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Trains originate at two major terminals in Boston – South Station and North Station. The only connection between the two halves of the system is the non-revenue Grand Junction Branch. The North–South Rail Link is a proposed tunnel between North Station and South Station to allow through-running service.
South Station, officially The Governor Michael S. Dukakis Transportation Center at South Station, is the largest railroad station and intercity bus terminal in Greater Boston and New England's second-largest transportation center after Logan International Airport. [6]
Map of the lines of the South Boston (in yellow) and other horsecar companies operating in Boston in 1886. The South Boston Railroad was a street railway company that operated in Boston, Massachusetts in the mid-nineteenth century. It provided horsecar service for passengers traveling between South Boston and the city downtown. [1]
According to the MBTA, just before 6 a.m., the first car of a Red Line train derailed while using a rail crossover near Broadway Station in South Boston as part of a planned Red Line diversion.
South Station (also signed as South Station Under) is a transfer station on the MBTA rapid transit Red Line and bus rapid transit Silver Line, located at Summer Street and Atlantic Avenue in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. It is a part of the complex of the same name, the second busiest transportation center in New England. [4]
The MPI HSP46 is a four-axle AC-traction diesel-electric locomotive for commuter trains, designed and assembled by MotivePower.It meets EPA Tier 3 emissions standards. The launch customer is the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), whose first unit entered revenue service in April 2014.
An HHP-8 locomotive and Amfleet I cars in Acela Regional branding at South Station in Boston, in March 2002 The NortheastDirect branding was used for most Northeast Regional services between 1995 and 2003.
1880 map of railroads in Boston, showing the NY&NE line entering through South Boston, with stops at South Boston and Summer Street. The first freight spurs to Fan Pier are also shown. The Boston and New York Central Railroad opened its Dorchester Branch from Dedham to Boston on January 1, 1855, begun in 1850 by the Midland Railroad as an ...