A History of the Boston & Maine Railroad: Exploring New Hampshire's Rugged Heart by RailPaperback, 1 November 2007

On June 27, 1835, New Hampshire chartered the Boston & Maine Railroad, and a juggernaut was born. By 1900, the B&M operated some 2,300 miles of track in northern New England, having taken over an astonishing forty-seven different railroads since its incep