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Definitely a great argument for preserving Columbia jct as-is. What happens when the regional rail tracks need to be doubled with a new platform at JKF, though? Is there enough room for all of that without taking additional land?

Very intriguing idea! Looking at this more, I think this would work very well with a de-interlined (or redX as previously discussed on this forum) red line. Say you keep the Ashmont branch on the existing alignment to Alewife and send the Braintree branch up the yard leads at Columbia Jct...

Here’s to hoping at least one of those massive boulevards (looking at cattle dr) has a dedicated transit median for bus and later light rail. I agree, though, that massive boulevards should certainly be limited in this new neighborhood. I would think only 1 road going E/W and 1 N/S should have...

To be fair to the healey admin, the north draw project is crucial to north side expansion. That’s not to say the price tag isn’t a hard pill to swallow, but at least they and the congressional representation have worked hard to get that funding secured. With or without a NSRL, that is needed

I think the “grand” scheme of things is that the grand junction will be out of service during construction and necessitate either the Ayer detour or SSMF. The new bridge they referenced is probably the flyover that will be needed to connect the grand junction alignment to the Worcester line over...

Would CSX be willing to give up their access to GJ? Not sure how often it's used by them but the study seemed to indicate that was more of a roadblock than CR ops.

The former Lowe's lot is the site of the currently under construction Quincy bus maintenance facility:

Don't you need contactless payment in order to have all door boarding? I would assume they start out with contactless boarding at the front of the bus for a while and then they activate the rear door terminal

One issue I see past haymarket is the pinch between state st and the blue line tunnel roof. I’m not sure if the grade exceeds 3% but it’s pretty darn close. There’s also the vertical curve right at the pinch which could cause issues for trains. I believe the photo in the linked post is of the...

It should still be possible to use a TBM beneath the roadway portion of the tunnel

This is an interesting idea! And welcome to the forum, it’s always good to hear fresh ideas on topics that have long been discussed on this board. Having said that, I have a few thoughts. 1. It’s possible you’ve already considered this, but the central artery tunnel is too steep for FRA grade...

I believe the issue, as F-Line had previously stated, is that the Type 10s can’t physically fit within the inner loop of Heath St. I believe they can on the outer loop without stretching into the road but I could be wrong.

Here’s a great aerial showing (from R to L) the construction of both the Veteran’s road bridge (since demolished) and the extant rail bridge, followed by the previous rail bridge. You can clearly see the original southbound wye ROW and the junction towards the center of the old rail bridge.

I think the construction of the Veterans Memorial Bridge necessitated the severing of the southbound portion of the original wye, so they had to realign to the current wye configuration. It also looks like there was never a northbound leg of the wye in the current configuration.

Yes. The Readville facility will be for diesel locomotive repair, much like BET on the north side. With the severing of the grand junction during this project, it looks like a south side diesel facility will be entirely necessary (unfortunately). Widett is not planned to have the same...

https://www.pressherald.com/2024/04/19/portlands-amtrak-station-may-move-from-thompsons-point/ (Sorry if it’s paywalled) Interesting to read that most of the passengers who were asked said their biggest concern was parking. In general, this isn’t the goal of relocating the station at all. Most...

According to the article, Fred Salvucci convinced her that the layover tracks were unnecessary. Pretty cool to see that he still has sway like that.

How did it go?

https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/maine-legislature-votes-down-study-of-portland-bangor-passenger-service/#:~:text=The%20news%20site%20reports%20that,the%20population%20to%20support%20it. Looks like this flew under the radar but disappointing nonetheless. While I agree a Bangor...