Middleboro-Plymouth Rail line info

[Anonymous]

A person has asked a question concerning a rail line called the Middleboro-Plymouth that ran from the late 1800s until the 1930s or 40s. It ran in Massachusetts. The railline is trying to be converted into a state sponsored bike trail and some people are looking for info on this line.

Thank you. (Bill Warner) (ww)

[Anonymous]

Now in the UK, Middlesboro - Plymouth is about 400 miles or so.

Now that would be some bike ride, especially if you had to ride back to collect the car[:D]

Jon in the UK

[dmoore74]

According to "The Rail Lines of Southern New England" by Ronald Dale Karr, the Plymouth & Middleborough was chartered in 1890 by the Old Colony RR.
Its intended purpose was to give Plymouth direct access to the South and West
rather than routing all traffic north to Boston. When the road was completed in 1892 it was leased to the Old Colony which was in turn leased to the New Haven. The road did not produce the anticipated traffic. Passenger service ended in 1927. Traffic between Plymouth was discontinued in 1934 and the line became a branch between Middleboro and North Carver. Most of the lines traffic was cranberries shipped in October, November & December. The New Haven petitioned to abandon the line in 1938 and there were no objections. The line was officially abandoned in 1939 and the reails were removed shortly thereafter.