleton/Route 495 station formerRailroad Fitchburg Railroad
Fitchburg Line historicalPredecessor Fitchburg Railroad main line
linked to: Fitchburg Railroad