New England, of course, was once home to hundreds of streetcar transit systems, nearly all of which were paved over and replaced with buses over the years. But periodically, the asphalt wears away, and the underlying rails are exposed. So I am creating this thread as a place for people to report places where the tracks are seeing daylight, however temporarily, as well as when they are repaved over. And yes, the Green Line counts as well, but always-exposed street lines that are or were strictly for freight probably don't. (One reason I had for starting this is that, a few years ago, there was a place in Portland where an actual interlocking (or whatever the term is for embedded-in-paving-stones rail junctions) was exposed; that's covered over now.)
Westbrook, Maine: very short stretch currently visible on the Cumberland St. stretch of the rotary, between the Main St. intersection and where the P&R crosses the road.
Portland, Maine: I've heard that there are some exposed rails in the area of Park Ave. and Deering Ave., near Deering Oaks, but I haven't seen them personally.
Westbrook, Maine: very short stretch currently visible on the Cumberland St. stretch of the rotary, between the Main St. intersection and where the P&R crosses the road.
Portland, Maine: I've heard that there are some exposed rails in the area of Park Ave. and Deering Ave., near Deering Oaks, but I haven't seen them personally.
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