Affiliated with the Eastern 's primary rival , the Boston and Maine Railroad ( B&M ) , it did not initially have a connection with the Eastern .
Instead , the Saugus Branch Railroad opened from Malden to Lynn Common on February 1 , 1853 .
Affiliated with the Eastern 's primary rival , the Boston and Maine Railroad ( B&M ) , Saugus Branch Railroad did not initially have a connection with the Eastern .
Instead , the Saugus Branch Railroad opened from Malden to Lynn Common on February 1 , 1853 .