Central Massachusetts Railroad Tunnel - Clinton, MA
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RIclimber
N 42° 24.300 W 071° 41.030
19T E 279138 N 4698234
The 1,000' Massachusetts Central Railroad Tunnel.
Waymark Code: WM8ETV
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 03/22/2010
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The Massachusetts Central Railroad was chartered May 10, 1869 and organized September 2, 1869 to build a line from Boston west to Northampton and possibly beyond to the Hudson River across the middle of the state.
The Wachusett Reservoir was built from 1897 to 1906, and flooded part of the Central Mass alignment in Boylston and West Boylston. A new alignment was built south of Clinton center, including a short tunnel. From Clinton to West Boylston, the new alignment used the Worcester, Nashua and Rochester Railroad, part of the B&M system, beginning in 1901.
Passenger service was cut to one daily round trip in 1928, and only ran east of Clinton after 1932. In 1958, this was cut yet further to Hudson.
Year photo was taken: 1902
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