Troy and Boston Railroad
The Troy and Boston Railroad was a railroad company in New York, Vermont and Massachusetts (United States). It existed as an independent company from 1849 to 1887.
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History
Prehistory
The company was founded in New York on November 22, 1849 with the aim to connect the city Troy and thus one of the most important main routes from New York City to Chicago with Boston. A part of the route, from Boston to Greenfield already existed or was under construction. The Fitchburg Railroad owned the section to Fitchburg, the other part to Greenfield presented the Vermont and Massachusetts Railroad completed the end of 1850.
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In Vermont you already founded on 13 November 1848, the Southern Vermont Railroad, which built the lying in this state, ten kilometers long section and managed. In Massachusetts, the Troy and Greenfield Railroad was founded on May 10, 1848, which began with the preparatory work for the tunnel in 1855. The Troy & Boston began in Troy with the track construction and 1852 was the first section of the railway line Greenfield Troy Troy to Hoosick Junction in operation.
The Troy, founded on May 27, 1851 and Bennington Railroad built from there towards border with Vermont to establish a connection to the Western Railroad of Vermont. On August 1, 1852, the extension went up to the limit in operation, the Western Railroad was opened in July. On the same day the Troy & Boston leased the Troy & Bennington. It was only in April 1859, the next route section went into operation, so that the trains of Troy from now could go to North Adams at the west portal of the under construction since 1855 Hoosac Tunnel. At the same time leased the Troy & Boston the Southern Vermont Railroad and the Troy & Greenfield. In April 1860, the Troy & Greenfield acquired the Southern Vermont.
Later, tracks were laid and from the east. The track was in 1868 by Greenfield to the eastern tunnel portal, the Hoosac Tunnel Station, extended, so that now only lacked the tunnel. It was only on February 9, 1875 was the longest railway tunnel until today in North America outside of the Rocky Mountains go into operation. The scheduled time of transport was, however, only in 1876 was added.
Rent and acquisition of other railway companies
In order to connect the various routes that cite the city of Troy to each other and to build a common central station, founded the Troy & Boston along with the other companies of the city, the Troy Union Railroad. A third of the company belonged to the Troy & Boston. The terminus of the Troy & Boston should be the new main station of the city at the same time. On February 22, 1854, the Central Station and the link was finally completed.
On January 1, 1857, the Troy and Boston Railroad leased the Western Railroad of Vermont, whose route ran from the border to Vermont to Rutland, and had a branch to Bennington. The management was responsible for the first Troy & Boston, but was made independent again on 8 May of the same year. The lease ran for 10 years until January 16, 1867 and was subsequently not renewed.
End of society
1887 took over the Fitchburg Railroad gradually belonging to the Troy & Boston railways. On 1 February, it acquired the Troy and Greenfield Railroad, on 8 May, the Troy and Boston Railroad and the Troy and Bennington Railroad. Until 1891, located in Vermont Route section of the former Southern Vermont Railroad was administered independently. From 1900 the railway was part of the Boston and Maine Railroad, the successor company, the Pan Am Railways, operates in the freight today. The passenger had been discontinued in 1960.