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The Massachusetts Executive Office of Transportation and Public Works recently awarded a 10-year contract to Massachusetts Coastal Railroad L.L.C. to operate state-owned freight-rail lines totaling 60 miles.

The contract includes options to extend the operating pact beyond 2018. On Jan. 1, the railroad will begin operating the lines, which include a segment between Middleboro and Hyannis; branches to Yarmouth and Falmouth; and routes into Taunton, North Dartmouth and Westport.

Massachusetts Coastal Railroad is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cape Rail Inc. A railroad management and holding company, Cape Rail also owns Cape Cod Central Railroad, which provides passenger, excursion and dinner train services.