The path from the apartment complex to the station photographed in May 2012
Harbor station opened in December 1977 to serve a new apartment complex (now The Heights at Cape Ann) located on a bluff above the tracks.[2][1] Several short turn trains (which had formerly terminated at Manchester but ran to an interlocking just west of Gloucester to switch tracks for the inbound journey) were extended to Harbor at that time.[2] Several trips, including the short turns, were cut in September 1979.[2] On January 30, 1981, service to nearby West Gloucester was discontinued during a round of budget cuts, leaving Harbor as the only station serving the area.[1]
The station was never heavily used - an April 1983 count showed just 35 daily boardings.[2] On November 16, 1984, a fire destroyed Beverly Draw, which connects Salem and Beverly Depot on the line. A shuttle train continued to operate from Rockport to Beverly until January 7, 1985, when it was replaced by bus service.[1] The locomotives used were then trucked to Danvers so they could be repaired at the MBTA's main maintenance facility. When service was restored on December 1, 1985, Harbor station remained closed. West Gloucester, which had more room for parking, reopened instead.[1]
Harbor station consisted of a small shelter with no platforms; passengers boarded from a clearing next to the tracks. A paved path led from the rear of the apartment complex to the station area. Only the path and a small clearing around the concrete base of the shelter are still extant.[3]
^ abcdeHumphrey, Thomas J.; Clark, Norton D. (1985). Boston's Commuter Rail: The First 150 Years. Boston Street Railway Association. p. 77. ISBN9780685412947.
^"MBTA Current Events". Rollsign. Vol. 56, no. 5/6. Boston Street Railway Association. May–June 2019. pp. 14–15.
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harbor, station, mbta, harbor, mbta, commuter, rail, station, gloucester, massachusetts, served, rockport, branch, newburyport, rockport, line, short, lived, stop, open, from, 1977, 1985, harborremains, harbor, station, 2012general, informationlocationthe, hei. Harbor was an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Gloucester Massachusetts It served the Rockport Branch of the Newburyport Rockport Line A short lived stop it was open from 1977 to 1985 HarborRemains of Harbor station in May 2012General informationLocationThe Heights at Cape AnnGloucester MassachusettsCoordinates42 37 04 N 70 41 12 W 42 61769 N 70 68657 W 42 61769 70 68657Owned byMBTALine s Gloucester BranchPlatforms1 side platformTracks2Other informationFare zone7HistoryOpenedDecember 1977 1 ClosedJanuary 7 1985 1 Passengers198335 weekday inbound average 2 ServicesPreceding station MBTA Following stationWest Gloucestertoward North Station Newburyport Rockport Line Gloucestertoward RockportHistory Edit The path from the apartment complex to the station photographed in May 2012Harbor station opened in December 1977 to serve a new apartment complex now The Heights at Cape Ann located on a bluff above the tracks 2 1 Several short turn trains which had formerly terminated at Manchester but ran to an interlocking just west of Gloucester to switch tracks for the inbound journey were extended to Harbor at that time 2 Several trips including the short turns were cut in September 1979 2 On January 30 1981 service to nearby West Gloucester was discontinued during a round of budget cuts leaving Harbor as the only station serving the area 1 The station was never heavily used an April 1983 count showed just 35 daily boardings 2 On November 16 1984 a fire destroyed Beverly Draw which connects Salem and Beverly Depot on the line A shuttle train continued to operate from Rockport to Beverly until January 7 1985 when it was replaced by bus service 1 The locomotives used were then trucked to Danvers so they could be repaired at the MBTA s main maintenance facility When service was restored on December 1 1985 Harbor station remained closed West Gloucester which had more room for parking reopened instead 1 Harbor station consisted of a small shelter with no platforms passengers boarded from a clearing next to the tracks A paved path led from the rear of the apartment complex to the station area Only the path and a small clearing around the concrete base of the shelter are still extant 3 References Edit a b c d e f Belcher Jonathan Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district PDF Boston Street Railway Association a b c d e Humphrey Thomas J Clark Norton D 1985 Boston s Commuter Rail The First 150 Years Boston Street Railway Association p 77 ISBN 9780685412947 MBTA Current Events Rollsign Vol 56 no 5 6 Boston Street Railway Association May June 2019 pp 14 15 External links Edit Media related to Harbor station MBTA at Wikimedia Commons This Massachusetts train station related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Harbor station MBTA amp oldid 1046336763, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
