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Grand Junction Railroad Bridge

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Grand Junction Railroad Bridge, July 2021
Grand Junction Railroad Bridge, July 2021

The Grand Junction Railroad Bridge is a steel plate girder bridge carrying the Grand Junction Railroad over the Charles River in Boston, connecting the Boston University campus to Cambridgeport. In September 2009, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts finalized an agreement to purchase several CSX rail lines in eastern Massachusetts, including the Grand Junction tracks from the Beacon Park Yard in Allston, through Cambridge. The deal was closed on June 17, 2010.

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Grand Junction Railroad Bridge
Storrow Drive, Boston Fenway / Kenmore

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