by l008com
So theres two heavy rail tracks behind Sullivan Square orange line station that parallel the Orange line North and formerly pulled in to the Assembly area when it used to be industrial. According to Historic Aerials, it looks like 2005 was about the last time it was used to service a customer.
Since then, it's just been growing in the weeds. From time to time, there's an MBTA MoW train parked partway up the track but that's all I've ever seen. If you follow the tracks up until recently, they just pull away from the orange line as it approaches Assembly and end where the new construction began. You had to look really close to see the tracks through the weeds.
But things have changed, as you can see. What's going on? Clearly they aren't reattaching those tracks to any customer, theres absolutely nowhere for those tracks to go beyond what you can see. But they are doing something, the tracks look great now. All cleared out, fresh ballast etc.
https://i.imgur.com/Nc3VXma.jpg
Since then, it's just been growing in the weeds. From time to time, there's an MBTA MoW train parked partway up the track but that's all I've ever seen. If you follow the tracks up until recently, they just pull away from the orange line as it approaches Assembly and end where the new construction began. You had to look really close to see the tracks through the weeds.
But things have changed, as you can see. What's going on? Clearly they aren't reattaching those tracks to any customer, theres absolutely nowhere for those tracks to go beyond what you can see. But they are doing something, the tracks look great now. All cleared out, fresh ballast etc.
https://i.imgur.com/Nc3VXma.jpg
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