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Northern Ave bridge (UFRR, Boston)

 by Tracer ¦  Fri Feb 12, 2016 11:08 pm ¦  Forum: New England Railfan ¦  Topic: Northern Ave bridge (UFRR, Boston) ¦  Replies: 13 ¦  Views: 3824

Heard from the grape vine she's coming down soon. Apparently there gonna drop her on barge in a few pieces and store it somewhere.

Re: Walpole Union Station-National Historic Registry

 by Tracer ¦  Sat Jan 09, 2016 12:31 pm ¦  Forum: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) ¦  Topic: Walpole Union Station-National Historic Registry ¦  Replies: 6 ¦  Views: 3045

What's up stairs? Was that a control tower or something?

Re: Bay Colony Millis Line

 by Tracer ¦  Mon Jan 04, 2016 8:20 pm ¦  Forum: New England Railfan ¦  Topic: Bay Colony Millis Line ¦  Replies: 756 ¦  Views: 216583

MaineCoonCat wrote:Do they still have an office at 420 Washington Street, Suite 401, Braintree, MA 02184 (address given on "TARIFF NO. BCLR 063014-D")?
Fresh out of high school in the late 1990's I found that address in a phone book and mailed a resume to it looking for a job. Never heard a thing lol.

Re: Creepy Places on the Railroad: New England

 by Tracer ¦  Tue Nov 17, 2015 10:15 pm ¦  Forum: New England Railfan ¦  Topic: Creepy Places on the Railroad: New England ¦  Replies: 13 ¦  Views: 5758

East side tunnel Providence. Rumor has it a dozen or so homeless people were hiding inside when it was sealed many years ago. There are occasional reports (although unconfirmed) of banging and strange noises from the ground in that area.

pw times thru Woonsocket

 by Tracer ¦  Fri Oct 02, 2015 8:53 pm ¦  Forum: Providence and Worcester Railroad ¦  Topic: pw times thru Woonsocket ¦  Replies: 0 ¦  Views: 4283

Anyone know any approx times the pw might run a train thru Woonsocket? I'm working a few hours a week there right now and hoping to get lucky.

Re: East Boston Greenway Rail Trail

 by Tracer ¦  Thu Sep 10, 2015 10:55 am ¦  Forum: New England Railfan ¦  Topic: East Boston Greenway Rail Trail ¦  Replies: 6 ¦  Views: 3742

We are in the process of moving to Boston and took a lease at a new building in Eastie. I never realized that there is an old caboose parked at the start of a rail trail known as the East Boston Greenway, until we started to explore the area. You can still spot some rusted track and a bumper along ...

Re: Pardon, Your Steel Is Showing: Visible Trolley Lines

 by Tracer ¦  Sun Aug 02, 2015 9:05 pm ¦  Forum: New England Railfan ¦  Topic: Pardon, Your Steel Is Showing: Visible Trolley Lines ¦  Replies: 49 ¦  Views: 23550

I noticed some rail in the parking lot of the spring street cafe in West Roxbury.

Re: 7th Sister Shortline Railroad

 by Tracer ¦  Sat May 23, 2015 9:22 pm ¦  Forum: New England Railfan ¦  Topic: 7th Sister Shortline Railroad ¦  Replies: 6 ¦  Views: 4425

Bump. I overheard someone talking about the place today, sounds interesting!

Re: Customers in Boston-proper

 by Tracer ¦  Fri May 22, 2015 5:14 pm ¦  Forum: New England Railfan ¦  Topic: Customers in Boston-proper ¦  Replies: 49 ¦  Views: 15689

Hey f - line what is the tiger grant (is the $ for the bridge to the terminal)?

Re: Customers in Boston-proper

 by Tracer ¦  Wed Apr 22, 2015 6:49 pm ¦  Forum: New England Railfan ¦  Topic: Customers in Boston-proper ¦  Replies: 49 ¦  Views: 15689

F - line said ms walker is moving, anyone know where?

Who has freight rights on the Needham line?

 by Tracer ¦  Wed Apr 08, 2015 9:42 am ¦  Forum: New England Railfan ¦  Topic: Who has freight rights on the Needham line? ¦  Replies: 12 ¦  Views: 4186

There is one warehouse with a siding left(switch to the main is removed) near the home depot in West Roxbury. Just curious who would serve this in the one in a million chance they ever decided to resume rail service. Thanks

Re: spur to Wrentham State School?

 by Tracer ¦  Wed Mar 04, 2015 3:36 pm ¦  Forum: New England Railfan ¦  Topic: spur to Wrentham State School? ¦  Replies: 16 ¦  Views: 5518

The Wrentham branch has a special place in my heart. One day i decided to explore the old right of way behind Southwood hospital, a few hundred feet down the line a huge dog ran out of someones back yard and chased me halfway to Walpole.

Re: Salem Action Alert

 by Tracer ¦  Wed Feb 25, 2015 11:46 am ¦  Forum: Pan Am Railways (formerly Guilford Rail System) ¦  Topic: Salem Action Alert ¦  Replies: 1882 ¦  Views: 460573

Noob question: What exactly is an "embargo" and what does it mean for the Salem traffic?

Re: Boston Railway Terminal

 by Tracer ¦  Mon Jan 12, 2015 2:04 pm ¦  Forum: New England Railfan ¦  Topic: Boston Railway Terminal ¦  Replies: 85 ¦  Views: 45500

Bigham said it was scrapped by the city in this thread (about halfway down the page) http://www.railroad.net/forums/viewtopi ... 6&start=90" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; .

Re: . . . And Never the Trains Shall Meet

 by Tracer ¦  Fri Jan 02, 2015 7:00 pm ¦  Forum: New England Railfan ¦  Topic: . . . And Never the Trains Shall Meet ¦  Replies: 7 ¦  Views: 3225

Couple of white mountain routes from Lincoln, NH. Heading north toward thru Franconia notch(I believe a narrow gauge line made it as far south as Profile lake), and also from Lincoln heading east along the Kangamgus toward Conway. I know a patchwork of logging lines almost connected Lincoln-Conway a...

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