Salem and Lowell Railroad

The Salem and Lowell Railroad was a branch line of the Boston and Lowell Railroad and ran off the Essex Railroad in Peabody, Massachusetts to Tewksbury, Massachusetts where it met the Lowell and Lawrence Railroad at Tewksbury Jct. The line was chartered in 1848 and opened in 1850 and was run as part of the Lowell and Lawrence before the Boston and Lowell took over full operation of both lines in 1858. Like the South Reading Branch Railroad, the S&L used trackage rights to access Salem over the Essex.

Salem and Lowell Railroad

The Salem and Lowell Railroad was a branch line of the Boston and Lowell Railroad and ran off the Essex Railroad in Peabody, Massachusetts to Tewksbury, Massachusetts where it met the Lowell and Lawrence Railroad at Tewksbury Jct. The line was chartered in 1848 and opened in 1850 and was run as part of the Lowell and Lawrence before the Boston and Lowell took over full operation of both lines in 1858. Like the South Reading Branch Railroad, the S&L used trackage rights to access Salem over the Essex.