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The
Greenbush Line is a branch of the MBTA Commuter Rail system. The MBTA is restoring commuter rail to a branch of the Old Colony Line whose last passenger trains ran in
1959. The re-built line was completed on February 6, 2007.{{cite web]'s Greenbush Branch, from downtown Boston, Massachusetts through the towns of Braintree, Massachusetts,
Weymouth, Massachusetts,
Hingham, Massachusetts,
Cohasset, Massachusetts, and Scituate, Massachusetts on the South Shore of Boston.
Construction of the line began in 2003, and it is scheduled to open for service on October 31, 2007. The extension of Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority rail service along this branch is intended to ameliorate the increasing levels of automobile and public transportation (boat and subway) congestion that have affected south shore commuters in recent years along the Interstate 93, Massachusetts Route 3 and Massachusetts Route 3A.
The project has not been free of controversy; residents of some communities initially opposed it on the grounds that it would increase noise levels and aesthetically mar the neighborhoods through which the new rail service was to run. As a result of these complaints, the MBTA worked to first re-establish commuter rail on the other two Old Colony Branches. Service was restored to them in 1997. The MBTA then worked with the towns along the Greenbush route to enact several measures to reduce the environmental impact of the restore train service. These included constructing a $40 million, 800 foot long 'tunnel' under downtown Hingham, another underpass at Weymouth Landing, and the soundproofing of homes and businesses located near the railroad tracks. Testing of the signals along the line began in earnest in August in anticipation of opening the line later in the fall.
The station stops along the Greenbush Line (following South Station are: JFK/UMass (MBTA station), Quincy Center (MBTA station),
Weymouth Landing (MBTA station), East Weymouth (MBTA station), West Hingham (MBTA station), Nantasket Junction (MBTA station),
Cohasset (MBTA station), North Scituate (MBTA station) and
Greenbush (MBTA station).
History of the Greenbush Line
Before passenger train service stopped in 1959, commuter trains had been using parts of the Greenbush line for over 100 years. Train service was first started by the South Shore Railroad which built tracks from Braintree to Cohasset in 1849 on which trains ran operated by the Old Colony Railroad. In 1867 expansion of the line south of Cohasset was started eventually extending to Kingston, Massachusetts in 1874. In March 1893 most of the lines of the Old Colony Railroad, including Greenbush, were taken over by the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad. Under the control of the New Haven Railroad the rail lines set all-time records for number of passengers. The popularity of the train was short-lived, however. Cutbacks in service due to World War I were not restored afterwards due to the increasing popularity of the automobile. The New Haven Railroad went bankrupt in 1935 and kept only a few passenger trains running due to a court order. Service south of Greenbush was discontinued in
1939. While the number of daily trips was increased after World War 2, and modern diesel trains were introduced in the 1950s, the New Haven Railroad continued to lose money on the service and announced all trains would cease running in
1958. Only an emergency subsidy by the state kept trains running until June 30, 1959 when the Southeast Expressway opened and all passenger train service ended. Freight trains continued to use the line as far south as the Hingham Lumber Yard located where the new Nantasket Junction station is being built until 1979. All service was terminated in 1983. It was about this time when the first talk of restoring passenger service began. {{cite web |url=http://www.959watd.com/GreenbushHistory.asp|publisher=WATD 95.9 FM|title=History of the Greenbush Rail Line|first=Thomas J.|last=Humphrey|date=2003-12-31|accesseddate=2007-05-25-->
References
External links
- MBTA.com: Greenbush line
- http://www.cbbgreenbush.com/
- CBBGreenbush.com: Greenbush Route Map
- "History of Greenbush Rail Line" by Thomas J. Humphrey
The
Greenbush Line is a branch of the
MBTA Commuter Rail system. The MBTA is restoring commuter rail to a branch of the Old Colony Line whose last passenger trains ran in 1959. The re-built line was completed on February 6, 2007.{{cite web]'s Greenbush Branch, from downtown Boston, Massachusetts through the towns of Braintree, Massachusetts,
Weymouth, Massachusetts,
Hingham, Massachusetts, Cohasset, Massachusetts, and
Scituate, Massachusetts on the South Shore of Boston.
Construction of the line began in 2003, and it is scheduled to open for service on October 31, 2007. The extension of
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority rail service along this branch is intended to ameliorate the increasing levels of automobile and public transportation (boat and subway) congestion that have affected south shore commuters in recent years along the
Interstate 93, Massachusetts Route 3 and Massachusetts Route 3A.
The project has not been free of controversy; residents of some communities initially opposed it on the grounds that it would increase noise levels and aesthetically mar the neighborhoods through which the new rail service was to run. As a result of these complaints, the MBTA worked to first re-establish commuter rail on the other two Old Colony Branches. Service was restored to them in 1997. The MBTA then worked with the towns along the Greenbush route to enact several measures to reduce the environmental impact of the restore train service. These included constructing a $40 million, 800 foot long 'tunnel' under downtown Hingham, another underpass at Weymouth Landing, and the soundproofing of homes and businesses located near the railroad tracks. Testing of the signals along the line began in earnest in August in anticipation of opening the line later in the fall.
The station stops along the Greenbush Line (following South Station are: JFK/UMass (MBTA station), Quincy Center (MBTA station),
Weymouth Landing (MBTA station),
East Weymouth (MBTA station),
West Hingham (MBTA station),
Nantasket Junction (MBTA station),
Cohasset (MBTA station),
North Scituate (MBTA station) and
Greenbush (MBTA station).
History of the Greenbush Line
Before passenger train service stopped in 1959, commuter trains had been using parts of the Greenbush line for over 100 years. Train service was first started by the South Shore Railroad which built tracks from Braintree to Cohasset in 1849 on which trains ran operated by the Old Colony Railroad. In 1867 expansion of the line south of Cohasset was started eventually extending to
Kingston, Massachusetts in 1874. In March 1893 most of the lines of the Old Colony Railroad, including Greenbush, were taken over by the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad. Under the control of the New Haven Railroad the rail lines set all-time records for number of passengers. The popularity of the train was short-lived, however. Cutbacks in service due to World War I were not restored afterwards due to the increasing popularity of the automobile. The New Haven Railroad went bankrupt in 1935 and kept only a few passenger trains running due to a court order. Service south of Greenbush was discontinued in 1939. While the number of daily trips was increased after World War 2, and modern diesel trains were introduced in the 1950s, the New Haven Railroad continued to lose money on the service and announced all trains would cease running in 1958. Only an emergency subsidy by the state kept trains running until June 30, 1959 when the Southeast Expressway opened and all passenger train service ended. Freight trains continued to use the line as far south as the Hingham Lumber Yard located where the new Nantasket Junction station is being built until
1979. All service was terminated in 1983. It was about this time when the first talk of restoring passenger service began. {{cite web |url=http://www.959watd.com/GreenbushHistory.asp|publisher=WATD 95.9 FM|title=History of the Greenbush Rail Line|first=Thomas J.|last=Humphrey|date=2003-12-31|accesseddate=2007-05-25-->
References
External links
- MBTA.com: Greenbush line
- http://www.cbbgreenbush.com/
- CBBGreenbush.com: Greenbush Route Map
- "History of Greenbush Rail Line" by Thomas J. Humphrey
