• Ex-Dedham Branch sold, to be built over

  • Discussion relating to commuter rail, light rail, and subway operations of the MBTA.
Discussion relating to commuter rail, light rail, and subway operations of the MBTA.

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  by caduceus
 
Looking at the satellite view, it appears that the rest of the branch in that area was already built over.
  by pbj123
 
Dedham residents were petrified the Orange Line would be extended there.
  by wicked
 
It said in the story that it was the West Roxbury branch and that the Dedham branch split off at Readville?
  by OldColony
 
wicked wrote: Wed Mar 27, 2024 7:33 pm It said in the story that it was the West Roxbury branch and that the Dedham branch split off at Readville?
The "Dedham loop" ran from Readville to Dedham, turning north and connecting with today's Needham line around Temple Street in West Roxbury. Wikipedia has a page on the Dedham branch. The NHRHTA Shoreliner magazine also had a 12-page article about the "Dedham Loop" back in 1997 (Volume 18 Issue 1).

Another example of a Boston-area steam railroad commuter loop is the New York Central/Boston & Albany's Highland branch, now the D branch of the Green Line.
  by MBTA3247
 
There was another commuter loop that used the Highland Branch and the Needham Line via Cook Junction. It was short-lived, though, as the federal government forced the NH and B&A to discontinue that service under the Sherman Antitrust Act.
  by BandA
 
I believe there was also Newton Loop service, one way on the Highland Branch, the other way on the B&A Main Line (now called the Framingham/Worcester Line)