tober wrote: Also, the Grand Junction grade crossings at Cambridge Street and Broadway in Cambridge are good spots to railfan Downeaster and MBCR non-revenue moves as well as CSX going to and from Chelsea.
tober wrote:This is getting totally off-topic, but... does anybody know if any of 1920-1925 ever had HEP (or steam generators?!)?
tober wrote:Yup. I was about to write just what BostonUrbEx did. MBTA commuter rail equipment is shuffled around this way as well. Presumably at least some (and maybe all) of the Amtrak train crews assigned to the Downeaster are qualified on the Grand Junction and the South Station terminal area. Two somewhat related notes - I have wondered whether the NNEPRA or Amtrak has a similar agreement in place with the MBTA and/or MBCR to permit the Downeaster to take on fuel and water at BET if necessary. Also, the Grand Junction grade crossings at Cambridge Street and Broadway in Cambridge are good spots to railfan Downeaster and MBCR non-revenue moves as well as CSX going to and from Chelsea.
3rdrail wrote:It really is amazing with the Federal money that went into the Dig that the Federal government didn't insist on even one track - above or below ground to connect North and South Station. I honestly never realized the difficulty involved with maintenance issues, etc. and thought of the "connector" as only a passenger issue (which I believe really is not much of a big deal). A great example of government's "form over function" approach. By the way, that second pic of the GP-9 at Mass Ave. in Cambridge is interesting. It's the only GP-9 that I've ever seen run by B&M, MBTA, or NH that didn't have the side dynamic braking housings installed.
jamesinclair wrote:Perhaps if one day we ever get light rail down the greenway it can be worked out so MBTA/Amtrak non-revenue moves could use it at night.
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