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.jpg) A locomotive of the Fitchburg railroad in Keene, New Hampshire in the mid to late 1800s | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Locale | Boston to Fitchburg, Massachusetts and beyond into Vermont and New York |
| Dates of operation | 1840–1919 |
| Successor | Boston and Maine |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
The Fitchburg Railroad is a former railroad company, which built a railroad line across northern Massachusetts, United States, leading to and through the Hoosac Tunnel. The Fitchburg was leased to the Boston and Maine Railroad in 1900. The main line from Boston to Fitchburg is now operated as the MBTA Fitchburg Line; Pan Am Railways runs freight service on some other portions.