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[[File:Foxboro MBTA station, Foxborough MA.jpg|thumb|right|Foxboro station is used for game day and special event service to Gillette Stadium]] |
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| ⚫ | The '''Framingham Secondary''' (formerly the Framingham Subdivision) is a [[railroad]] line in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Massachusetts]]. The line runs from [[Mansfield, Massachusetts|Mansfield]] northwest to [[Framingham, Massachusetts|Framingham]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030120052505/www.trainweb.org/csxtimetables/Albany/Framingham.html CSX Timetables: Framingham Subdivision]</ref> along a former [[New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad]] line. Its south end is at [[Amtrak]]'s [[Northeast Corridor]], over which CSX has [[trackage rights]] to reach the [[Middleboro Subdivision]] at [[Attleboro, Massachusetts|Attleboro]] and the [[Boston Subdivision]] in [[Boston]] (via the [[Fairmount Line]]). Its north end is at the [[Framingham/Worcester Line]]; the [[Fitchburg Subdivision]] continues northwest from Framingham.<ref>{{cite book |url=http://www.multimodalways.org/docs/railroads/companies/CSX/CSX%20ETTs/CSX%20Albany%20Div%20ETT%20%234%2011-1-2004.pdf |title=Albany Division Timetable No. 4 |publisher=CSX Transportation |date=November 1, 2004 |via=Multimodalways |first=J.C. |last=Decker}}</ref> |
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|image = Foxboro MBTA station, Foxborough MA.jpg |
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|caption = Foxboro station in April 2013 |
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|status = Operating |
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|locale = [[Middlesex County, Massachusetts|Middlesex County]], [[Norfolk County, Massachusetts|Norfolk County]], and [[Bristol County, Massachusetts|Bristol County]] [[Massachusetts]] |
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|start = [[Framingham, Massachusetts|Framingham]] |
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|end = [[Mansfield, Massachusetts|Mansfield]] |
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|stations = 1 (active) |
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|owner = [[Massachusetts Department of Transportation|MassDOT]] |
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| ⚫ | The '''Framingham Secondary''' (formerly the Framingham Subdivision) is a [[railroad]] line in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Massachusetts]]. The line runs from [[Mansfield, Massachusetts|Mansfield]] northwest to [[Framingham, Massachusetts|Framingham]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030120052505/http://www.trainweb.org/csxtimetables/Albany/Framingham.html CSX Timetables: Framingham Subdivision]</ref> along a former [[New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad]] line. Its south end is at [[Amtrak]]'s [[Northeast Corridor]], over which CSX has [[trackage rights]] to reach the [[Middleboro Subdivision]] at [[Attleboro, Massachusetts|Attleboro]] and the [[Boston Subdivision]] in [[Boston]] (via the [[Fairmount Line]]). Its north end is at the [[Framingham/Worcester Line]]; the [[Fitchburg Subdivision]] continues northwest from Framingham.<ref>{{cite book |url=http://www.multimodalways.org/docs/railroads/companies/CSX/CSX%20ETTs/CSX%20Albany%20Div%20ETT%20%234%2011-1-2004.pdf |title=Albany Division Timetable No. 4 |publisher=CSX Transportation |date=November 1, 2004 |via=Multimodalways |first=J.C. |last=Decker}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Special [[MBTA Commuter Rail]] trains use the line between [[Mansfield, Massachusetts|Mansfield]] and [[Walpole, Massachusetts|Walpole]] for access to [[Foxboro (MBTA station)|Foxboro station]], which is used for [[New England Patriots]] home games and other major events at [[Gillette Stadium]].<ref name=bluebook>{{MBTA Bluebook 2014}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Special [[MBTA Commuter Rail]] trains use the line between [[Mansfield, Massachusetts|Mansfield]] and [[Walpole, Massachusetts|Walpole]] for access to [[Foxboro (MBTA station)|Foxboro station]], which is used for [[New England Patriots]] home games and other major events at [[Gillette Stadium]].<ref name=bluebook>{{MBTA Bluebook 2014}}</ref> Regular commuter service to Foxboro ran as a pilot in 2019-2020, and became permanent in 2022. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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[[File:Foxboro station 1912 postcard.jpg|thumb|left|Foxboro station in 1912]] |
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The entire line opened in 1869<!--other sources say 1870--> as the [[Mansfield and Framingham Railroad]].<ref>Hon. Edward Appleton, Railway Commissioner, [http://www.catskillarchive.com/rrextra/abnere1.Html History of the Railways of Massachusetts] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090803012802/http://www.catskillarchive.com/rrextra/abnere1.Html |date=August 3, 2009 }}, 1871</ref> It became part of the NYNH&H and Conrail through leases, mergers, and takeovers, and was assigned to [[CSX Transportation]] as its Framingham Subdivision in the 1999 breakup of Conrail. Effective June 17, 2015, the state purchased the line for $23 million with the intent to upgrade it for faster game day service and eventual full-time passenger service.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://blog.mass.gov/transportation/massdot-rail-transit/massdot-completes-framingham-secondary-rail-line-acquisition/ |title=MassDOT Completes Framingham Secondary Rail Line Acquisition |publisher=Massachusetts Department of Transportation |date=16 June 2015 |accessdate=25 June 2015 |last=Jessen |first=Klark}}</ref> |
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{{maplink-road|from=Framingham and Mansfield Railroad.map|frame-align=left|plain=no|text=Map of the Mansfield and Framingham Railroad}} |
