NEW ENGLAND'S SMALL-ROAD REVIVAL

There are no Class I railroads in northern New England, but there are five regional railroads and ten short lines of which only one is more that 20 years old. The article provides a brief overview of this collection of entrepreneurial regional and short lines. The railroads present a growing traffic base because of state governments that believe in railroads, and rail operators who are more serious about growing the business than protecting their respective turfs. The New England railroads are unique in their cooperative spirit. They exhibit marketing agreements that extend single-line hauls from Bangor, Maine to the deep South and the Midwest over as many as four different carriers. Equally important is state support: Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont have committed tens of millions of dollars in the last ten years.

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    Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

    345 Hudson Street
    New York, NY  United States  10014
  • Authors:
    • Blanchard
  • Publication Date: 2003-9

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  • English

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  • Accession Number: 00964029
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Oct 14 2003 12:00AM