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
1870 schedule
The Old Colony Railroad was a major railroad system, mainly covering southeastern Massachusetts and parts of Rhode Island, which operated from 1845 to 1893. Old Colony trains ran from Boston to points
The Old Colony Railroad's terminal in Boston
The Governor Bradford, an early OC locomotive built in 1845 by Hinkley & Drury
Share of the Old Colony Rail Road Corporation, issued June 15, 1850
Old Colony & Fall River Rail Road seal from 1854 stock certificate