New York and New England Railroad
The New York and New England Railroad (NY&NE) was a railroad connecting southern New York State with Hartford, Connecticut; Providence, Rhode Island; and Boston, Massachusetts. It operated under that name from 1873 to 1893. Prior to 1873 it was known as the Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad, which had been formed from several smaller railroads that dated back to 1846. After a bankruptcy in 1893, the NY&NE was reorganized and briefly operated as the New England Railroad before being leased to the competing New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in 1898.
Share of the New York and New England Railroad Company, issued March 6, 1893
New York and New England Railroad's White Train between New York and Boston, c. 1890
Poughkeepsie Bridge
Jabez A. Bostwick
The Franklin/Foxboro Line is part of the MBTA Commuter Rail system. It runs from Boston's South Station in a southwesterly direction toward Franklin, Massachusetts. Most trains use the Northeast Corridor before splitting off onto the namesake Franklin Branch at Readville, though some trains use the Dorchester Branch to reach Readville. Most weekday trains, and all weekend trains, bypass Hyde Park.
An inbound train leaving Readville station in 2014
Union Station in Walpole
The line was extended to Forge Park/495 station in 1988
A train at Foxboro station in 2020