Shortline railroad (STB Class III) operating in Massachusetts
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Bay Colony Railroad
Bay Colony Railroad locomotive in Medfield, Massachusetts, in 2017
Overview
Headquarters
Braintree, Massachusetts
Reporting mark
BCLR
Locale
Massachusetts
Dates of operation
1982–2023
Predecessor
Conrail
Successor
Massachusetts Coastal Railroad
Technical
Track gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
The Bay Colony Railroad (reporting mark BCLR) was a shortline railroad (STB Class III) operating in Massachusetts.
Formerly operating along most of the south coast region (including all lines on Cape Cod), Bay Colony's final operations ceased in late 2023, when the only two remaining lines (a roughly six-mile stretch of track between New Bedford and Westport, referred to as the Watuppa Branch, as well as a section of the Millis Branch from Medfield Junction to Millis) were purchased by Massachusetts Coastal Railroad.
In addition to moving freight for its customers, Bay Colony also performed AAR-certified repairs on rolling stock and contract track construction projects for other railroads. It had a sister railroad, the Seminole Gulf Railway, which is based out of Fort Myers, Florida.
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