TAUNTON, Mass. — Short line Mass Coastal Railroad is acquiring the assets of Bay Colony Railroad, which serves three customers on 35 miles of state-owned in southeastern Massachusetts, the Boston Globe reports.
Mass Coastal currently operates 135 route-miles in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, including trackage rights on CSX Transportation, and interchanges with CSX in Taunton and Middleboro, Mass. The company provides custodial services — maintenance, dispatching, and strategic planning — on another 42 miles of state-owned track used by CSX and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, the Framingham Secondary and Middleboro Secondary.
“The Bay Colony properties are an welcome addition to our existing 97 miles of track and will enhance our freight shipping capabilities on behalf of Massachusetts business and residents,” Mass Coastal CEO Chris Podgruski said in a press release quoted by the Globe.
— Updated at 7 a.m. with Mass Coastal map.
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