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Pages in category "Defunct New Hampshire railroads" The following 44 pages are in this category, out of 44 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
In 1986, the New Hampshire Northcoast Railroad (NHN) purchased the line between Rochester and Ossipee, and began operating the line as a freight railway. The section south of Rochester to the terminus in Rollinsford, just outside Dover , was sold to the NHN in 1994, ending Boston & Maine operation of the Conway Branch.
Worcester, Nashua and Rochester Railroad: New Boston Railroad: B&M: 1891 1934 N/A New Hampshire Central Railroad: B&M: 1848 1853 Merrimack and Connecticut River Railroad: New Hampshire and Vermont Railroad: NHVT 1989 2000 New Hampshire Central Railroad: North Stratford Railroad: NSRC 1977 1989 New Hampshire Central Railroad: Northern Railroad ...
The Suncook Valley Railroad was a short-line railroad in the United States, originating in Suncook, New Hampshire, and terminating in Barnstead, New Hampshire.After a long period of operation by lessees, it was operated as an independent railroad from September 28, 1924, until it was abandoned, with the last train operating December 20, 1952.
The route fell short of revenue expectations, and in 1855 declared bankruptcy. On May 1, 1855 the company took out a mortgage on their track, whereupon ownership passed to the creditors of the railway. On July 14 a new company named the Concord and Portsmouth Railroad was founded, and on September 1 the new company took over the railway.
The Conway Scenic Railroad (reporting mark CSRX) [1] is a heritage railroad located in North Conway, New Hampshire, owned by Profile Mountain Holdings Corp.The railroad operates over two historic railway routes: a line from North Conway to Conway that was formerly part of the Conway Branch of the Boston and Maine Railroad, and a line from North Conway through Crawford Notch to Fabyan that was ...
The Claremont and Concord Railway was established in 1954 when shortline railroad operator Samuel Pinsly purchased 55 miles (89 km) of track between Claremont Junction and Concord from the Boston and Maine Railroad. A succession of abandonments between 1960 and 1977 cut the line back to just four miles (6 km) between Claremont and Claremont ...
The railroad operated on the historic Conway Branch (abandoned in October 1972), traveling northward past a chain of ponds in Madison, New Hampshire to a crossing south of Conway. Rides are approximately 40 minutes, aboard two 24-foot-long (7.3 m) open-air passenger cars powered by a Fairmont A6 railcar.