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with a committee representing several municipalities in March, and with Somerville in April. Five daily round trips (six on Saturdays) were kept, including one round trip to Lowell; some service was maintained to the four stations. This schedule took effect on April 26, at which time two trains were given names - the
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purchased all of the Boston and Lowell in 1887. Double-tracking from Somerville Junction to Lexington was instituted just prior to the B&M era, in 1885–86, and discontinued in 1927. Double width bridge abutments can be found in Arlington. The branch eventually ended service, as it had begun, as a
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Around the turn of the 20th century, there were 19 daily round trips through Arlington. In January 1926, the B&M proposed to cut 7 of the 10 remaining round trips; all service to Lake Street, North Cambridge, West Somerville, and Somerville Highlands was to end. The B&M reached an agreement
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over the right-of-way. In 1981, the MBTA entered into an agreement with the Town of Arlington to advocate that the Lexington Branch be abandoned. In return for the MBTA's support for converting the railroad to a bikeway, Arlington allowed the MBTA to use some of its land as a construction staging
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On April 24, 1926, the state approved discontinuance of passenger service on the Reformatory Branch. On February 5, 1927, the remaining freight service was abandoned on the short segment between Concord station and Reformatory station. On December 31, 1931, passenger service on the outer Lexington
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and the Cambridge Linear Park) follows the right-of-way used by the Lexington Branch from 1870 to 1927, from Somerville nearly to Alewife. One of the main access points to the Linear Park is situated where the park crosses Massachusetts Avenue, at the intersection with Cedar Street, adjacent to
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In 1962, the Boston and Maine abandoned both segments north and west of Bedford. It was noted at the time that the Bedford-Concord section had only seen 19 trains in 19 years. The town of Bedford purchased the rights of way within its boundaries in 1963.
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was contracted at that time to the Boston and Maine, and later was awarded to other private companies. Beginning on January 10, 1977, a snowstorm blocked the line for a few days, after which the MBTA announced it would not resume passenger service.
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Branch from Bedford and North Billerica was discontinued. Remaining services were converted from steam to diesel trains in 1956. In 1958, all four stations in Arlington were closed as part of massive B&M service cuts; ridership was low because
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to the Bedford-Concord segment in 1879. The branch continued another half mile further west to a junction (called "Concord Junction" or "Middlesex Junction" per different sources) with the Nashua, Acton & Boston Railroad and other rail lines.
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single track line. Grade crossings from Grove Street in Arlington Center to Park Avenue at Arlington Heights were eliminated in 1900, with modifications to Arlington Heights and Brattles stations.
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soon gave permission for the B&M to stop running freights on the line. Common power on the branch at that time was SW # 1227. The last freight train to ply the line was hauled by a
3168:. From Railroad Avenue, it is 4 miles (6.4 km) to Lowell Road in Concord, and then another 2.5 miles (4.0 km) on the other side of the river to the Concord State Prison. 4758: 61:, Cambridge. When the passenger trains ran here, the North Cambridge station stood in the foreground, on the right, and the intersection was called "North Cambridge Junction". 4836: 4748: 4826: 134:); a station was located at Somerville Junction, commemorated by a park near what are now Centre and Woodbine Streets. The Boston and Lowell created a subsidiary, the 2586: 4680: 3948: 2674: 182:. In 1888, Willow Street station and Somerville Highlands station (at Cedar Street) were consolidated at Highland Road, retaining the Somerville Highlands name. 4899: 4784: 3941: 4919: 4909: 4675: 4804: 4914: 2469: 4904: 2718: 1583: 223: 3285: 4713: 206:. On April 24, 1927, passenger service was rerouted over the rebuilt line; the Fitchburg Cutoff became freight-only, with North Cambridge, 3927: 3964: 2229: 1547: 305: 234: 202:. Later that year, the B&M began reconstruction of the original route between East Arlington and the Fitchburg mainline as part of 17: 4135: 4848: 4582: 4894: 150:. A 2.5-mile (4.0 km) extension from Concord Center to Concord Prison (Reformatory Station on Elm Street) would give the name 3828: 2907: 3363: 3909: 3165: 4594: 4068: 2994: 2696: 1489: 4616: 4248: 3088:
in 1991. Although the rails were removed, trackage can be relaid without objection if the MBTA should find it necessary.
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In 1980, a federal judge ruled that the Lexington Branch must be restored after construction of the parking garage at
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of the type used on the line was purchased and is on display at the western end of the trail at Bedford Depot Park.
