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RAILROAD PRESERVATION HIGHLIGHTS

1975

• Acquisition of Concord to Lincoln line

1977

• Acquisition of North Stratford to Beecher Falls line
• Transfer of railroad administration from Public Utilities Commission to NH Transportation Authority

1980

• Concord to Lowell passenger rail demonstration project

1981

• Transfer of railroad administration to NH Department of Public Works & Highways
• Rehabilitation of Conway Branch line serving Ossipee Aggregates
• Rehabilitation of North Stratford to Beecher Falls line

1982

• Construction of new Lyndeboro Trestle and rehabilitation of five bridges on Hillsboro Branch
• Rehabilitation of Conway Branch line serving Ossipee Aggregates
• Rehabilitation of Concord to Lincoln line

1984

• Rehabilitation of Conway Branch line serving Ossipee Aggregates

1985

• Rehabilitation of Claremont to Concord Railroad
• Repair of Concord to Lincoln line at Canterbury
• Legislation and appropriation of $1.5 million for State to acquire abandoned corridors

1986

• Acquisition of Wolfeboro Railroad line
• NH Department of Transportation created in reorganization
• Rehabilitation of Conway Branch line serving Ossipee Aggregates

1988

• Appropriation of $3 million for corridor acquisition
• Acquisition of abandoned portions of Hillsboro, Portsmouth, Fremont, & Manchester to Lawrence Branches
• Rehabilitation of Conway Branch line serving Ossipee Aggregates

1989

• Inspection of 45 bridges on Concord to Lincoln line completed

1990

• Appropriation of $3 million for corridor acquisition

1991

• Reconstruction of three bridges on the Concord to Lincoln line
• Legislation granting absolute fee simple ownership to the state for railroad rights of way

1992

• Reconstruction of bridge in Woodstock on the Concord to Lincoln line
• Repair of bridge on Hillsboro Branch in Wilton damaged by Hurricane Bob
• Construction of two industrial spurs on Hillsboro Branch in Milford and Wilton
• Rehabilitation of the St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad
• Rehabilitation of the New Hampshire and Vermont Railroad Berlin and Groveton Branches

1993

• Rehabilitation of the New Hampshire and Vermont Railroad Berlin and Groveton Branches
• Rehabilitation of the Green Mountain Railroad at North Walpole
• Repairs to the North Stratford to Beecher Falls line (relocation of washed out section)
• Repairs to six bridges on the Concord to Lincoln line

1994

• Rehabilitation of New Hampshire Northcoast Railroad in Rochester
• Acquisition of:
  •  Maine Central's Mountain Division from Maine State line to Whitefield, 
  • Boston and Maine's Fort Hill Branch in Hinsdale, 
  • Gonic and Lakeport Branches in Rochester
• Repairs to the North Stratford to Beecher Falls line (relocation of washed out section)

1995

• Rehabilitation of the St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad
• Rehabilitation of New Hampshire Northcoast Railroad in Somersworth
• Acquisition of Boston and Maine's :
  • Northern Line from Boscawen to Lebanon, 
  • Ashuelot and 
  • Cheshire Branches
• Rehabilitation of Hillsboro Branch from Wilton to Bennington
• Rehabilitation of the North Stratford to Beecher Falls line from North Stratford to Columbia
• Removal of bridge at Concord on Concord to Lincoln line (replaced with fill)

1996

• Construction of a rail to highway petroleum transfer station at Green Mountain Railroad's North Waplole Yard
• Rehabilitation of the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad
• Rehabilitation of the New Hampshire Northcoast Railroad in Somersworth and Rollinsford
• Rehabilitation of the Concord to Lincoln line from Lakeport to Meredith and from Woodstock to Lincoln
• Acquisition of:
  •  Boston and Maine's Hampton Branch in Seabrook and 
  • New Hampshire and Vermont's Berlin Branch from Woodsville to Littleton and in Gorham

1997

• Acquisition of:
  •  New Hampshire Northcoast's Farmington Branch from Rochester to Farmington, 
  • a portion of Boston and Maine's Blackmount Branch in Haverhill and 
  • a portion of Claremont Railway's Claremont Concord Branch in Claremont.
• Rehabilitation of New Hampshire Northcoast Railroad between Rollinsford and Ossipee.
• Repair of two railroad bridges in Columbia on the North Stratford to Beecher Falls Railroad Line.
• Rehabilitation of the Mountain Division from Conway to Bartlett.

1998

• Rebuilding of three locomotives owned by the New Hampshire Northcoast Railroad.
• Expansion of five passenger coaches and track work on the Cog Railway.
• Purchase and rebuilding of a locomotive by the Plymouth & Lincoln Railroad.
• Rehabilitation of the Mountain Division in Bartlett.
• Acquisition of:
  •  a portion of Boston and Maine's White Mountain Branch in Concord and 
  • New Hampshire and Vermont's Berlin Branch from Jefferson to Gorham.
• Repairs to the Concord to Lincoln line from Concord to Northfield.

1999

• Purchase of a hi-rail backhoe by the Plymouth & Lincoln Railroad.
• Repaired or redecked four bridges on the Concord to Lincoln Line.
• Purchased seven ballast cars for use on the Concord to Lincoln Line and the Mountain Division.
• Rehabilitation of the Mountain Division in Harts Location.
• Vegetation control spraying on the:
  •  Hillsboro Branch,
  • Concord to Lincoln Line and
  • North Stratford to Beecher Falls Line.
• Acquisition of portions of Boston and Maine’s:
  • Monadnock Branch in Rindge and Jaifrey,
  • Northern Railroad in Lebanon,
  • Goffstown Branch in Goffstown.
  • Greenville Branch in Mason, Wilton and Greenville and
  • Coos Branch in Whitefield.
• Acquisition of portions of New Hampshire and Vermont’s:
  •  Groveton Branch from Groveton to Jefferson and
  • Berlin Branch from Littleton to Jefferson.
• Acquisition of a portion of the White Mountain Branch in Concord from the Boston and Maine and land exchanged the Capital Regional Development Council.

2000

• Rehabilitation of the Mountain Division in Harts Location.
• Repairs to the Concord to Lincoln Line from Northfield to Lincoln.
• Repairs to the North Stratford to Beecher Falls Line from North Stratford to Colebrook.
• Spread ballast and surfaced and aligned Concord to Lincoln Line from Meredith to Lakeport.