New England Southern Railroad
| Reporting mark | NEGS |
|---|---|
| Locale | New England |
| Dates of operation | 1982– |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Headquarters | Canterbury, New Hampshire |
The New England Southern Railroad (reporting mark NEGS) is a railroad that operates out of Canterbury, New Hampshire, and serves industries in Concord and central New Hampshire, in the United States.
The NEGS operates on several sections of track in central New Hampshire. The railroad initially started operations on a route, owned by the state, between Concord and Lincoln, New Hampshire. In 1985, it began operations from Concord south to Manchester and north to Penacook.Pan Am Railways has since retaken control of the line from Manchester to Concord, forcing NEGS to a new home in Canterbury and greatly diminishing their customers.
Before the discontinuance of the NEGS' lease by Pan Am, the railroad's traffic consisted largely of construction materials, grain, salt and LP gas. NEGS currently has one customer in Tilton who receives carloads of slurry monthly. The railroad's sole interchange point is with Pan Am Railways at Concord, from which loaded cars generally come inbound, with empties leaving the NEGS.
The NEGS operates a single locomotive, an EMD GP39-2 numbered 2370 and acquired from the Union Pacific Railroad. In the winter of 2011, 2370 derailed outside of Concord and sat inoperable underneath the I-393 bridge in Concord for some time. On July 20, 2011, 2370 was under repair at the Hobo Railroad engine shop in Lincoln, and was just days away from being started for the first time since the accident, according to Hobo staff.
On June 15, 2012, NEGS bought a new locomotive, an ex-Union Pacific EMD SW1500 numbered 2555. As of June 15 it was in Chelmsford, Massachusetts.
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