MBTA Commuter Rail Haverhill Line Poster

$30.00 – $80.00

The Haverhill Line was part of the Boston & Maine Railroads first line as the Andover & Haverhill Railroad in 1837. It was later extended to Portland, Maine in 1839. In 1959 passenger service between Wilmington and Boston was ended and all service to Haverhill and beyond was moved over to the Wildcat Branch which connected to the Lowell Line in Wilmington. The newly formed MBTA drew up plans to rebuild the section from Reading to Boston as a relocated and expanded Orange Line. Community opposition and limited funds meant that the Orange Line extension north ended at Oak Grove. Because of the compromise between Orange Line and commuter rail, much of the line to Reading is single tracked which forces some trains to use the Wildcat Branch.

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18"x24", 24"x36", Framed 18" x 24"

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