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Eastern Railroad (MA)
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REGION
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STATE
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CHARTERED
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BEGAN OP
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GAUGE1
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GAUGE YR
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TYPE
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ABANDONED
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ABAND YR
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NE
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MA
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1836
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1838
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N
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| REGION |
NAME
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MEANING OF THE VARIOUS ENTRIES IN THE TABLE |
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NE
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NEW ENGLAND
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BEGAN OP = YEAR OPERATIONS BEGAN IF KNOWN
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MA
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MID-ATLANTIC
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GAUGE1 = ORIGINAL GAUGE IF NOT STANDARD
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SA
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SOUTH-ATLANTIC
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GAUGEYR = YEAR GAUGE CHANGED IF KNOWN
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GC
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GULF COAST
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GAUGE2 = SECOND GAUGE IF ANY AND NOT STANDARD
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SI
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SOUTHERN INTERIOR
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LOCAL = "L" FOR LOCAL, "R" FOR REGIONAL
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NI
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NORTHERN INTERIOR
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ABANDONED = "Y" FOR YES, "N" FOR NO
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PC
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PACIFIC COAST COAST
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ABANDON YR = YEAR OF ABANDONMENT IF ANY
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TRACK CONSTRUCTION WITH YEARS AND MILEAGE
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1838
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1839
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1840
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1847
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1848
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13.42
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15.02
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13.60
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13.50
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2.97
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TOTAL MILES CONSTRUCTED 58.51 1860 CENSUS 58.51 RINGWALT GIVES 45.93
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NAME CHANGED TO OR ACQUIRED BY
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YEAR
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Boston and Maine Railroad (NH)
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1885
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Springfield Terminal Railroad
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1995
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ST Rail System
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1995
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Guilford Rail System
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1995
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