Essex Railroad

Essex Railroad
Remains of the former Essex Railroad bridge across Sutton Pond in North Andover (2015)
Overview
Other name(s)Lawrence Branch
StatusDefunct
LocaleMassachusetts
Termini
Service
TypeHeavy rail
Operator(s)Eastern Railroad (1847-1884)
Boston and Maine Railroad (1884-1958)
History
Opened1847
Closed1927 (Salem to Lawrence)
1958 (Salem to Danvers Junction)
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

North Street
Salem layover
Carltonville
Grove Street
South Reading Branch Railroad
to Wakefield Junction
Peabody
Waters River
Waters River (station)
Danversport
Newburyport Railroad
Danvers Junction
Ferncroft
Hathorne
Howe
Middleton
Ingall's Crossing
Marble Ridge
Stevens
Machine Shop
North Andover

The Essex Railroad (later known as the Lawrence Branch of the Eastern Railroad) was an American railroad in Essex County, Massachusetts that connected Salem to Lawrence.