Boston and Lowell Railroad

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The Boston and Lowell Railroad was a 19th-century New England railway company that operated a key line between Boston and Lowell, Massachusetts, and later became part of larger regional rail systems.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct railroad
railroad company
becamePartOf Boston and Maine Railroad
category 19th-century railroad in the United States
railroads in Massachusetts
connectedTo Boston and Maine Railroad network
other regional railroads in New England
country United States
endPoint Lowell, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
headquartersLocation Boston, Massachusetts
historicalEra 19th century
historicalRegion Massachusetts Bay State rail network
impact facilitated industrial growth in Lowell
improved transportation between Boston and interior mill towns
inception 1830s
industry rail transport
laterIntegratedInto larger New England rail system
lineLength approximately 25 miles
locatedIn Massachusetts
New England
mainRoute Boston–Lowell line NERFINISHED
modeOfTransport railway
notableFor early chartered railroad in Massachusetts
important role in textile industry transport to and from Lowell
openingDate 1835
primaryTraffic freight service
passenger service
regionServed New England
role trunk line between Boston and Lowell
servedCity Boston, Massachusetts
Lowell, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
servedIndustry manufacturing in Lowell
textile industry
servedRegion Merrimack Valley
eastern Massachusetts
significance one of the earliest railroads in New England
provided key connection between Boston and industrial city of Lowell
startPoint Boston, Massachusetts
status defunct
successor Boston and Maine Railroad
trackGauge standard gauge
transportType heavy rail

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