Boston and Albany Railroad

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The Boston and Albany Railroad was a historic rail line that connected Boston, Massachusetts to Albany, New York, playing a major role in 19th- and early 20th-century transportation and commerce in the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic railroad ⓘ
railroad company ⓘ
connectedRegion Hudson River Valley ⓘ
linked to: Hudson Valley

New England ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
economicImpact facilitated trade between Massachusetts and New York ⓘ
supported industrial growth in New England ⓘ
endPoint Albany, New York ⓘ
linked to: Albany
gauge standard gauge ⓘ
historicalPeriodOfActivity 19th century ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ
infrastructureType main line railroad ⓘ
locatedIn Massachusetts ⓘ
New England ⓘ
New York (state) ⓘ
linked to: New York
majorCityServed Albany, New York ⓘ
linked to: Albany

Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
notableFor connecting Boston to Albany by rail ⓘ
partOf American railroad network ⓘ
playedRoleIn 19th-century transportation in the northeastern United States ⓘ
early 20th-century transportation in the northeastern United States ⓘ
regional commerce between New England and upstate New York ⓘ
primaryModeOfTransport rail transport ⓘ
regionServed northeastern United States ⓘ
significance important link between Atlantic ports and inland markets ⓘ
major trunk line between Boston and the interior of New York State ⓘ
startPoint Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
transported freight ⓘ
passengers ⓘ
usedTechnology steam locomotives ⓘ

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Newton Centre station → formerRailroadLine → Boston and Albany Railroad ⓘ
Boston and Albany Railroad Highland branch → partOf → Boston and Albany Railroad ⓘ
Boston and Albany Railroad Highland branch → owner → Boston and Albany Railroad ⓘ
Newton Highlands station → hasFormerService → Boston and Albany Railroad ⓘ
Newton Highlands station → hasFormerService → Boston and Worcester Railroad ⓘ
linked to: Boston and Albany Railroad
Brookline Village station → formerRailroad → Boston and Albany Railroad ⓘ
Fenway station → formerRailroadLine → Boston and Albany Railroad ⓘ
Ashuwillticook Rail Trail → railroadPredecessor → Boston and Albany Railroad ⓘ
Lima Locomotive Works → majorCustomer → Boston and Albany Railroad ⓘ
North Adams, Massachusetts → hasRailHistory → Boston and Albany Railroad ⓘ
Framingham/Worcester Line → historicalOperator → Boston and Albany Railroad ⓘ
West Newton station → hasFormerService → Boston and Albany Railroad ⓘ
New England rail network → historicallyBuiltBy → Boston and Albany Railroad ⓘ
Newtonville station → formerOperator → Boston and Albany Railroad ⓘ
Highland branch → historicUse → Boston and Albany Railroad route ⓘ
linked to: Boston and Albany Railroad
Eliot station → isOnFormerRailroadRightOfWay → Boston and Albany Railroad ⓘ
Chestnut Hill station → formerOperator → Boston and Albany Railroad ⓘ
Boston and Worcester Railroad → partOf → Boston and Albany Railroad ⓘ
Boston and Worcester Railroad → successor → Boston and Albany Railroad ⓘ
Highland Branch (Green Line D) → formerOperator → Boston and Albany Railroad ⓘ
Wellesley Farms station → formerRailway → Boston and Albany Railroad ⓘ
Waban station → formerOperator → Boston and Albany Railroad ⓘ
subject linked to: Waban MBTA station
Lansdowne Station (MBTA Commuter Rail) → adjacentRailCorridor → Boston and Albany Railroad main line ⓘ
linked to: Boston and Albany Railroad
Coolidge Corner station → formerRailroad → Boston and Albany Railroad ⓘ
Boston–Albany rail corridor → historicalPredecessor → Boston and Albany Railroad ⓘ
Woodland → formerService → Boston and Albany Railroad ⓘ
Massachusetts Central Railroad → connectedTo → Boston and Albany Railroad ⓘ
Massachusetts Central Railroad → successor → Boston and Albany Railroad ⓘ