Editing Middleborough, Massachusetts (section)

=== Rail ===

[[Image:Railroad Station, Middleborough, MA.jpg|thumb|right|Railroad station {{circa|1908}}]]
Since the 1840s, Middleborough has served as a major rail transportation hub for [[southeastern Massachusetts]]; at one time, five rail lines radiated out from the town.<ref>{{cite book |title=A Field Guide to Southern New England Railroad Depots and Freight Houses |author=Roy, John H. Jr. |publisher=Branch Line Press |year=2007 |isbn=9780942147087 |page=192}}</ref> Today, three rail lines extend from Middleborough, toward [[Boston]], [[Taunton, Massachusetts|Taunton]] and [[Cape Cod]]. All three lines intersect at a junction near the center of town. Two rail freight companies serve Middleborough: [[CSX Transportation]], which runs along the Boston and Taunton lines, and [[Massachusetts Coastal Railroad]], which runs along the Cape Cod and Taunton lines. [[Middleborough station]] is served by the [[Fall River/New Bedford Line]] of the [[MBTA Commuter Rail]] system, while [[Lakeville station]] on the Middleborough/Lakeville border is served by the seasonal ''[[CapeFlyer]]''.

The nearest inter-city ([[Amtrak]]) passenger rail stations are [[Providence station|Providence]], [[Route 128 station]] in [[Westwood, Massachusetts|Westwood]], and Boston's [[South Station]], and the nearest rapid-transit station is [[Braintree station (MBTA)|Braintree]].