Boston, Hoosac Tunnel and Western Railway

The Boston, Hoosac Tunnel and Western Railway was a railway company that operated in the states of New York and Vermont in the 1880s. At its peak it controlled a 61-mile (98 km) network centered on Mechanicville, New York. Plans to extend the line west to Buffalo, New York, on Lake Ontario, were never realized, and the Fitchburg Railroad, a predecessor of the Boston and Maine Railroad, acquired control of the company in 1887 and merged it in 1892.

Boston, Hoosac Tunnel and Western Railway
1881 map of the line, with connections
Overview
Dates of operation1877 (1877)1892 (1892)
SuccessorFitchburg Railroad
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Length
  • 61 miles (98 km) (owned)
  • 25 miles (40 km) (leased)
Route map

mi
0
North Adams
5
Wiliamstown
Massachusetts
Vermont
9
Pownal
12
North Pownal
Vermont
New York
16
Lebanon Springs Railroad
18
Hoosick
22
Hoosick Falls
Bennington and Rutland Railroad
Rutland and Washington Railroad
26
Eagle Bridge
28
Buskirk's
33
Johnsonville
Troy and Boston Railroad
36
Valley Falls
37
Schaghticoke
Stillwater Branch
Troy, Saratoga and Northern Railroad
45
Rensselaer and Saratoga Railroad
46
Mechanicville
Rensselaer and Saratoga Railroad
Saratoga and Schenectady Railroad
Saratoga and Schenectady Railroad
New York Central Railroad
69
Rotterdam Junction
West Shore Railroad
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