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New Hampshire State Map

Class I Railroads

Boston & Maine

Connecticut River RR

Dole Jct NH to Brattleboro VT
7.47 miles
completed by Connecticut River RR 6-23-1913
leased to Boston & Maine RR

Keene NH to South Vernon VT
23.92 miles
completed by Ashuelot RR 12-1-1850
to Connecticut River RR 2-7-1890
leased to Boston & Maine RR 1-1-1893

Fitchburg RR

NH/MA State Line to Greenville NH
9.58 miles
completed by Peterborough & Shirley RR 1-1-1851
to Fitchburg RR 1-30-1860
leased to Boston & Maine RR 7-1-1900
mapped by Robin Hillyard

South Ashburnham, MA to Bellows Falls, VT
completed by Cheshire RR 1/1849
to Fitchburg RR 10-1-1890
leased to Boston & Maine RR 1900
mapped by Robin Hillyard

Brookline NH to MA/NH State Line
completed by Brookline RR 9-7-1892
to Fitchburg RR 6-5-1895
leased to Boston & Maine RR 1900
mapped by Robin Hillyard

Winchendon MA to Peterborough NH
completed by Monadnock RR 6-10-1871
leased to Boston & Maine RR 7-1-1900

Brookline NH to Milford NH
completed by Brokkline & Milford RR 11-15-1894
leased by Boston & Maine RR 1900

Concord & Montreal

Wing Road to Mt Washington NH
completed by Boston Concord & Montreal RR 7-6-1879
leased to Boston & Lowell RR 1884
to Concord & Montreal RR 1-1-1890
leased to Boston & Maine RR 1895

Littleton NH to Groveton VT
completed by Boston Concord & Montreal RR 7-6-1879
leased to Boston & Lowell RR 1884
to Concord & Montreal RR 1-1-1890

Woodsville NH to Littleton NH
completed by White Mountains RR ca1848
leased to Boston Concord & Montreal RR 1859
to Boston Concord & Montreal RR 3-13-1873
leased to Boston & Lowell RR 1884
to Concord & Montreal RR 1-1-1890

Concord NH to Wells River VT
completed by Boston Concord & Montreal RR 5-10-1853

Candia NH to Manchester NH
completed by Concord & Portsmouth RR 1862
leased to Concord & Montreal RR

Portsmouth NH to Candia NH
completed by Portsmouth & Concord RR 8-1-1852
to Concord & Portsmouth RR 1857
leased to Concord & Montreal RR

Candia to Suncook NH
completed by Portsmouth & Concord RR 8-1-1852
to Concord & Portsmouth RR 1857
abandoned 1860

Manchester NH to Henniker NH
completed by Manchester & North Weare RR 10-10-1850
North Weare to Henniker abandoned 1858
rebuilt by Concord & Montreal RR 1893
leased to Boston & Maine RR

Whitefield NH to Berlin NH
built by Concord & Montreal RR 1891-93
to Guilford Transportation 1983
to New Hampshire & Vermont RR 1989
abandoned 1996

Bethlehem Jct to Profile House NH
Built as logging railroad of Gale River Lumber Co 1874
abandoned 1878
rebuilt by Profile & Franconia Notch RR as 36" gauge 1878
leased to Boston & Maine RR

Bethlehem Jct to Bethlehem NH
Built by Profile & Franconia Notch RR as 36" gauge 1881

Meadows NH to Jefferson NH

Plymouth NH to North Woodstock NH
21 miles
completed by Pemigewasset Valley RR 2-1-1883
leased to Concord & Montreal RR

North Woodstock NH to Lincoln NH
1 mile
completed by Pemigewasset Valley RR 1894

Concord NH to Nashua NH
completed by Concord RR 9-1-1842

Bow Jct to Suncook NH
completed by Portsmouth & Concord RR 12/11/1849 or 8/18/1852
to Concord RR

Hookset NH to Suncook NH
The Manchester and Lawrence held 2/5 interest in this property at the demise of the Concord RR. Interest later surrendered to The Concord & Montreal RR

