Taunton Branch Railroad

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Taunton Branch Railroad
Northeast Corridor to Washington, D.C. Northeast Corridor to South Station partially-removed inactive siding inactive but unremoved track active industrial siding Middleboro Secondary to Northeast Corridor Middleboro Secondary to Pilgrim Junction

The Taunton Branch Railroad was one of the earliest railroads to be established in Massachusetts, United States. It was chartered by the state in 1835 as a branch of the Boston and Providence Railroad (which opened in 1835) running between Mansfield and Taunton, Massachusetts. The railroad provided a rapid overland connection between the seat of Bristol County and Boston and Providence.