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Plymouth and Middleborough Railroad
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The Plymouth and Middleborough Railroad was a railroad line between the towns of Middleborough and Plymouth, Massachusetts. It was in service from 1882 to 1939.
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Incorporated in 1890, the 15-mile (24 km) line opened on November 30, 1892. The next day, it was leased to the Old Colony Railroad for 99 years.[1] Passenger service began on December 5, 1892.[2] In 1893, it became part of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad as part of the lease of the entire Old Colony Railroad network.[3]
Passenger service, never more than a few trips per day, was often operated as Providence–Plymouth or Taunton–Plymouth trains.[4][5] After a competing bus line opened in 1925, passenger service ended in 1927.[6][7] Beginning in early 1928, freight service was suspended for the winter after the end of the October–December cranberry season.[8]
Freight service between North Carver and Plymouth was discontinued in 1934, and that section of the line was abandoned in 1937.[6][9] The remainder of the line was abandoned in early 1939 with no objections from shippers.[6]
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