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I know this is an old discussion, but the Spring 2014 newsletter of NY&A's parent, Anacostia Rail Holdings, has this story: http://www.anacostia.com/sites/www.anacostia.com/files/assets/Apex-Spr2014.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; "Work is underway to prepare NY...

I went by Beacon Park yard today and the container operation is completely gone. The engine facility is still very active and there were 3 gondolas and a switching engine in the main yard. Only one track, the south-most, is being used by the MBTA, as evidenced by the uncleared snow.

As of yesterday, January 5, 2013, the intermodal operation at Beacon Park appeared to still be in full operation and seems to have expanded into the yard between the engine house and Houghton Chemical. Anyone know what the new plan is?

A Wikipedia user just uploaded this picture of repairs being started: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GrandJunctionRRBridgeRepairs.agr.jpg That is a very nice picture. I have been over it , and under it , and never really appreciated it. It seems to be not that massive for its important task...

The work on the Grand Junction Bridge is underway. The track is severed at the Cambridge side. Several beams have been removed and at least one new beam has been installed.