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I find this from page 11 of the new PSI petition interesting. The STB ruled against Protect Sudbury’s petition back in February. .. DAGNABBIT!! I had the wrong one! Thank you for catching me on that! .. Let's try the (hopefully) right one, filed by " RAIL LINE ABUTTING LANDOWNERS ". .. .....

It will be interesting to see where they terminate it in Framingham. The area around the crossing at Pleasant really doesn't lend itself to any sort of parking except maybe opposite 3 Sun Valley Dr.. The city does also own the land at the end of Sundial Place that would've been the triangle between ...

I find this from page 11 of the new PSI petition interesting. Bolding is mine. A full abandonment not only extinguishes the common carrier obligation as to a line, but also removes the underlying right-of-way from the STB’s jurisdiction. Hayfield N. R.R. v. Chicago & N.W. Transp. Co., 467 U.S. ...

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Sudbury Valley Trustees "SVT" Support Statement .. .............................. https://i.imgur.com/MQo9R2i.png .. .............................. https://dcms-external.s3.amazonaws.com/DCMS_External_PROD/1664224932229/305385.pdf .. .............................. 305385 SVT Support State...

Sudbury's "Trail Use Request". .. .............................. https://i.imgur.com/2hQdv1N.jpg .. .............................. https://i.imgur.com/PI0xll5.png .. https://dcms-external.s3.amazonaws.com/DCMS_External_PROD/1634761181124/303108.pdf .. 303108 trail use requesi.pdf

Petition for Declaratory Order
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Meanwhile, "Protect Sudbury" continues efforts to "derail" Eversource's plans. The following is copied from the email I received today. .. .. ................................. LEGAL STRATEGY .. Our strategy remains steadfast - we continue to challenge the legality of the Eversour...

But my understanding is that the Bruce Freeman Trail, which also goes through Sudbury, is quite popular, and the town is spending a a lot of money to acquire the ROW and build the thing. The town did purchase the ROW south of the diamond. MBTA owns the ROW north of the diamond. It's my understandin...

BandA wrote: ↑Sun Nov 06, 2022 5:00 pm Underground power line with a rail trail, sounds great for the neighbors. Not as good as commuter rail or industry that makes stuff...

Today's reconnaissance

↓↓ Peakham Road ↓↓





↓↓ Ordway Station/Parmenter Road (Hudson) ↓↓,
......East side only. No activity west of this point.

Today's reconnaissance ↓↓ Union/South Sudbury Station ↓↓ https://i.imgur.com/fTssFEw.jpg https://i.imgur.com/w89JzAD.jpg ↓↓ Wayside Inn Station/Dutton Road Road ↓↓ https://i.imgur.com/5CI36cl.jpg https://i.imgur.com/dqKLKsK.jpg https://i.imgur.com/xfOi3zE.jpg https://i.imgur.com/buBbBjB.jpg ↓↓ Whit...

Well, it appears work is underway. Monday I saw crews starting to clear the area at the Wayside Inn Station site (Dutton Road). Saw a crew from ET&L by the South Sudbury (Union) Station site (Union Ave.) . Looked like they were surveying.

This colorized photo seems to suggest... maroon and cream or white, maybe? https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/B%26W_trolley_on_Lake_Quinsigamond_causeway_1908_postcard.jpg/1340px-B%26W_trolley_on_Lake_Quinsigamond_causeway_1908_postcard.jpg Just found this thread. Regards the...

I thought the 2027 was peacefully rusting away in Millbury..
This is Google Earth's view, image from this year and that sure looks like it..