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832:. On April 24, 1927, passenger service from the two branches was rerouted over these new sections and the Fitchburg mainline; North Cambridge, West Somerville, and Somerville Highlands stations were closed. Although residents were opposed to the closures, the B&M wished to avoid the grade crossings on the line, which had seen 70 crashes in the previous six years. The old line from Brighton Street to Somerville Junction became the freight-only Freight Cutoff (Fitchburg Cutoff); it was rebuilt with heavier rails to handle heavy freights headed to and from the new Somerville freight yard. In late 1927, an additional main track was built on the Southern Division from Somerville Junction to the yard to reduce the incidence of stopped freight trains blocking crossings on the cutoff.
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817:(B&M) in 1887. The B&L became the Southern Division mainline, while the Central Massachusetts became a branchline. The original Willow Avenue and Somerville Highlands stations were replaced by a new Somerville Highlands station at Highland Road around 1887. In 1900, the B&M acquired the Fitchburg Railroad as its Fitchburg Division.
966:. In April 1980, the west half of the cutoff was abandoned to allow for construction of the extension. The eastern portion was used to haul dirt removed from the tunnel for reuse around the region; it was abandoned in 1983 except for a short section serving an industrial customer at Somervile Junction. That segment was abandoned in 2007.
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opened in 1993, connecting to the existing trail at
Alewife station. The crossing of Massachusetts Avenue, which originally zig-zagged using existing crosswalks, was signalized as a direct crossing in 2011. A 0.3-mile (0.48 km) extension of the Community Path to Lowell Street opened in 2015; it
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The city of
Somerville proposed to eliminate the five grade crossings on the cutoff within its borders, including the pair of College Avenue and Holland Street at Davis Square, in the early 1900s. Most grade crossings on the Fitchburg Division mainline were eliminated over the next decade, but those
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expressway at
Alewife Brook Parkway. Neither project was built, and the grade crossings were not eliminated; crashes and stalled freight trains continued to be a problem. Even decades after regular passenger service ended on the line, it was occasionally used as a detour route when the Fitchburg
942:(MBTA), largely followed the routes laid out by the Coolidge Commission. Green Line service would be extended from Lechmere over the Southern Division, and Red Line service from Harvard (with various routings proposed to reach the Lexington Branch); the cutoff was not proposed for conversion.
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took place from
September 2010 to August 2013, with a new bridge built over a stormwater management wetland at Alewife. The planned Belmont Community Path will extend west through Belmont parallel to the Fitchburg Line, connecting with existing sections of the
922:). The 1945 and 1947 reports by the state Coolidge Commission called for extensions from Lechmere to Woburn over the Southern Division, and Harvard to Arlington over the Lexington Branch; the cutoff was not proposed as a route. The 1962
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opened 0.6 miles (0.97 km) from Davis Square to Cedar Street in 1992, with the 0.4-mile (0.64 km) Massachusetts Avenue–Davis Square segment of the
Alewife Linear Park becoming part of the Community Path. The
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The B&M replaced the
Somerville yard with smaller yards elsewhere in the system in the 1970s, ending regular use of the cutoff by "as many as two-dozen mile-long freight trains daily". The route chosen for the
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679:, with the pre-1927 connection to the Lexington Branch near Jackson Street. The line crossed Massachusetts Avenue and other streets at grade, then continued into Somerville, where it ran at grade through
1806:"Chapter 21: Resolve providing for an investigation by the Division of Metropolitan Planning relative to improving transportation facilities for the city of Somerville and the town of Arlington"
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In 1926–27, the B&M built two new sections of track in North
Cambridge; these allowed the Lexington Branch and the Central Massachusetts Branch to use the Fitchburg mainline east of
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786:(Lexington Branch) in 1869, and purchased it in 1870, to prevent it from building to Lowell and thus becoming a competitor to the B&L. In 1870, the B&L built a cutoff from
894:-funded grade crossing elimination program. A proposal that year by a citizen's group called for a rapid transit extension to North Cambridge. A new highway was to run from the
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Somerville and North Cambridge. (Extension of the Cambridge–Dorchester Line – now the
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to North
Cambridge via the Southern Division and the 1870-built cutoff. Among the potential further extensions in the report was extension of the North Cambridge line to
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intersection, following the cutoff alignment for about 750 feet (230 m). The
Alewife Linear Park runs as a sidewalk along the access road for most of that length.
