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A long-dead mode of transportation is coming back to life in several cities in Massachusetts.. Months of summer work have begun to repair vital rail bridges in the Fall River area, part of the 120-month South Coast Rail project that is restoring 52 mi. (83.6 km) of commuter rail service between Boston and the Massachusetts South Coast. The entire cost of the decade-long plan is estimated to be $210 million. “We are thrilled about the three Fall River bridges and the Wamsutta Bridge in New Bedford. These are solid investments that will provide immediate benefit to the expanding freight rail sector, along the same route as the future South Coast Rail commuter line,” said Jean Fox, project director of MassDOT. “From similar bridge replacements conducted in the past, we have seen that these improvements are transformational. They can change the complexion of an urban area quite remarkably.” Since service to this area stopped in 1959, Taunton, Fall River and New Bedford are the only major municipalities within 50 mi. (80.4 km) of Boston that do not have transit access to the state’s capital and other communities. When the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) finishes the 10-year plan that is already through year two, South Coast Rail will reconnect this economically depressed region, spurring new jobs and a kind of vitality to the area that hasn’t been seen since its major textile factories and mills closed decades ago. The proposed South Coast Rail service will be an extension of the MBTA’s existing Stoughton commuter rail line to the new terminal stations in New Bedford and Fall River. The route will extend from Stoughton Station along an inac-
tive section of right-of-way from Stoughton to Taunton, then onto the active freight railroad corridor from Taunton to the terminus stations in Fall River and New Bedford. The project will include the reconstruction of existing Canton Center and Stoughton Stations and the addition of 10 new commuter rail stations and two overnight layover facilities. The new stations will be located in North Easton, Easton Village, Raynham Park, Taunton, Taunton Depot, King’s Highway, Whale’s Tooth, Freetown, Fall River Depot and Battleship Cove. A new overnight layover facility will be located in both New Bedford and Fall River. When it is done, a total of approximately 42,000 rail ties and thousands of spikes will be installed along the 14 mi. (22.5 km) of track leading to Fall River and 19 mi. (30.5 km) of track leading to New Bedford. “We know that these bridges will be true enhancements. All of the bridges are currently structurally deficient, so they would need work anyway. Full replacement will help the freight operator in the short term and pave the way for future commuter rail service,” said Fox. “For pedestrians and vehicular traffic, the removal of the center island on President Avenue will enhance safety and aesthetics, by removing a line-of-sight obstacle and replacing the 1900-era structure. Cardi Corp. crews work on rail over President Avenue in Fall River.
Railways Long Dead Rail networks popped up all over Massachusetts and became a popular way to commute and travel. The South Coast region was originally connected to Boston with rail service via the Fall River Branch, the Taunton Branch and see RAILS page 4