York and Cumberland Railroad may refer to:
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York and Cumberland Railroad (Maine), 1846-1865, predecessor of the Rochester to Portland
branch line of the
Boston and Maine Railroad
The Boston and Maine Railroad was a U.S. Class I railroad in northern New England. Originally chartered in 1835, it became part of what was the Pan Am Railways network in 1983 (most of which was purchased by CSX in 2022).
At the end of 1970, B ...
, reorganized as the
Portland and Rochester Railroad The Portland & Rochester Railroad, established in 1867, was an important predecessor railway of the Rochester to Portland branch line of the Boston and Maine Railroad. It was founded in the merger of several smaller shortline rail transport compan ...
in 1867 completed to Rochester in 1871, with a connection to Canada via the
Grand Trunk Railway in Portland. It was merged with the ''Worcester & Nashua'' into the
Worcester, Nashua and Rochester Railroad in 1883. The Boston and Maine Railroad leased the line in 1886 and later acquired it wholly; the line is still owned by its successor.
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York and Cumberland Railroad (Pennsylvania)
The Northern Central Railway (NCRY) was a Class I Railroad connecting Baltimore, Maryland with Sunbury, Pennsylvania, along the Susquehanna River. Completed in 1858, the line came under the control of the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) in 1861, w ...
, 1846-1854, predecessor of the Northern Central Railway (Pennsylvania Railroad system)
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