North Brookfield Railroad
The North Brookfield Railroad in central Massachusetts in the United States was a 4.16 mile railroad opened in 1876. It ran between East Brookfield to North Brookfield. It was leased from opening by the Boston and Albany Railroad, until that railroad was in turn leased by the New York Central Railroad in 1900. The NYC merged to form the Penn Central Railroad in 1968. The line was abandoned by Conrail in the 1970s. In the early 2010s, an attempt was made to rebuild the line to service companies in the area.
The railroad when formed was 90% owned by the town of North Brookfield. The right-of-way is owned by the town of North Brookfield.
Station list
- East Brookfield
- North Brookfield
History
The line was leased to the Boston & Albany Railroad for $3,000 per year. From this income, they paid a tax of $652.89 in 1915.[1]
On December 31, 1935 an annual renewable lease was signed, effective the next day. As this lease did not provide passenger service, passenger service ended.