The Grand Junction Railroad Bridge is a steelplate girder bridge carrying the Grand Junction Railroad over the Charles River in Boston, connecting the Boston University campus to Cambridgeport. In September 2009, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts finalized[2] an agreement to purchase several CSX rail lines in eastern Massachusetts, including the Grand Junction tracks from the Beacon Park Yard in Allston, through Cambridge.[3] The deal was closed on June 17, 2010.[4]
Repair work on the Grand Junction Bridge in November, 2012
On November 21, 2012, the Grand Junction Railroad Bridge was closed to all rail traffic due to its poor condition. This was a change from a restriction put in place days earlier, on November 16, which barred freight trains from crossing, as well as restricting MBTA and Amtrak equipment moves to 5 miles per hour (8 km/h). While emergency repairs were under way, trains moving between the north and south sides of Boston had to be routed via Pan Am Railways trackage between Ayer, Massachusetts and Worcester, Massachusetts (a detour over 100 miles [160 km] in length).[5] The bridge reopened in early January 2013, but was closed again in March for major structural repairs,[6] reopening again in June.
Photo of locomotive wreck on Cambridge side of Grand Junction bridge in 1937, when it had two tracks.
November 30, 2023
grand, junction, railroad, bridge, steel, plate, girder, bridge, carrying, grand, junction, railroad, over, charles, river, boston, connecting, boston, university, campus, cambridgeport, september, 2009, commonwealth, massachusetts, finalized, agreement, purch. The Grand Junction Railroad Bridge is a steel plate girder bridge carrying the Grand Junction Railroad over the Charles River in Boston connecting the Boston University campus to Cambridgeport In September 2009 the Commonwealth of Massachusetts finalized 2 an agreement to purchase several CSX rail lines in eastern Massachusetts including the Grand Junction tracks from the Beacon Park Yard in Allston through Cambridge 3 The deal was closed on June 17 2010 4 Grand Junction Railroad BridgeThe bridge viewed from the BU Bridge in 2021Coordinates42 21 9 39 N 71 6 37 25 W 42 3526083 N 71 1103472 W 42 3526083 71 1103472CarriesGrand Junction BranchCrossesCharles RiverLocaleBoston Massachusetts to Cambridge MassachusettsCharacteristicsDesignPlate girder bridgeMaterialSteelHistoryOpened1927 1 Location Contents 1 Repairs 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksRepairs edit nbsp Repair work on the Grand Junction Bridge in November 2012On November 21 2012 the Grand Junction Railroad Bridge was closed to all rail traffic due to its poor condition This was a change from a restriction put in place days earlier on November 16 which barred freight trains from crossing as well as restricting MBTA and Amtrak equipment moves to 5 miles per hour 8 km h While emergency repairs were under way trains moving between the north and south sides of Boston had to be routed via Pan Am Railways trackage between Ayer Massachusetts and Worcester Massachusetts a detour over 100 miles 160 km in length 5 The bridge reopened in early January 2013 but was closed again in March for major structural repairs 6 reopening again in June See also edit nbsp Railways portal nbsp Transport portal nbsp Engineering portal List of crossings of the Charles RiverReferences edit Icons Among Us The BU Bridge Bostonia Summer 2010 Bu edu 2008 02 23 Retrieved 2013 04 22 Commonwealth Conversations Transportation Lt Governor Historic CSX Rail Agreement Transportation blog state ma us 2009 09 23 Retrieved 2013 04 22 1 Archived June 2 2010 at the Wayback Machine The Associated Press 2010 06 17 Boston South Coast Rail Link Takes Step Forward TheStreet Retrieved 2013 04 22 Johnson Carolyn Y 24 November 2012 Aging Charles River rail bridge closes for repairs Boston Globe Retrieved 24 November 2012 Train bridge across the Charles repaired External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Grand Junction Railroad Bridge Charles River Railroad Bridge at Structurae Photo of locomotive wreck on Cambridge side of Grand Junction bridge in 1937 when it had two tracks Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Grand Junction Railroad Bridge amp oldid 1087093796, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
