Boston–Portland main line

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The Boston–Portland main line is a historic New England railroad corridor connecting Boston, Massachusetts, with Portland, Maine, that has long served as a key passenger and freight route along the region’s coast.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Boston and Maine Railroad main line 1

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf rail corridor
railway line
connects Boston, Massachusetts
Portland, Maine NERFINISHED
country United States of America
electrification not electrified on most segments
follows New England coast
gauge standard gauge
historicalSignificance key coastal rail route in New England
historicalUse primary rail link between Boston and Portland
locatedIn Maine
Massachusetts
New England
operator Amtrak
surface form: Amtrak (on portions)

various freight railroads
parallelTo New England coastline
surface form: Atlantic coast of the United States (New England section)
partOf Boston–Maine rail network
passesThrough Essex County, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Rockingham County, New Hampshire
York County, Maine NERFINISHED
regionServed Greater Boston
southern Maine
service intercity passenger trains (on portions)
status partly active
partly historic
terminus Boston, Massachusetts
Portland, Maine NERFINISHED
transportMode rail transport
use freight rail
passenger rail

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Eastern Route historicalUse Boston–Portland main line
this entity surface form: Boston and Maine Railroad main line
Boston and Maine Railroad notableRoute Boston–Portland main line