Old Colony main line
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The Old Colony main line was a historic New England railroad route that formed the core of the Old Colony Railroad network in southeastern Massachusetts, later serving as the basis for modern MBTA commuter rail service in the region.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic railroad line
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railway line ⓘ |
| category | Rail infrastructure in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Boston and Providence Railroad (via junctions)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cape Cod Branch Railroad (via branches) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects | Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| forms | core of the Old Colony Railroad network ⓘ |
| formsBasisFor | MBTA Old Colony Lines commuter rail service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century
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20th century ⓘ |
| laterOperator |
Conrail
NERFINISHED
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Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ Penn Central Transportation Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Massachusetts
ⓘ
southeastern Massachusetts ⓘ |
| operator | Old Colony Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Commonwealth of Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Old Colony Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed | South Shore of Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
partly abandoned
ⓘ
partly active as commuter rail ⓘ |
| successor |
MBTA Greenbush Line
NERFINISHED
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MBTA Kingston Line NERFINISHED ⓘ MBTA Middleborough/Lakeville Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | single track (with some double-track segments historically) ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight rail service
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passenger rail service ⓘ |
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