Boston and Lowell Railroad Corporation

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The route for the Boston and Lowell Railroad was surveyed in 1829; one year later the Massachusetts Legislature granted approval for the project. In June 1835, a single track linking Boston and Lowell was completed, making this one of the earliest steam railways in the U.S. In 1895 the Boston and Maine Railroad, lessor of the Boston and Lowell Railroad, decided to eliminate a dangerous grade crossing at Prison Point St. by building an overhead viaduct and bridge connecting Cambridge and Charlestown. The City of Cambridge, which was helping to pay for the bridge, claimed that the railroad was combining the expenses of a freight yard with the expenses for the bridge. The court appointed an auditor to monitor the finances so that the expenses were distributed fairly between the railroad, the City of Cambridge, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

From the description of Records, 1896-1909. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70974262

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referencedIn Haven, Alfred W., 1801-1885. Account book, 1846-1855. Portsmouth Athenaeum Library & Museum
referencedIn Vertical file collection on railroads, 1824-1935 (inclusive). Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library
creatorOf Boston and Lowell Railroad Corporation. Records, 1896-1909. Cambridge Historical Commission
referencedIn Blake, Ebenezer N., 1817-1891. Ebenezer N. Blake Records 1797-1926 (bulk 1868-1889). Minuteman Library Network
referencedIn Proprietors of the Locks and Canals on Merrimack River. Records, 1792-1947 (inclusive), 1825-1900 (bulk). Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library
referencedIn Nott, Gordon H. Experiments on the consumption of fuel on the Boston and Lowell Railroad. Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn Hosford, H. Petition from residents of Concord, Mass., to H. Hosford, General Manager of Boston and Lowell Railroad, protesting building of new line through Concord, [1872]. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
referencedIn Eddy, R. H. (Robert Henry), 1812-1887. Survey for extension of the Charlestown Branch Railroad / by R.H. Eddy, engineer. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
referencedIn G. Vinal and Sons. G. Vinal and Sons account book, 1838-1843. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Nashua and Lowell Railroad Corporation. Nashua and Lowell Railroad Corporation records, 1835-1916 (inclusive). Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library
referencedIn Proprietors of the Locks and Canals on Merrimack River. Records, 1792-1947 (inclusive), 1825-1900 (bulk) [microform]. Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library
referencedIn Richardson. Albert L. Report on the Billerica Branch Railroad extending from the Boston and Lowell Railroad at the Billerica and Tewksbury Depot to near the centre of Billerica, 1847 Feb. 26. State Library of Massachusetts
referencedIn Baldwin family. Baldwin family business papers, 1694-1887 (inclusive), 1787-1865 (bulk). Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library
referencedIn Records relating to railroad construction in New England and Pennsylvania, 1809-1881 (inclusive). Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library
creatorOf Amherst and Belchertown Railroad Company. Trade catalogs of railroads, 1855-1945. University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library
referencedIn Boston and Maine Railroad. Copy of a plan and profile of the Boston and Lowell Railroad / by James F. Baldwin, dated Mar. 1836 ; with additions by Engineers of B. and M.R.R., Mar. 1890. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
creatorOf Boston and Lowell Railroad Corporation. Boston and Lowell Railroad Corporation letterbook, 1831-1834 Massachusetts Historical Society
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associatedWith Baldwin family. family
associatedWith Blake, Ebenezer N., 1817-1891. person
associatedWith Boston and Maine Railroad. corporateBody
associatedWith Eddy, R. H. (Robert Henry), 1812-1887. person
associatedWith G. Vinal and Sons. corporateBody
associatedWith Haven, Alfred W., 1801-1885. person
associatedWith Jackson, P. T. 1780-1847. person
associatedWith Nashua and Lowell Railroad Corporation. corporateBody
associatedWith New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Nott, Gordon H. person
associatedWith Proprietors of the Locks and Canals on Merrimack River. corporateBody
associatedWith Richardson. Albert L. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Massachusetts
Massachusetts--Boston
Massachusetts
Prison Point Bridge (Mass.)
Massachusetts--Lowell
Cambridge (Mass.)
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Railroads
Railroads
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Active 1855

Active 1945

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