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The '''Foxborough Branch Railroad''' was incorporated in 1862 to provide a rail connection from [[Mansfield, Massachusetts|Mansfield]] through [[Foxborough, Massachusetts|Foxborough]] to [[Walpole, Massachusetts|Walpole]]. In 1867, it became the '''Mansfield and Framingham Railroad''', with a new charter allowing it to connect to the [[Boston, Clinton and Fitchburg Railroad]] and [[Boston and Worcester Railroad]] at [[Framingham, Massachusetts|Framingham]]. The line was completed on May 1, 1870. On January 1, 1873, it was leased to the Boston, Clinton and Fitchburg Railroad for fifty years, before merging with that railroad on June 1, 1875. |
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On June 1, 1876, the line became part of the [[Boston, Clinton, Fitchburg and New Bedford Railroad]] with the merger of the [[Boston, Clinton and Fitchburg Railroad]] with the [[New Bedford Railroad]], forming an overall network of 126.2 miles of track.<ref>Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners, Feb 15, 1911, page 422</ref> In 1879, the [[Boston, Clinton, Fitchburg and New Bedford Railroad]] was leased to the [[Old Colony Railroad]] for 999 years, before being consolidated with the Old Colony in 1883. The line was double-tracked between Walpole and Mansfield in 1886.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2GI9AQAAMAAJ&pg=RA22-PA7 |page=7 |date=November 1886 |title=Twenty-Third Annual Report of the Old Colony Railroad Co. to the Stockholders |publisher=Old Colony Railroad Company}}</ref> In 1893, it became part of the [[New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad]] as part of the lease of the entire [[Old Colony Railroad]] network. |
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Passenger service ceased in 1933. The line passed to [[Penn Central]] and [[Conrail]], and was assigned to [[CSX Transportation]] as its Framingham Subdivision in the 1999 breakup of Conrail. Effective June 17, 2015, the state purchased the line for $23 million with the intent to upgrade it for faster game day service and eventual full-time passenger service.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://blog.mass.gov/transportation/massdot-rail-transit/massdot-completes-framingham-secondary-rail-line-acquisition/ |title=MassDOT Completes Framingham Secondary Rail Line Acquisition |publisher=Massachusetts Department of Transportation |date=16 June 2015 |accessdate=25 June 2015 |last=Jessen |first=Klark |archive-date=26 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626141800/http://blog.mass.gov/transportation/massdot-rail-transit/massdot-completes-framingham-secondary-rail-line-acquisition/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> By 2021, {{convert|17|miles}} of [[continuous welded rail]] had been installed.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mass.gov/doc/rail-and-transit-written-report-presented-to-the-board-on-07262021/download |title=Report from the Rail and Transit Administrator |date=July 21, 2021 |page=5 |first=Meredith |last=Slesinger |publisher=Massachusetts Department of Transportation}}</ref> |
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The Framingham Secondary (formerly the Framingham Subdivision) is a railroad line in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The line runs from Mansfield northwest to Framingham[1] along a former New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad line. Its south end is at Amtrak's Northeast Corridor, over which CSX has trackage rights to reach the Middleboro Subdivision at Attleboro and the Boston Subdivision in Boston (via the Fairmount Line). Its north end is at the Framingham/Worcester Line; the Fitchburg Subdivision continues northwest from Framingham.[2]
Special MBTA Commuter Rail trains use the line between Mansfield and Walpole for access to Foxboro station, which is used for New England Patriots home games and other major events at Gillette Stadium.[3] Regular commuter service to Foxboro ran as a pilot in 2019-2020, and became permanent in 2022.
History[edit]
Map of the Mansfield and Framingham Railroad
The Foxborough Branch Railroad was incorporated in 1862 to provide a rail connection from Mansfield through Foxborough to Walpole. In 1867, it became the Mansfield and Framingham Railroad, with a new charter allowing it to connect to the Boston, Clinton and Fitchburg Railroad and Boston and Worcester Railroad at Framingham. The line was completed on May 1, 1870. On January 1, 1873, it was leased to the Boston, Clinton and Fitchburg Railroad for fifty years, before merging with that railroad on June 1, 1875.
On June 1, 1876, the line became part of the Boston, Clinton, Fitchburg and New Bedford Railroad with the merger of the Boston, Clinton and Fitchburg Railroad with the New Bedford Railroad, forming an overall network of 126.2 miles of track.[4] In 1879, the Boston, Clinton, Fitchburg and New Bedford Railroad was leased to the Old Colony Railroad for 999 years, before being consolidated with the Old Colony in 1883. The line was double-tracked between Walpole and Mansfield in 1886.[5] In 1893, it became part of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad as part of the lease of the entire Old Colony Railroad network.
Passenger service ceased in 1933. The line passed to Penn Central and Conrail, and was assigned to CSX Transportation as its Framingham Subdivision in the 1999 breakup of Conrail. Effective June 17, 2015, the state purchased the line for $23 million with the intent to upgrade it for faster game day service and eventual full-time passenger service.[6] By 2021, 17 miles (27 km) of continuous welded rail had been installed.[7]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ CSX Timetables: Framingham Subdivision
- ^ Decker, J.C. (November 1, 2004). Albany Division Timetable No. 4 (PDF). CSX Transportation – via Multimodalways.
- ^ "Ridership and Service Statistics" (PDF) (14th ed.). Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 2014.
- ^ Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners, Feb 15, 1911, page 422
- ^ Twenty-Third Annual Report of the Old Colony Railroad Co. to the Stockholders. Old Colony Railroad Company. November 1886. p. 7.
- ^ Jessen, Klark (16 June 2015). "MassDOT Completes Framingham Secondary Rail Line Acquisition" (Press release). Massachusetts Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ^ Slesinger, Meredith (July 21, 2021). "Report from the Rail and Transit Administrator". Massachusetts Department of Transportation. p. 5.
External links[edit]
Media related to Framingham Secondary at Wikimedia Commons
