old yard across from community college

[theseaandalifesaver]

on the orange line from about community college to wellington, there's an old line that leads out to a huge old somewhat torn up yard.

any info on this?

[vanshnookenraggen]

http://www.northpointcambridge.com/

[helium]

How far from the existing Lechmere station will the new one be?
Is this favoring the new commercial and (i assume) luxury residential tenants vs. the East Cambridge follks?

[vanshnookenraggen]

Across the street. It will be interesting how they will accomidate the busses.

[theseaandalifesaver]

Thanks to everyone who answered my question.

[GP40MC 1116]

Wait a second, if your talking about the old yard sen via the Orange Line, that is in Somerville.. not in Cambridge, i think someone crossed the 2 topics here..

[vanshnookenraggen]

Ohh...thats Assembly Sq. Lord knows if that'll ever be built.

[GP40MC 1116]

on the orange line from about community college to wellington, there's an old line that leads out to a huge old somewhat torn up yard.

any info on this?

We agreeed this is in Somerville, NOT In Cambridge right

[theseaandalifesaver]

it might be cambridge.

it's the old double track that follows the orange line right after it hits community college right before the bridgewhere there's a HUGE yard with like 12+ tracks all torn up.

[jbn521]

Theres also an old yard between Wellington and Sullivan next to the old Assembly sq. mall that is now pretty much torn up too. I beleive that one is in Somerville.

[theseaandalifesaver]

i think that might be the one i am talking about.

it is literally right next to the orange line.

[GP40MC1118]

That would be Yard 21, which is east of Sullivan Square and extends to the
Mystic River (Foley St/Yacht club).

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[b&m 1566]

on the orange line from about community college to wellington, there's an old line that leads out to a huge old somewhat torn up yard.

any info on this?

That was Yard 21; abandoned in the late 1980's early 1990's. I've see cars sitting on the two tracks leading to the yard but never actually seen cars in the yard itself. I guess it is slated for commercial Development sometime in the near future. Not sure if Guilford owns the land like that of Northpoint. I started a topic about this on the New England Railfan forum click here to read forum http://railroad.net/forums/viewtopic.ph ... 00ecc304f9

[GP40MC 1116]

My dad used to work as a Manager for a busy Trash Hawling Company (Waste Management, back then was USA Waste) over their about 5-6 years back. I used to go to work w him on Saturdays and see T pass by all day long. I do remember their being boxcars and Black gondola's parked in the yard, so it was used a while ago.. few years anywho

[GP40MC 1116]

Theres also an old yard between Wellington and Sullivan next to the old Assembly sq. mall that is now pretty much torn up too. I beleive that one is in Somerville.

YES..lol Somerville is right, I am not sure who got thinking this was in Cambridge