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Locale | Boston to Lowell, Massachusetts, and beyond into New Hampshire and Vermont |
Dates of operation | 1835–1887 |
Successor | Boston and Maine Railroad |
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
The Boston and Lowell Railroad was a railroad that operated in Massachusetts in the United States. It was one of the first railroads in North America and the first major one in the state. The line later operated as part of the Boston and Maine Railroad's Southern Division.