by Cannonball
90-year-old railroad bridge across the Charles River, part of the Grand Junction Railroad, serves as freight link between North Station and South Station, closes for repairs.
From the Boston Globe Nov. 24, 2012
http://bostonglobe.com/metro/2012/11/23 ... story.html
Two weeks ago, a visual inspection of the bridge found signs of movement in its trusses, according to Scott Farmelant, spokesman for the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Co., a contractor that operates the MBTA’s commuter rail service. A bridge engineering inspection firm was brought in, and on Wednesday, Farmelant said, the bridge was closed to freight cars and locomotives. He emphasized there is no public safety threat, since passenger trains do not use the bridge, and said the closure will not affect commuter rail services.
Amtrak, for example, will do routine maintenance on its Downeaster trains, which provide service to New Hampshire and Maine, at the MBTA’s facility in Somerville, and the commuter rail company will perform maintenance on some of its equipment at the Amtrak facility in South Boston.
[Transfers], which would normally involve crossing the Charles on the BU span, will utilize tracks that go through Ayer and then back east on the Fitchburg commuter rail line to Somerville.
From the Boston Globe Nov. 24, 2012
http://bostonglobe.com/metro/2012/11/23 ... story.html
