Dorchester and Milton Branch Railroad

Dorchester and Milton Branch Railroad
The Milton Branch at Central Avenue station in 1928
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Other name(s)Milton Branch
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The Dorchester and Milton Branch Railroad was a railroad in Massachusetts. It ran between Neponset Village in Dorchester, Massachusetts, through the town of Milton to the village of Mattapan. It was opened in 1847 and became part of the Old Colony Railroad system in 1848. The western portion was converted to a streetcar line in 1929, while the eastern portion remained in use for freight until the 1980s.