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Boonton Branch

As a result, the Boonton Branch better meets the definition of a "cut-off" rather than a branch.

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The building of a high-speed line to replace a lower-speed line is another possibility; one example of this is the New Lower Inn Valley railway in Austria.

Such was the case with the building of the Nicholson Cutoff, which saved less than 10% in distance over the old route, but which eliminated numerous curves, a heavy grade, and a number of grade crossings.

An example of this would be the Edgewood Cutoff, which has served as a complement, rather than a replacement, to the old route.



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