consist wrote:No. The double track was left up to and including the switch...but not even a carlength of single track beyond, so it's useless as a runaround.
dieciduej wrote:consist wrote:No. The double track was left up to and including the switch...but not even a carlength of single track beyond, so it's useless as a runaround.
I think there is enough for a run around, hard to tell with the trees and shrubs in the way. If there is I wouldn't trust the trackage. Is there any plans to fix the double tracks or to scrap the whole lead to the former Yard 21 now that a condo has gone up, opposite Sullivan Sq?
JoeD
FatNoah wrote:I managed to get a decent look at the tracks on my Orange Line commute. It's hard to tell, but it looks more like at least 50+ feet of tracks are left after the switch.
GP40MC1118 wrote:PAR and the MBTA have been using the 3rd & 4th Iron leads from "FX" to just past Sullivan for over a year
now. Nothing really new...With the lack of other storage tracks around for both parties, expect this to
continue for a long time...
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BostonUrbEx wrote:As mentioned, this is not new at all. There are plans to enhance the condition of the tracks, but those may have been postponed while GLX was up in the air for a bit.
eustis22 wrote:There appears to be a good stretch of track thru the old Hood Plant and along Medford St on Charlestown. Why can't that be used for storage?
https://www.google.com/maps/search/hood ... a=!3m1!1e3
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