Boston and Maine Railroad

Boston and Maine Railroad
Map
Routes of the Boston and Maine Railroad
Overview
HeadquartersBoston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Reporting markBM
LocaleMaine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New York
Vermont
Dates of operation1836–1983
SuccessorPan Am Railways
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length2,077 mi (3,343 km)

The Boston and Maine Railroad (reporting mark BM) was a U.S. Class I railroad in northern New England. It was chartered in 1835, and became part of what was the Pan Am Railways network in 1983 (most of which was purchased by CSX in 2022).

At the end of 1970, B&M operated 1,515 route-miles (2,438 km) on 2,481 miles (3,993 km) of track, not including Springfield Terminal. That year it reported 2,744 million ton-miles of revenue freight and 92 million passenger-miles.[1]

  1. ^ Heald, Bruce (2007). A History of the Boston & Maine Railroad: Exploring New Hampshire's Rugged Heart by Rail. Arcadia Publishing.