Boston and Maine Railroad

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defunct railroad railroad company

The Boston and Maine Railroad was a major New England railroad that operated extensive passenger and freight services across Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, and surrounding states from the 19th through the mid-20th century.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	defunct railroad → railroad company →
abbreviation	B&M →
beganOperations	mid-19th century →
commuterServiceLaterOperatedBy	Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority →
connectedTo	Canadian Pacific Railway → Central Vermont Railway → Grand Trunk Railway → Maine Central Railroad → New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad →
country	United States →
dateFounded	1835 →
declineFactor	highway competition → regulatory and financial difficulties → rise of automobile travel →
endedOperationsAsIndependentCompany	1983 →
enteredBankruptcy	1970 →
formedByMergerOf	Boston and Lowell Railroad → Boston and Maine Railroad (earlier corporate predecessors) → Concord Railroad → Eastern Railroad (of Massachusetts) → Fitchburg Railroad →
gauge	standard gauge →
headquartersLocation	Boston, Massachusetts →
heritagePreservedBy	various railway museums in New England →
majorTerminal	Boston, Massachusetts → North Station →
notableRoute	Boston–Concord main line → Boston–Portland main line → Boston–Troy (via Fitchburg) line → Connecticut River Line → Hoosac Tunnel route →
operatedIn	Maine → Massachusetts → New England → New Hampshire → New York (state) → Vermont →
ownedStructure	Hoosac Tunnel →
passengerServiceTransferredTo	Amtrak →
peakEra	early 20th century →
primaryCommodityCarried	coal → lumber → manufactured goods → paper products →
primaryHub	Boston, Massachusetts →
regionServed	northern New England → southern New England →
servedCity	Boston, Massachusetts → Burlington, Vermont → Concord, New Hampshire → Fitchburg, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → Lawrence, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → Lowell, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → Manchester, New Hampshire → Mechanicville, New York → Portland, Maine → Springfield, Massachusetts → White River Junction, Vermont →
serviceType	freight rail → passenger rail →
successor	Guilford Transportation Industries → Pan Am Railways →
trackGauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in →

Referenced by (30)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Boston and Lowell Railroad → Concord Railroad → Eastern Railroad (of Massachusetts) → Fitchburg Railroad →	becamePartOf
Boston and Lowell Railroad → Concord Railroad → Eastern Railroad (of Massachusetts) → Fitchburg Railroad →	successor
MBTA Waverley → South Acton → Wyoming Hill station →	hasFormerService
Boston and Lowell Railroad ("Boston and Maine Railroad network") → Maine Central Railroad →	connectedTo
Belmont Center station → Haverhill station →	formerService
Concord Railroad → Eastern Railroad (of Massachusetts) ("Boston and Maine Railroad system") →	mergedInto
Guilford Transportation Industries ("Boston and Maine Corporation") →	acquired
Boston and Maine Railroad ("Boston and Maine Railroad (earlier corporate predecessors)") →	formedByMergerOf
Pan Am Railways ("Boston and Maine Corporation") →	formedFrom
MBTA Commuter Rail Lowell Line →	historicalPredecessor
West Concord →	historicalRailroad
Eastern Route ("Boston and Maine Railroad Eastern Division") →	historicalUse
Guilford Transportation Industries ("Boston and Maine Corporation") →	owned
Boston Garden ("Boston and Maine Corporation") →	owner
Boston–Concord main line ("Boston and Maine Railroad network") →	partOf
Concord Railroad →	partOfHistoryOf
Fitchburg Railroad ("Boston and Maine Railroad system") →	partOfRailNetwork
Boston–Concord main line →	railroadOperator
Boston–Concord main line →	served