New England rail network

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The New England rail network is the interconnected system of freight and passenger rail lines serving the six New England states, historically built by numerous regional railroads and still vital to the region’s transportation and economy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf rail network ⓘ
transportation infrastructure system ⓘ
connects industrial areas in New England ⓘ
major New England cities ⓘ
ports in New England ⓘ
currentlyUsedBy Amtrak ⓘ
Connecticut Department of Transportation rail services ⓘ
MBTA Commuter Rail ⓘ
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority ⓘ
linked to: MBTA

freight railroads ⓘ
hasFunction movement of goods ⓘ
movement of passengers ⓘ
hasHistoricalEra 19th century railroad expansion in New England ⓘ
20th century railroad consolidation in New England ⓘ
hasMajorCorridor Boston–Albany rail corridor ⓘ
Downeaster corridor between Boston and Maine ⓘ
Inland Route between Boston and Springfield ⓘ
Northeast Corridor ⓘ
Vermonter corridor between New Haven and Vermont ⓘ
hasMode commuter rail ⓘ
heavy rail ⓘ
intercity rail ⓘ
historicallyBuiltBy Bangor and Aroostook Railroad ⓘ
Boston and Albany Railroad ⓘ
Boston and Maine Railroad ⓘ
Central Vermont Railway ⓘ
Maine Central Railroad ⓘ
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad ⓘ
Rutland Railroad ⓘ
includes freight rail lines ⓘ
passenger rail lines ⓘ
intersectsWith Canadian rail network ⓘ
isPartOf Northeastern United States rail system ⓘ
isRegulatedBy Federal Railroad Administration ⓘ
isVitalFor New England economy ⓘ
regional connectivity ⓘ
locatedIn New England ⓘ
United States ⓘ
serves Connecticut ⓘ
Maine ⓘ
Massachusetts ⓘ
New Hampshire ⓘ
Rhode Island ⓘ
Vermont ⓘ
supports commuter rail service ⓘ
intercity passenger rail service ⓘ
regional freight transportation ⓘ
uses standard gauge track ⓘ

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Old Colony Railroad → partOfRailNetwork → New England rail network ⓘ
Boston and Maine Railroad → partOf → New England rail network ⓘ
subject linked to: B&M
Hoosac Tunnel route → partOf → east–west rail corridor in New England ⓘ
linked to: New England rail network
Eastern Railroad (of Massachusetts) → partOfRailNetwork → New England rail network ⓘ
Connecticut River Line → partOf → New England rail network ⓘ
New Haven–Springfield Line → partOf → New England rail network ⓘ
Guilford Rail System → partOfCorridor → Northern New England freight network ⓘ
linked to: New England rail network
Providence and Worcester Railroad → isPartOf → New England rail network ⓘ
Vermont Railway → partOfCorridor → New England regional freight network ⓘ
linked to: New England rail network
Mountain Division → partOf → New England rail infrastructure ⓘ
linked to: New England rail network
Palmer Subdivision → isPartOf → New England rail freight network ⓘ
linked to: New England rail network
Providence/Stoughton Line → railNetwork → New England rail network ⓘ
subject linked to: Providence/Stoughton