New England Central Railroad

Not to be confused with Central New England Railroad or Central New England Railway.
New England Central Railroad
A blue and yellow diesel locomotive parked on railroad tracks, in front of a building
A NECR GP38 at White River Junction, Vermont
Overview
HeadquartersSt. Albans, Vermont
Reporting markNECR
LocaleNew England
Dates of operation1995–present
PredecessorCentral Vermont Railway
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length384 miles (618 km)
Other
WebsiteOfficial website
Route map

Legend
CN
US/Canada border
St. Albans
Essex Junction
Burlington
VTR
 Northern Subdivision
WACR
 Granite Division
Montpelier Junction
WACR
 Conn River Subdivision
White River Junction
Lebanon
Claremont
GMRR
 Bellows Falls
Brattleboro
East Northfield
B&E (PAS)
 Connecticut River Line
B&S (PAS)
 Millers Falls
MCER
CSX
Palmer
Willimantic
P&W
P&W
 Northeast Corridor
Central Pier
New London
P&W
 Northeast Corridor

The New England Central Railroad (reporting mark NECR) is a regional railroad in the New England region of the United States. It began operations in 1995, as the successor of the Central Vermont Railway (CV). The company was originally a subsidiary of holding company RailTex before being purchased by RailAmerica in 2000. In 2012, the company was purchased by Genesee & Wyoming, its current owner.

The New England Central Railroad main line runs from New London, Connecticut, to Alburgh, Vermont, at the Canada–US border, a distance of 366 miles (589 km).[1] Several short branch lines bring the company's total trackage to 384 miles.[2] Primary sources of traffic include lumber, metals, chemicals, and crushed stone.

  1. ^ Solomon, Brian; Mike Confalone (2007). Rails across New England 1989–1999: Volume 2-Connecticut, Massachusetts & Rhode Island. Railroad Explorer. ISBN 978-0-9725320-5-1.
  2. ^ Solomon, Brian (June 2020). "A Quarter Century of New England Central". Trains. pp. 38–45.