Suncook NH to Pittsfield NH
completed by Suncook Valley RR 1-1-1870

Pittsfield NH to Centre Barnstead NH
built by Suncook Valley Extension RR 10-24-1899

Franklin Jct NH to Tilton NH
completed by Franklin & Tilton RR 6-27-1892

Lakeport NH to Alton Bay NH
completed by Lake Shore RR 6-17-1890

Grasmere Jct to Milford NH
completed by Concord & Montreal RR 12-1900

Parker to New Boston NH
completed by New Boston RR 6-26-1893

Belmont Jct to Belmont NH
completed by Tilton & Belmont RR 8-17-1889

Nashua NH to North Acton MA
Built by Nashua Acton & Boston RR 1873
to Nashua & Acton RR 3-28-1906
abandonment approved 4-8-1925

Boston & Lowell

Peterborough to Hillsborough
completed by Peterborough & Hillsborough RR 7-28-1878
leased to Northern RR
leased to Boston & Lowell RR

Claremont NH to Bradford NH
completed by Sugar River RR 9-1872
to Concord & Claremont New Hampshire RR 10-31-1873
leased to Northern RR
Leased to Boston & Lowell RR

Concord NH to White River Jct
Built by Northern RR 1846-48
Leased to Boston & Lowell RR

Lowell MA to Nashua NH
completed by Nashua & Lowell RR 12-23-1838

Wilton NH to Amherst (Ponemah) NH
7 miles
completed by Wilton RR 6-10-1851
operated by Nashua & Lowell RR

Nashua NH to Amherst (Ponemah) NH
8 miles
completed by Wilton RR 11-23-1848
operated by Nashua & Lowell RR

Greenfield NH to Wilton NH
completed by Peterborough RR 7-1-1874
operated by Nashua & Lowell RR

Greenfield NH to Keene NH
completed by Manchester & Keene RR 8-14-1878
went bankrupt 1880
operated by Connecticut River RR 1880-1882
bought by Concord RR and Boston & Lowell RR 5-14-1884

Franklin Jct to Bristol NH
completed by Franklin & Bristol RR 7-1-1848
to Northern RR 1-31-1849
Leased to Boston & Lowell RR

Concord NH to Bradford NH
completed by Concord & Claremont RR 7-10-1850
to Merrimack and Connecticut River RR 1-8-1853
to Concord & Claremont New Hampshire RR 10-31-1873
leased to Northern RR

Contoocook NH to Hillsborough NH
completed by Contoocook Valley RR 1849
to Contoocook River RR 10-29-1858
to Concord & Claremont New Hampshire RR 10-31-1873

Eastern RR

Boston MA to ME/NH State Line
Built by Eastern RR 1836-38
to Boston & Maine RR 6-1-1899
route in East Boston approximate

Nashua NH to Rochester NH 1
completed by Nashua & Rochester RR 4-1-1876
to Worcester Nashua & Rochester RR 12-1-1883
to Boston & Maine RR 6-13-1911

Nashua NH to Rochester NH 3
completed by Nashua & Rochester RR 4-1-1876
to Worcester Nashua & Rochester RR 12-1-1883
to Boston & Maine RR 6-13-1911

Nashua NH to Rochester NH 2
completed by Nashua & Rochester RR 4-1-1876
to Worcester Nashua & Rochester RR 12-1-1883

MA/NH State Line to NH/ME State Line
Built by Boston & Maine RR 1840-43

Manchester & Lawrence RR
mapped by Richard Hillyard

Rollingsford NH to Somersworth
Completed by Boston & Maine RR 6-24-1843

Quarry Spur

Bar Mills ME to Rochester NH
completed by Portland & Rochester RR 7-1-1871
Rochester to Cumberland Mills to Sanford & Eastern RR 1948
Springvale to Rochester abandoned 1954
Cumberland to Springvale abandoned 1961

Somersworth NH to Union NH
completed by Great Falls & Conway RR 3-5-1849
to Portsmouth Great Falls & Conway RR 12-26-1865