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on the cutoff were not. On January 31, 1915, the West Somerville station building was moved west of Holland Street at the request of the mayor to improve conditions in
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with crossings of Holland Street and College Avenue. It crossed additional streets at grade, then passed under Lowell Street and joined the Southern Division (now the
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Roderick, John Alan (October 17, 2015). "Determination of Historic Significance For Historic Resource Projects Funded through the Community Preservation Act".
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to Somerville Junction to connect the newly acquired branch to its mainline. (Early plans called for the cutoff to connect to the B&L further north at
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was constructed from Alewife to Davis, opening in 1985. Except for a short section near Alewife station, it follows the former railroad route. The
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Air View: Present Rapid Transit System – Boston Elevated Railway and Proposed Extensions of Rapid Transit into Suburban Boston
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was further extended along the Lowell Line in 2023, known as the Somerville Community Path Extension, as part of the
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1249:. Vol. 30: Valuation Reports. Interstate Commerce Commission. 1931. p. 780 – via Google Books.
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over the tracks at street level, then adjacent to the tracks on the lowered cutoff to connect to the existing
1961:"CPA Proposal: 'Preservation, Rehabilitation, Restoration and Improvements to the Somerville Community Path'"
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The line was 2.8 miles (4.5 km) long, running approximately east–west. The west end connected to the
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1902:. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 1966. pp. V-20–V-23 – via Internet Archive.
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Final Environmental Impact Statement: Red Line Extension – Harvard Square to Arlington Heights
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2016:(Press release). Massachusetts Department of Transportation. August 19, 2015. Archived from
1918:. Vol. 1. Urban Mass Transportation Administration. 1977 – via Internet Archive.
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A Comprehensive Development Program for Public Transportation in the Massachusetts Bay Area
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Preservation. Rehabilitation, Restoration and Improvements to the Somerville Community Path
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8:
806:, who was touring the United States, travelled to Elm Street station to view the system.
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Morrison, Donald F. (Fall–Winter 2010). "William Robinson, Railroad Signal Innovator".
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signaling system on the line between Elm Street and North Avenue. On June 14, 1876,
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The Route 2 access road, with a sidewalk serving as part of the Alewife Linear Park
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1812:. Secretary of the Commonwealth. 1939. p. 804 – via Internet Archive.
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1620:. Division of Metropolitan Planning. December 1926. pp. 6, 7, 34, 35.
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In 1935, the city requested that the line be grade-separated as part of a
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Map showing the 1926-proposed extensions northwest from Lechmere (at left)
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1463:"Two Railroad Lines Being Built by B. & M. for Total of Two Miles"
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Map of the trails and Red Line reuse of the Fitchburg Cutoff alignment
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592:. It was constructed in two segments in 1870 and 1881 to connect the
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Acts and resolves passed by the General Court in the year 1939
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As part of the Red Line extension, the 1.3-mile (2.1 km)
1938:(Third ed.). Branch Line Press. pp. 184, 197, 211.
1829:. Commonwealth of Massachusetts – via Internet Archive.
1409:"Two Somerville Grade Crossing Improvements Nearly Complete"
1776:. February 27, 1935. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
1664:. February 27, 1935. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
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Central Transportation Planning Staff (November 15, 1993).
1519:. November 10, 1926. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
1415:. December 16, 1912. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
1397:. December 27, 1903. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
1280:(203). Railway & Locomotive Historical Society: 51–55.
