Iron Horse Park

[b&m 1566]

Do they use the remaining part of the Lexington Branch from the station down to Iron Horse Park, or do all trains come in from the other end?

[Trinnau]

Billerica & Bedford, and yes it is in service from the switch just south of North Billerica down to the Route 129 crossing, but you have to flag all the crossings. So they can and do use either direction, all depending on the nature of the work for the trip.

[b&m 1566]

I remember when High St. and Rogers Street had flashers, it was the late 90's early 2000's when I last saw them. I know about the B&B but didn't the B&L/B&M make this a continuation of the Lexington Branch? When I was a truck driver for a local carrier back in 2013-2016, I was in Iron Horse Park very frequently, picking up and dropping off for the various companies and never once did it appear the tracks were used, the rail was always heavily rusted with no sign of a wheel ever touching them, no flange marks in the crossings and during the winters the snow was never disturbed, yet it was 50/50 to see a train moving about in the park. I average 1 to 2 visits a week during those days.

[Red Wing]

I haven't seen movement on the B&B in a long time. I haven't seen any use through the snow in the last 2 months.

[cpf354]

I remember when High St. and Rogers Street had flashers, it was the late 90's early 2000's when I last saw them. I know about the B&B but didn't the B&L/B&M make this a continuation of the Lexington Branch? When I was a truck driver for a local carrier back in 2013-2016, I was in Iron Horse Park very frequently, picking up and dropping off for the various companies and never once did it appear the tracks were used, the rail was always heavily rusted with no sign of a wheel ever touching them, no flange marks in the crossings and during the winters the snow was never disturbed, yet it was 50/50 to see a train moving about in the park. I average 1 to 2 visits a week during those days.

Officially and traditionally that track was considered part of the Lexington Branch on the B&M.