The Old Colony Railroad was a major railroad system, mainly covering southeastern Massachusetts, USA. Old Colony trains ran from Boston to points such as Provincetown, the tip of Cape Cod, and Providence, Rhode Island via its Boston and Providence Railroad. Except to Providence, passenger service stopped in 1959, but it has since been partially restored by the MBTA in the 1990s (on the Plymouth/Kingston Line and Middleborough/Lakeville Line), and the controversial Greenbush Line is planned for opening in 2007. The term as it is used now does not typically include the Providence line. The former Old Colony system was also used to haul trash from Cape Cod; the railway lift bridge over the Cape Cod Canal was recently refurbished. A tourist train (the Cape Cod Central Railroad) operates on the Cape and there have been proposals to restore passenger service to Hyannis to relieve severe traffic congestion at the two highway bridges over the canal. The Old Colony and Newport Scenic Railway operates on part of the line to Newport, Rhode Island. (note: there is a map at the site) _http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Colony_Railroad_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Colony_Railroad) Some outlying portions of the Old Colony right-of-way on Cape Cod have been converted to a multi-use trail, and there are efforts to do the same with the branch to Woods Hole.

At the History of Marlborough web site you can find info and pics of some of the outlying railroads where Marlborough was served. Includes some info on Marlboroughs trolley system. Go here> http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~historyofmarlborough/trolleyscontent. html#THE ...john -----Original Message----- From: Farns10th@aol.com [mailto:Farns10th@aol.com] Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2006 1:53 PM To: MAMIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MAMiddle] The Old Colony Railroad - Wikipedia The Old Colony Railroad was a major railroad system, mainly covering southeastern Massachusetts, USA. Old Colony trains ran from Boston to points such as Provincetown, the tip of Cape Cod, and Providence, Rhode Island via its Boston and Providence Railroad. Except to Providence, passenger service stopped in 1959, but it has since been partially restored by the MBTA in the 1990s (on the Plymouth/Kingston Line and Middleborough/Lakeville Line), and the controversial Greenbush Line is planned for opening in 2007. The term as it is used now does not typically include the Providence line. The former Old Colony system was also used to haul trash from Cape Cod; the railway lift bridge over the Cape Cod Canal was recently refurbished. A tourist train (the Cape Cod Central Railroad) operates on the Cape and there have been proposals to restore passenger service to Hyannis to relieve severe traffic congestion at the two highway bridges over the canal. The Old Colony and Newport Scenic Railway operates on part of the line to Newport, Rhode Island. (note: there is a map at the site) _http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Colony_Railroad_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Colony_Railroad) Some outlying portions of the Old Colony right-of-way on Cape Cod have been converted to a multi-use trail, and there are efforts to do the same with the branch to Woods Hole. ============================== Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx