[2][3] It was immediately leased by the Old Colony Railroad, which controlled all rail lines on Cape Cod, as its Chatham Branch.
[4][5] The Old Colony was leased by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in 1893.
[4] Passenger service on the Chatham Branch ended in 1931; it was the first line on Cape Cod to lose service.
[4][6] Freight service continued until the line was abandoned in 1937.
[7][8] The stations were sold to private individuals; all but Chatham were eventually demolished.