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purchased the line in 1870 and built a new connection (most of which would constitute a major portion of the later
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follows the old right-of-way from Railroad Avenue at Bedford Depot Park to Concord, though the bridges over the
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The B&M filed for abandonment of the branch in March 1979; hearings were held a year later. The
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The final configuration of the Lexington Branch in MBTA service during the winter of 1976–77.
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line in 1877, but went bankrupt the next year. In 1885, the Middlesex Central purchased the
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Center (Lowell Road), which opened in 1873. The Lowell Road station was adjacent to today's
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was a railroad company chartered in 1845 and opened in 1846 that operated in eastern
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Massachusetts Executive Office of Transportation and Construction (22 April 1976).
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The full route of the Lexington and West Cambridge Railroad and its successors.
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The Rail Lines of Southern New England - A Handbook of Railroad History
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opened between Alewife and Bedford in 1993. A former Boston and Maine
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The area north of the Fitchburg Line right-of-way is now included in
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The Narrow Gauge and Reformatory Branch Rail Trails are part of the
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from Bedford. The North Billerica–Boston segment was known as the
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no longer exist. The unimproved dirt hiking trail passes the
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Capital needs developed at the corridor level: core and west
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Map of the Lexington and West Cambridge and later extensions
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A single track line was constructed in 1845–46, connecting
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Alewife Linear Park, near the corner of Cedar Street and
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was more frequent and often faster. By popular request,
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was subsidizing a single daily passenger train (using
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The Lexington and West Cambridge R/R is shown in red.
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Map of historical railroads North and West of Boston
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(1873) 2463: 299: 210:, and Somerville Highlands stations closed. 3620:Boston's Commuter Rail: The First 150 Years 4714: 4700: 3965:Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority 3956: 3942: 3426:"Arlington's Hopes at Last to be Realized" 3207: 2470: 2456: 2352: 2344: 2052: 2044: 306: 292: 235:Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority 204:reconstruction of its Boston terminal area 138:, to build an extension from Lexington to 4920:American companies disestablished in 1867 4849:Boston, Hoosac Tunnel and Western Railway 4583:New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad 3907: 3651: 3469:"Compromise Schedule on Lexington Branch" 3205: 3203: 3201: 3199: 3197: 3195: 3193: 3191: 3189: 3187: 3110:(portions of which are also known as the 2101: 2093: 265:area for the Red Line extension project. 106:in 1887, just before its merger into the 4910:Railway companies disestablished in 1867 3912:. The Arlington Advocate. 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262:Alewife station 226:in March 1968. 208:West Somerville 176:North Billerica 128:North Cambridge 82:Alewife Station 51: 35: 34: 33: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 4933: 4923: 4922: 4917: 4912: 4907: 4902: 4897: 4880: 4879: 4877: 4876: 4871: 4865: 4863: 4859: 4858: 4856: 4855: 4845: 4844: 4839: 4834: 4829: 4823: 4821: 4811: 4810: 4808: 4807: 4802: 4797: 4792: 4787: 4777: 4775: 4765: 4764: 4762: 4761: 4756: 4751: 4746: 4740: 4738: 4728: 4727: 4719: 4718: 4711: 4704: 4696: 4687: 4686: 4684: 4683: 4678: 4673: 4668: 4661: 4656: 4651: 4646: 4640: 4638: 4634: 4633: 4630: 4629: 4627: 4626: 4625: 4624: 4614: 4613: 4612: 4607: 4602: 4592: 4591: 4590: 4585: 4580: 4570: 4565: 4564: 4563: 4558: 4547: 4545: 4536: 4530: 4529: 4526: 4525: 4523: 4522: 4510: 4500: 4498: 4494: 4493: 4491: 4490: 4481: 4479: 4472: 4468: 4467: 4465: 4464: 4458: 4449: 4447: 4446:Other services 4443: 4442: 4440: 4439: 4434: 4429: 4427:List of routes 4424: 4414: 4412: 4403: 4402: 4399: 4398: 4396: 4395: 4390: 4385: 4380: 4375: 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Index

Middlesex Central Railroad
Massachusetts

Massachusetts Avenue
Lexington
Fitchburg Railroad
MBTA
Fitchburg Line
Alewife Station
Arlington

Boston and Lowell Railroad
Boston and Maine Railroad
Boston and Lowell Railroad
Fitchburg Cutoff
Somerville Junction
North Cambridge
Davis Square
Bedford
Concord
Minuteman National Historical Park
Billerica and Bedford Railroad
narrow-gauge
right-of-way
standard-gauge
North Billerica
Boston and Maine Railroad
reconstruction of its Boston terminal area
West Somerville
bus service on Massachusetts Avenue

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