Cape Cod Central Railroad
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A CCCR Train in Sandwich, Massachusetts
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| Type | Tourist | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Operating | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Cape Cod | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Buzzards Bay Hyannis |
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| Stations | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Services | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Cape Rail Inc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator(s) | New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rolling stock | 8 cars in service | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Cape Cod Central Railroad is a heritage railroad located in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. It operates on a rail line known as the Cape Main Line which is owned by Massachusetts Department of Transportation. The line was previously owned and operated by the Cape Cod Railroad, the Old Colony Railroad, and later the New Haven Railroad, each of which operated passenger trains on the line from 1854 to 1959. Although it is the namesake of the Cape Cod Central Railroad (1861–68), the two companies are unrelated. This company, however, is the first of this brand name to not be a railroad company just on paper.
Founded in 1999, it operates a variety of excursion trains from downtown Hyannis to the Cape Cod Canal during spring, summer, and fall. Recently, it has expanded service in a limited capacity to offer rides that travel the reverse of the normal route. It also offers special trains that travel to Wareham. Most of their trips are made during the Scallop Festival or during the summer when the Family Supper Train and Scenic Train depart together from Buzzards Bay. It offers daily sightseeing trains known as the Shoreline Excursion, a Family Supper train, Brunch and Lunch trains, and an Elegant Dinner train that was rated one of the top three in the nation by the Food Network. Past offerings have also included special Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas trains.
On November 21, 2009, the railroad ran dinner service on the Falmouth Line via North Falmouth.
The Cape Cod Central Railroad has three locomotives, and generally uses two on each train in a pull-pull configuration due to a lack of convenient switching locations. ALCo RS3m #1201, nicknamed "Lulubell," was originally built in May 1951 for the New York Central Railroad as locomotive #8246. It has also served Penn Central, Amtrak, Connecticut Central Railroad, and Providence and Worcester Railroad. #1201 did not run during the 2011 season; since it was at the end of its useful life, it was scrapped on 9/17/2011.EMD GP7 #1501, along with its sister engine #1502, was originally built in 1952 for the Atlanta and St. Andrews Bay Railway. The 1501 recently emerged in a new paint scheme identical to sister railroad Massachusetts Coastal's paint scheme. The engine is now in service on Cape Cod Central trains. Sister 1502 has not run in several years and a return to service is not likely in the foreseeable future. EMD E9 #2400 former Susquehanna railroad and its sister EMD E9 #2402 which is being used for parts to fix 2400.
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