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Northern Railroad (New Hampshire)

Northern Railroad
Map
Extent of the Northern Railroad in 1890
Potter Place Station (1874) in Andover, NH
Overview
HeadquartersConcord, New Hampshire
LocaleNew Hampshire
Dates of operation1847–1890
SuccessorBoston and Maine
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length172 mi (277 km) (1890)
Route map

Legend
As of 1851 unless otherwise noted [7][8]
Later Boston & Maine station names (in parentheses)[1]
MP[# 1]
Vermont Central RR
to Springfield
Connecticut & Passumpsic
Rivers RR
White River Junction
142.92
to St. Johnsbury
 
Connecticut River
VT
NH
(Westboro)
West
Lebanon
142.55
Lebanon
138.22
(Mascoma)
East
Lebanon
134.25
Enfield
131.66
(Pattee)
[# 2]
West
Canaan
129.24
Canaan
124.87
(Cardigan)
[# 2]
Grafton
Center
118.65
Grafton
116.85
Danbury
111.67
(Converse)
[# 2]
South
Danbury
108.24
MP[# 3]
(Gale)
West Andover
105.51
12.83
 Bristol
Potter Place
104.32
11
 Profile Falls[# 4]
Andover
102.54
10.73
 Blakes[# 4][# 5]
(Halcyon)
East
Andover
98.2
7.16
 Hill
[# 5]Webster Lake
93.87
4.78
 Oakdale Park[# 4][# 5]
Franklin
91.99
0.00
[# 5]Webster Place
89.57
(Gerrish)
North
Boscawen
86.57
Boscawen
82.65
(Penacook)
Fisherville
79.91
[# 6]West Concord
76
Concord
73.32
Portsmouth & Concord RR
to Portsmouth
Concord Railroad
NH
MA
Boston
0.00
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The Northern Railroad (sometimes called the Northern New Hampshire Railroad) was a U.S. railroad in central New Hampshire. Originally opened from Concord to West Lebanon in 1847, the Northern Railroad become part of the Boston and Maine system by 1890.

By the time of its lease, the Northern operated three railroads totaling 172 route-miles (277 km) on 201 miles (323 km) of track, of which nearly 82 route-miles (132 km)/99 miles (159 km) of track were owned directly by the Northern.[9] In 1884, the last year for which data was reported, it reported 30,067,806 ton-miles of revenue freight and 7,465,569 passenger-miles.[10]

  1. ^ a b c d New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources. "Northern Railroad Historic District Area Form, text and historic photos" (PDF). p. 43. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
  2. ^ a b c LaPointe, Gary (2009-11-18). "B&M Stations: Branch by Branch - Southern Division". Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  3. ^ Cosgro, Matthew D. "New Hampshire Main Line Stations". Nashua City Station Railroad History. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  4. ^ a b Northern and Central Vermont Line Percentage Division Book. St. Albans, VT. 1881. p. 3. Retrieved 2018-04-10 – via Internet Archive.
  5. ^ Cosgro, Matthew D. "Bristol Branch Stations". Nashua City Station Railroad History. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  6. ^ Boston & Maine Railroad. "Bristol Branch". Official List of Officers, Agents and Stations. Retrieved 2018-04-15 – via New Hampshire Railroad Revitalization Association.
  7. ^ Williams, W. (1850). Appleton's New and Complete United States Guidebook for Travellers. New York: D. Appleton & Co. p. 87. Retrieved 2018-04-11 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ Williams, W. (1851). The Traveller's and Tourist's Guide Through the United States of America, Canada, etc. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo & Co. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-665-44112-7. Retrieved 2018-04-10 – via Internet Archive.
  9. ^ Poor, Henry V. (1891). Poor's Manual of Railroads, 1891. New York: H.V. & H.W. Poor. p. 69. hdl:2027/uc1.b4647643. Retrieved 2018-04-09 – via HathiTrust.
  10. ^ The Directors of the Northern Railroad (1884). Thirty-Ninth Annual Report of the Directors of the Northern Railroad, May 1884. Northern Railroad Annual Report. Vol. 39. Concord, NH: Republican Press Association. p. 6. hdl:2027/mdp.39015069989146. Retrieved 2018-04-10 – via HathiTrust.


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