by csrrfan86
I know this has been in the works for years but is it ever going to happen? They could follow the old narrow gauge ROW (whats left of it). Anyone hearing anything??
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Ron Newman wrote:It would also allow for adding two or three more Revere stations. Wouldn't that appeal to voters who live near them?It would be Greenbush Syndrome all over again.
Ron Newman wrote:Is an actual building on the right-of-way, or just a yard or parking lot (whichi can be sacrificed)?I believe it's a condo that juts onto on the ROW. And actually, I believe the guy who built it, according to my father, wrote an editorial in the Item wanting the Blue Line to come so he can tear it do. (I'm guessing, one... eminent domain compensation, and two, condos never really did well in Revere?)
jscola30 wrote:Regarding option #2, is there room for another two sets of tracks, and what about the grade crossings?For most of the route, the ROW is either 4 tracks wide or has nothing but marshland on either side. The biggest problems with it would probably be the grade crossing at River Works and getting authorization to widen the ROW through the marsh. It also bypasses a few obvious locations for stations.