Taunton and Middleborough Railroad

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The Taunton and Middleborough Railroad was a railroad in Massachusetts. It was incorporated in 1848 to connect the Taunton Branch Railroad in Weir Village, Taunton with the Fall River Railroad and newly built Cape Cod Branch Railroad in Middleborough through the town of Raynham.[1]: 422  In 1853, the railroad changed its name to the Middleborough and Taunton Railroad.[1]: 423 

On July 1, 1873, the railroad merged with the

Legislature of Massachusetts authorized the sale of the former Middleborough and Taunton Railroad to the Old Colony Railroad.[1]
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In 1893, the Old Colony Railroad was leased to the

Norfolk Southern, with the former assuming control of the former Taunton and Middleborough Railroad line and continuing operations along its tracks to this day.[3]

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  1. ^
    OCLC 20532802
    . Retrieved 2014-12-04.
  2. ISBN 0-89024-072-8
  3. ^ "A Brief History of Conrail". Consolidated Rail Corporation. 2003. Archived from the original on 2010-11-21.
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