I started off the Facebook page by posting my collection of pictures of the December 2003 derailment of a freight train on the 'station track' (the short track connecting the Framingham-Worcester mainline to the CSX Framingham North Yard along the "banana" parking lot just north of the Framingham station). The derailment didn't have a huge effect on Commuter Rail operations, since that's not a track Commuter Rail trains travel on. But there was a 'slow' order getting by that one white boxcar that was stranded on the mainline. And having 'single track' only operation past that boxcar resulted in some delays to morning trains. But it could have been worse had any cars derailed or damaged the mainline.
Our own Facebook page to broaden the conversation! Easier to post collections of pictures there also. I've had some requests to add a Facebook page for those folks who don't use Twitter. This blog will continue to be my primary method of communicating detailed information, so I'll use the Facebook page to link back to posts here as well as share pictures and engage in dialogue with Facebook folks.
I started off the Facebook page by posting my collection of pictures of the December 2003 derailment of a freight train on the 'station track' (the short track connecting the Framingham-Worcester mainline to the CSX Framingham North Yard along the "banana" parking lot just north of the Framingham station). The derailment didn't have a huge effect on Commuter Rail operations, since that's not a track Commuter Rail trains travel on. But there was a 'slow' order getting by that one white boxcar that was stranded on the mainline. And having 'single track' only operation past that boxcar resulted in some delays to morning trains. But it could have been worse had any cars derailed or damaged the mainline.
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