NH Northcoast

Filling a Northcoast Train

Product Delivery and Freight Haul Service

PO Box 429, Rt 16
Ossipee, NH 03864
Tel: 603-539-2789
Fax: 603-539-8060

New Hampshire Northcoast (NHN) was established in 1986 with the purchase of an abandoned rail line which the company rebuilt into the current Class III freight railroad.

At its main facility in on Rte 16 in Ossipee, NH, NHN occupies 43 acres of land with various side tracks for rail car storage, a facility for locomotive maintenance and a railcar repair shop. NHN owns 4 locomotives, a caboose and 78 hopper cars (100 tons) and various track maintenance equipment.

NHN’s facility Rochester located at 69 Northcoast Drive, just off Rte 16, is home base for Track Maintenance operations. NHN owns and maintains 6 miles of yard track and 43 miles of track and sidings between Ossipee, NH and Rollinsford, NH. NHN also owns trackage rights At Rollinsford, connects with Pan Am Railways and owns trackage rights to the interchange at Dover, NH.

NHN provides daily service delivering sand and other aggregate products to Rochester, NH and Boston, MA. NHN also provides a daily freight service to various customers, including McFarland Steel and Eastern Propane.

Map of the NH Northcoast Route
  • NHN was established in 1986; with the purchase of an abandoned line which was rebuilt into current Class III freight railroad status.
  • Ossipee - 43 acres of land with a locomotive maintenance and railcar repair shop and various side tracks.
  • Rochester – home base for Track Maintenance operations.
  • Track - 43 miles of track, 6 miles of yard track and sidings, between Ossipee, NH and Rollinsford, NH, where NHN connects with Pan Am Railways and owns trackage rights to the interchange at Dover, NH. q Equipment – 4 locomotives, 78 (100 ton) hopper cars, 1 caboose and various track maintenance equipment. q Daily operations - sand and other aggregate products delivered to Boston, MA and Rochester, NH markets on a daily basis in 100 ton hopper cars. Outside freight service – primary customers include MacFarland Steel and Eastern Propane.
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