| New England Central Railroad | |
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| Reporting mark | NECR |
| Locale | New England |
| Dates of operation | 1995– |
| Predecessor | Central Vermont Railway |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 81⁄2 in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge) |
| Headquarters | St. Albans, Vermont |
The New England Central Railroad (reporting mark NECR) is a subsidiary of RailAmerica. It runs from New London, Connecticut, to Alburgh, Vermont. The New England Central Railroad is the successor to the Central Vermont Railway. The Central Vermont was sold by the CN to the RailTex Corp. in 1995, at which point it was renamed to the New England Central. In 2000 RailTex was bought out by RailAmerica.
November 15, 2006, RailAmerica announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with an affiliate of Fortress Investment Group LLC. The parties merged in 2007. There were negligible effects on the NECR. In May, 2007, Fortress bought the Florida East Coast Railroad. In April 2008, Fortress moved its headquarters from Boca Raton to Jacksonville, Florida. Currently, the Northern division crews are housed in St. Albans, Vermont. The main office is also located there with the main office for the Connecticut Southern Railroad (CSOR). There are also crew bases in White River Junction, Brattleboro, and South Windham. The Southern division headquarters is located in Palmer, Massachusetts. The old Central Vermont roundhouse burned down late in 2008. This was the old crew house for the White River Junction crews. They now work out of an office at the local Amtrak station.
Passenger Services
Amtrak operates its daily Vermonter service between Washington, D.C. and St. Albans, Vermont, using the NECR north of Palmer, Massachusetts. The largest cause of delays on this line has been track and signal problems along the NECR. Since 2007, many mainline track and surfacing improvements have brought Amtrak's on time performance back to near 100% on-time levels.[1]
Awards
NECR was named Short Line Railroad of the Year for 1995 by industry trade journal Railway Age.
References
- ^ "Route Performance: Vermonter". Amtrak. 2008. http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/am2Route/Vertical_Route_Page&c=am2Route&cid=1081442674057&ssid=10977&mode=perf&rn=Vermonter. Retrieved September 16, 2008.
| Preceded by Central Vermont Railroad |
Short Line Railroad of the Year 1995 |
Succeeded by Philadelphia, Bethlehem and New England Railroad |
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