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|} The Boston and Maine Corporation Conway Branch is a rail line between Dover and Intervale, New Hampshire, in the United States. Parts of the line are abandoned. Today, the former Boston & Maine branch is owned by different entities. The southern of the track to Ossipee is owned and operated by the New Hampshire Northcoast Corporation. The New Hampshire Northcoast (NHN) operates freight trains along this portion of the line. The section between New Hampshire Route 28 in Ossipee and West Main Street in Conway is owned by the State of New Hampshire. The New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation maintains this section as the Conway Branch Recreational Rail trail.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.nhstateparks.org/explore/bureau-of-trails/conway-branch-recreational-trail.aspx )〕 The railroad in this section is abandoned, and roads are paved over the rails, but much of the rails are still in place (there is no trail surface). This rail trail is used by hikers and snowmobilers. The (Cotton Valley Rail Trail Club ) uses about of the track in the Ossipee area for recreational use of speeders, between Route 28 and Route 16. Similarly, the Silver Lake Railroad operates small, seasonal tourist trains along of track in Madison, using large speeders. The northernmost of the rail line between Conway and the Mountain Division in Intervale are owned by the Conway Scenic Railroad. This heritage railway operates seasonal passenger trains on this and also on a portion of the Mountain Division. The Conway Scenic Railroad allows the use of its portion of the Conway Branch by snowmobilers outside of its operating season. ==History== The Conway Branch began construction in 1865 as the Portsmouth, Great Falls and Conway Railroad. The line was completed to West Ossipee in 1871, to North Conway in 1872, and finally to Intervale in 1875. The Portsmouth, Great Falls & Conway was absorbed by the Boston & Maine in 1890. Abandonment came to the section north of Ossipee in 1972. The Conway Scenic Railroad purchased its portion just two years later, and began tourist trains in September 1974. The Boston and Maine retained ownership of the rest of the line, including the abandoned portion, for some time afterward. In 1986, the New Hampshire Northcoast Railroad (NHN) purchased the line between Rochester and Ossipee, and began its freight operations. The section south of Rochester to the terminus in Rollinsford, just outside of Dover, was sold to the NHN in 1994, ending Boston & Maine operation of the Conway Branch. Finally, in 2001, the remaining abandoned portion owned by the Boston & Maine was purchased by the state of New Hampshire, to secure the rail corridor for potential future use.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=https://www.nh.gov/dot/org/aerorailtransit/railandtransit/documents/ConwayBranchFeasibilityStudy.pdf )〕 The Silver Lake Railroad began its operation on state-owned right-of-way in 2007. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Conway Branch」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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