Framingham and Lowell Railroad

It was incorporated in 1870 to provide a rail connection between the growing railroad hub of Framingham and the important mill city of Lowell, passing through the towns of Sudbury, Concord, Acton, Carlisle, Westford and Chelmsford.

[3] From 1871, passenger service regularly consisted of three round trips a day over the entire route, one morning, one midday and one evening.

Service on the line ended on April 13, 2000, when the last CSX train on the South Sudbury Industrial Track derailed off a West spur which led to a lumber yard in Sudbury, this spur is located immediately South of the junction with the East West Central Mass Branch right of way (the Boston & Maine Railroad was issued a permanent discontinuance of the Central Mass Branch Rail Line in 1980).

In June 2001, CSX applied to the federal Surface Transportation Board (STB) for approval to abandon the line.

In August 2004, CSX had removed the rails and ties, leaving bridges in place in the event a path were built.