1794:. December 29, 1938. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
1736:. September 2, 1947. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
1700:. January 28, 1942. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
1682:. December 23, 1946. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
1600:"The Transportation Plan for the Boston Region - Volume 2"
1469:. October 28, 1926. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com.
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Bromley, George Washington; Bromley, Walter Scott (1903).
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Bromley, George Washington; Bromley, Walter Scott (1895).
675:(after 1927) at grade in West Cambridge and crossed under
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1562:. October 28, 1927. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
1451:. February 1, 1915. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
1433:. October 22, 1914. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
1213:. December 1, 1869. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
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Metropolitan Transit Recess Commission (April 1, 1947).
1347:. October 2, 1887. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
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east of Massachusetts Avenue. The paths are part of the
1718:. April 25, 1955. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
1646:. June 11, 1935. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
1580:. June 25, 1922. p. 71 – via Newspapers.com.
1494:. April 16, 1927. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
1372:. March 15, 1887. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
1329:(Map). 1884 – via Norman B. Leventhal Map Center.
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The 2015-built portion of the Somerville Community Path
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The 1992-built portion of the Somerville Community Path
794:.) Service began on December 1, 1870. In January 1876,
758: Central Massachusetts Branch reroute, opened 1927
1788:"Rapid Transit Line Proposed from Boston to Arlington"
1618:
Report on Improved Transportation Facilities in Boston
734: Eastern portion of Fitchburg Cutoff, opened 1870
2056:"Photos: New Bike Path From Belmont to Alewife Opens"
1694:"Disabled Freight Delays Traffic on Massachusetts Av"
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Report of the Metropolitan Transit Recess Commission
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installed one of the first test applications of his
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The Fitchburg Cutoff east from Highland Road in 1953
1544:. City of Somerville, Massachusetts. pp. 1, 2.
1886:. pp. 51, 59–61 – via Internet Archive.
2093:. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2019. p. 8.
2014:"Somerville: Community Path Extension Celebrated"
1730:"B. & M. Storage Shed Levelled at Marblehead"
1602:. National Transportation Library. Archived from
1303:. Boston Street Railway Association. p. 12.
716:Map showing the Fitchburg Cutoff and nearby lines
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724: Lexington Branch and 1870-opened connector
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659:at Hill Crossing station at Brighton Street in
1299:Humphrey, Thomas J.; Clark, Norton D. (1986).
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1172:Atlas of the City of Somerville, Massachusetts
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631:from Alewife to Massachusetts Avenue, and the
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1192:Atlas of the City of Cambridge, Massachusetts
809:The western section was built in 1881 by the
766: Fitchburg Division and Watertown Branch
750: Lexington Branch reroute, reopened 1927
627:from Brighton Street to Alewife station, the
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2079:. Cambridge Pedestrian Committee. June 2017.
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877:Report on Improved Transportation Facilities
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1859:"El on Railroad Lines Unified Transit Plan"
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2041:"Fitchburg Cutoff Path, Cambridge/Belmont"
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2104:Stanton, Vincent Jr. (March–April 2020).
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1880:Barton-Aschman Associates (August 1962).
1676:"Train Breaks Down, Auto Traffic Stalled"
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932:relocated along the B&M Western Route
2249:Parks in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
2157:. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
2131:. p. 50 – via Newspapers.com.
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2200:Template:Attached KML/Fitchburg Cutoff
2054:Malamut, Melissa (September 5, 2013).
1712:"2 Badly Hurt in Auto–Train Collision"
1301:Boston's Commuter Rail: Second Section
1143:The Rail Lines of Southern New England
2149:Crocket, Douglas S. (June 17, 1986).
2123:Crocket, Douglas S. (June 13, 1985).
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1857:Lyons, Louis M. (April 29, 1945).
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2039:Allen, John S. (2005).
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1966:. City of Somerville.
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1980:. City of Cambridge.
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