Union NH to Conway NH
completed by Portsmouth Great Falls & Conway RR 1874

North Conway NH to Intervale NH
built by Boston & Maine RR 1892

Dover NH to Alton Bay NH
completed by Cocheco RR 9-1851
to Dover and Winnipissogee RR 4-22-1863

Newton Jct to West Amesbury (Merrimac)
completed by West Amesbury Branch RR 1-9-1873

Worcester MA to Nashua NH
completed by Worcester & Nashua RR 12-18-1848

Portsmouth to Dover NH
completed by Portsmouth & Dover RR 2-1-1874

Kittery to US Navy Yard
completed by York Harbor & Beach RR 1902
merged into Boston & Maine RR 3-19-1923

Jewett to Crocketts
completed by Great Falls & South Berwick RR 2-5-1855
to Portsmouth Great Falls & Conway RR 12-26-1865

Bellows Falls VT to Windsor VT
completed by Sullivan RR 2-6-1849
to Sullivan County RR 7-20-1866
leased to Vermont Valley RR
merged into Boston & Maine RR 3-19-1923

Kilkenny Branch
built for logging purposes
shown on USGS topo map Mt Washington 1894 as a Boston & Maine branch
not shown on adjacent map dated 1934
owned by Kilkenny Lumber Co and possibly not part of Boston & Maine

Wakefield (Sanbornville) NH to Wolfeboro NH
Completed by Wolfeborough RR 8-19-1872

Kilkenny Branch
built for logging purposes
shown on USGS topo map Mt Washington 1894 as a Boston & Maine branch
not shown on adjacent map dated 1934
parts visible on aerial photos
owned by Kilkenny Lumber Co and possibly not part of Boston & Maine

Central Vermont Ry

Bellows Falls VT to Windsor VT
Central Vermont Ry trackage rights on Boston & Maine RR

Grand Trunk Ry

Bethel ME to Island Pond VT
Built by Atlantic & St. Lawrence RR 1851-53
controlled by Grand Trunk Ry of Canada

Rouse's Point NY to Canada Border
Built by Champlain and St. Lawrence RR 1851
controlled by Grand Trunk Ry of Canada

Alburgh Jct VT to Canada Border
Built by Vermont & Province Line RR 1905
controlled by Grand Trunk Ry of Canada

Maine Central RR

NH

Redstone NH to Crawford Notch NH
Built by Portland & Ogdensburg RR 1867-75
to Portland & Ogdensburg Ry 6-8-1884
leased to Maine Central RR 8-20-1888
to Guilford Transportation Industries 6-1981
to Conway Scenic Ry

Redstone NH to NH/ME State Line
Built by Portland & Ogdensburg RR 1867-75
to Portland & Ogdensburg Ry 6-8-1884
leased to Maine Central RR 8-20-1888
to Guilford Transportation Industries 6-1981

Crawford Notch NY to Lunenburg
Built by Portland & Ogdensburg RR ???
to Portland & Ogdensburg Ry 6-8-1884
leased to Maine Central RR 8-20-1888
to Guilford Transportation Industries 6-1981
Whitefield to Lunenburg to Lamoille Valley RR 1980s
operated as Twin State RR
Whitefield to Crawford Notch to Conway Scenic RR

Quebec Jct to Waumbec Jct

Waumbec Jct to Coos Jct

Coos Jct to North Stratford NH
Built by Coos Valley RR 1891
leased by Maine Central RR

North Stratford NH to Columbia NH
Built by Upper Coos RR 1888
leased to Maine Central RR 1890
sold to Maine Central RR 1931
to North Stratford RR 1976

Columbia NH to Beecher Falls VT
Built by Upper Coos RR 1888
leased to Maine Central RR 1890
sold to Maine Central RR 1931

New Hampshire Shortlines

Berlin Mills Ry
owned by Brown Co., Inc (paper mill)

Berlin Mills Ry
Built ca 1888

Untitled Path

Mount Washington Cog RR