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Re: Fall River/New Bedford Commuter Rail As a railroad employee for 35+ years commuting from the hinterland here in Greater New Bedford, I can only say I've watched RT 140/RT 24 go from a sleepy highway to a busy, congested mess at times (no so much RT140). So much for Providence. I am sure...

Re: Fall River/New Bedford Commuter Rail It became "billions" of dollars due to the constant delaying of the project and nutty requirements like "electric" locomotive stance of the Army Corp plus the things like the needless five mile trestle through the Hock. I could go on and on since...

Putting an attached ped/bike bridge on the railroad drawbridge is a terrible idea and just unsafe. And I am glad I'll be retired if this ever comes to fruition. Unabated passage could make it next to impossible to make rapid openings during boat season in a timely manner. Having seen the...

Re: Fall River/New Bedford Commuter Rail Now back to the slobbering love affair with all thing's EMU/DMU, GLXcess and Urbane Rings D

Just a clarification on use of the Grand Jct: 1) CSX operates Sunday through Thursday to Everett. On duty in Framingham 130PM. 2) Amtrak Downeaster equipment moves operate as needed. Until the recent PAR trackwork related service downgrades, they would normally run moves once...

Brickbottom wins again... http://www.universalhub.com/2015/thats-spirit-liquor-company-being-forced-out Dave

Re: Green Line to Medford to start in 2011 Outrageous! Us supporters of SoCo Rail are appalled! D

Re: Fall River/New Bedford Commuter Rail The only towns that are whining about this are the usual suspects in Easton, Raynham and Stoughton. Isolated pockets elsewhere. And again, Greenbush's problem was the NIMBY element in Hingham that delayed the project (which should have gone in with the...

Re: Fall River/New Bedford Commuter Rail These contract also includes 5 crossing renewals besides the bridges.. D

Re: Green Line to Medford to start in 2011 Coming down the Yard 9/10 lead from Mystic Jct to go out the Eastern Route would involve: 1) Running around your train between Cobblehill Road and Mystic PROVIDED you have not stored cars there already. So you runaround your train, then its a...

Re: Green Line to Medford to start in 2011 That was 2009. I think PAR has come to realize that punting on Yard 8 access hurt's them in the future. The Yard 10 alternative is somewhat of a joke considering it has two crossings and the inability to directly go out the Eastern Route mainline. Plus...

Re: Green Line to Medford to start in 2011 PAR freights come out of Lawrence, then down the Wildcat to Somerville, so that statement is uninformed. Unless they plan on diverting Somerville or Salem/Everett freight via the Reading Line during GLXcess construction. The Cobblehill Track referred...

Re: I-90 Interchange Improvement Project (Allston) I'm sure expense was part of it. Wonder how much of the Conrail split to CSX/NS played into the situation? They are desperately needed even from a MW perspective. Still remember the horrible delays we took when CR ran a tie job east of...

Re: I-90 Interchange Improvement Project (Allston) There was a plan years ago to add interlockings between Framingham (CP-21) and CP-4 (west end of Beacon Park). CP-11, located at the RT128/Pike interchange, would be moved to MP10 with new interlockings at MP16 and MP6. D

Re: Green Line to Medford to start in 2011 Some technical corrections here: The Valley Track is within BET and not used by CSX or PAR. The current track layout at 3rd Ave is CR east and westbound tracks (which are largely storage tracks), the 4th Iron which is a through track between the...

Re: Green Line to Medford to start in 2011 The relocated PAR track along New Washington Street is through old Yard 9 & 10, not Yard 8. Wonder if Somerville has a clue this is going to happen? Doesn't fit their vision for the Cobblehill area. Talk about your unintended consequences! Latest...

I also forgot to note that PAR & NS/PAS would never let CSX on there, since its remains PAR (via B&M) trackage. Dave

Since when does CSX have rights to Moran Terminal? That was solely a B&M line. Conrail never went down there. The only trackage rights CR ever had on the B&M in the Boston Metro area was over the Eastern Route to Revere to access Global on the B&M East Boston Branch. Whether those rights passed...

I think Moran Terminal is a non-starter for rail since the Green Line Extension Project will forever limit and hinder any future freight rail service. -the MBTA doesn't really want that diamond crossing at FX restored. -GLX is killing any long stretches of freight track in Somerville. The...