In the late 1970s, the railroad leased 50’ boxcars for paper service and painted them into a light green scheme with white lettering. Some can still be seen today in their original paint. Interchange occurred in Berlin with the Grand Trunk RR and the Boston & Maine RR. In 1989, the
GT was replaced by the St. Lawrence & Atlantic, while the B&M was replaced by the New Hampshire & Vermont shortline. The StL&A took over the mills switching operations in the 1990s, ending the Berlin Mills Railway.