The Athol and Enfield Railroad and the Springfield and North-Eastern Railroad were chartered in 1869, and succeeded by the Springfield, Athol and Northeastern Railroad in 1872, opening in 1873 as a branch from Athol Junction in Springfield to the Vermont and Massachusetts Railroad in Athol.
The Athol and Enfield Railroad and the Springfield and North-Eastern Railroad were founded in 1869. They merged to become the Springfield, Athol and Northeastern Railroad in 1872, which began operations in 1873 as a branch from Athol Junction in Springfield to the Vermont and Massachusetts Railroad in Athol.