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The Pine Island and Bridgewater Railway (Reporting Mark PIBR, stylized as Pine Island & Bridgewater Railway or PI&B) is a major regional railway in [[New Territories]]. As of March 2025, it is the only railroad in the country with direct interchanges with both other railroads in the country, the ASER and BIRM. Operating over 60 miles of track, it is the largest railroad by track mileage in the country. | The Pine Island and Bridgewater Railway (Reporting Mark PIBR, stylized as Pine Island & Bridgewater Railway or PI&B) is a major regional railway in [[New Territories]]. As of March 2025, it is the only railroad in the country with direct interchanges with both other railroads in the country, the ASER and BIRM. Operating over 60 miles of track, it is the largest railroad by track mileage in the country. It is operated as a customer cooperative, the only railroad known in the world to be so. | ||
== History == | |||
The PIBR is the oldest continually operating railroad in the country, and the only major railroad that was not created as the result of a buyout, merger, or government takeover. New Territories Chancellor Sam Wendover chartered the railroad to run south out of Pine Island, the original colony of New Territories, and to reach Bridgewater Colony. The charter went into effect January 1st, 1901 to the original owner, Ennis Franconia of Franconia Logistics Corporation. New Territories militia construction teams constructed the original line from Pine Island to the logging outpost of Shady Grove, reaching said town by 1904. Regular operations began immediately in 1904. | |||
Revision as of 21:55, 19 March 2025
The Pine Island and Bridgewater Railway (Reporting Mark PIBR, stylized as Pine Island & Bridgewater Railway or PI&B) is a major regional railway in New Territories. As of March 2025, it is the only railroad in the country with direct interchanges with both other railroads in the country, the ASER and BIRM. Operating over 60 miles of track, it is the largest railroad by track mileage in the country. It is operated as a customer cooperative, the only railroad known in the world to be so.
History
The PIBR is the oldest continually operating railroad in the country, and the only major railroad that was not created as the result of a buyout, merger, or government takeover. New Territories Chancellor Sam Wendover chartered the railroad to run south out of Pine Island, the original colony of New Territories, and to reach Bridgewater Colony. The charter went into effect January 1st, 1901 to the original owner, Ennis Franconia of Franconia Logistics Corporation. New Territories militia construction teams constructed the original line from Pine Island to the logging outpost of Shady Grove, reaching said town by 1904. Regular operations began immediately in 1904.