Minute Man

For other uses, see Minute Man (disambiguation).

Minute Man

Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail
Status	Discontinued
First service	1926
Last service	January 1958
Former operator(s)	Boston and Maine Railroad
Route
Termini	Boston North Station Troy
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	58 (northbound), 59 (southbound)
On-board services
Seating arrangements	coaches
Sleeping arrangements	Pullman
Catering facilities	Dining car and parlor car
Route map Troy Johnsonville Eagle Bridge Hoosick Falls NY MA Williamstown North Adams Shelburne Falls Greenfield Millers Falls Orange Athol Baldwinsville Gardner station Fitchburg Ayer Waltham Porter Boston North Station

The Minute Man was a passenger train that connected Boston with Troy, NY where it connected with the New York Central Railroad for service to points west. Starting at Boston’s North Station, it ran to Fitchburg, Greenfield and then through the Hoosac Tunnel to North Adams and Troy, NY.

History

The train debuted on their May 1926 timetable, replacing an unnamed train. Travel time was approximately 5 hours.

Until December 1, 1946, the B&M exchanged a sleeper car with the New York Central in Troy to provide through service to Chicago. Eastbound scheduling issues and low patronage led the B&M to drop the service. The new schedule allowed for improved local service along the line.

In January 1958, the Minute Man was discontinued, Troy's station would be demolished shortly thereafter and the remaining Boston to Williamstown trains were replaced with local service trains. Service to Williamstown was curtailed to Greenfield at the end of 1958 and by April 23, 1960, service to Greenfield ended, leaving only Fitchburg to Boston commuter service.