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BUZZARDS BAY SECONDARY Middleboro to Buzzards Bay Line Code: 4178 MP MP Purchased by MassDOT: 0.00 19.90 June 1982 Purchased From: 0.00 19.90 Conrail MP MP MassDOT Ownership: 1.50 19.90 Middleboro ( 1.5) to Buzzards Bay (19.9) 36.30 54.70 Middleboro (36.3) to Buzzards Bay (54.7) MP 0.0 to MP 1.5 Conveyed to MBTA (1996) MCRR L&O (2007 Agreement): 36.30 54.70 +/- The Line is designated as FRA Class III in the MCRR Timetable (2016). MCRR is required to maintain the Line to meet FRA Class III standards. Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Passenger FRA Class III 30 MPH 55 MPH Condition of Track / ROW: The Buzzards Bay Secondary is operated at modified FRA Class III speeds. The Line was completely reconstructed in 1986 - 1988, including 115 RE CWR, new ties, ballast, surfacing & brush work. Additional cross tie replacement, ballast work, surfacing / tamping, crossing reconstuction, and brush cutting work was performed in 2013 - 2014. FRA Class III Track: Rail 115# CWR (continuously welded rail). Rail Length N.A. Steel Type CC Gage (Inches) 56-1/2" +/- 1/8" Ballast Condition Good Condition Drainage Good Condition Hardware: Joints N.A. Bolts N.A. Tie Plates DSC Fastening Cut Spikes Anchors / Rail 24 Ties: Tie Type Wood Min. # Effective Ties Required 8 Ties / 39 Feet Actual # Effective Ties 22 Ties / 39 Feet # Defective Ties in 39 Feet 2 - 6 Ties / 39 Feet % Defective Ties 8.30% Comments: Ballast shoulders need resoration in localized areas. Massachusetts Department of Transportation SE Massachusetts Rail Lines Request for Responses -- Railroad Operations Buzzards Bay Secondary Exhibit D.1-1 Bridges: MP Location Comments Middleboro 37.18 Cherry Street OH I-Beams See 2016 Inspection Report Wareham 45.33 Pierceville Road OH Pony Truss See 2016 Inspection Report 45.72 Tail Race UG Deck Plate Girder Bridge Built / Repaired in 1986. Additional Repairs in 2011 See 2016 Inspection Report 46.24 County Road / Main Street OH I-Beams Clearance: 17'-9" See 2016 Inspection Report 47.09 Main Street UG Through Plate Girder - Open Deck Bridge Built / Repaired in 1986. See 2016 Inspection Report 47.50 Route 195 (SB) OH I-Beams Vertical Clearance: 18' - 5" See 2016 Inspection Report 47.54 Route 195 (NB) OH I-Beams See 2016 Inspection Report 48.26 Main Street OH I-Beams Vertical Clearance: 17' - 8" See 2016 Inspection Report 49.44 Wankinco River UG Timber Trestle Bridge Built / Repaired in 1986. Scheduled for Repairs in 2017. See 2016 Inspection Report 49.47 Sandwich Road / Route 6 UG I-Beams - Ballast Deck Bridge Built / Repaired in 1986. See 2016 Inspection Report 53.98 Onset Avenue OH I-Beams Clearance: 18' - 3" See 2016 Inspection Report Wareham / Bourne 54.31 Cohasset Narrows UG Deck Plate Girder Scheduled for repairs (2018 - 2022) See 2016 Inspection Report 54.84 Buzzards Bay Railroad Bridge Bridge Maintained by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Above According to 2016 Bridge Inspection Report prepared by TEC Associates. Massachusetts Department of Transportation SE Massachusetts Rail Lines Request for Responses -- Railroad Operations Buzzards Bay Secondary Exhibit D.1-2 Private Grade Crossings: MP Location Comments Middleboro 43.40 Hells Blazes (Wareham Street) On Middleboro / Rochester Line. HR 1 Wareham 51.80 Wal-Mart Access HR 1 Buzzards Bay / Bourne 54.70 Army Corps of Engineers One of several crossings used by the Army Corps Public Grade Crossings: MP Location Gates Signals Comments Middleboro 39.51 Miller Street Yes Yes Comment 2; HR 1; HR 3 41.65 Spruce Street Yes Yes Comment 2; HR 1; HR 3 Rochester 44.87 County Road Yes Yes Comment 2; HR 1; HR 3 Wareham 47.19 Station (Depot) Street Yes Yes Comment 2; HR 1; HR 3 47.79 Hathaway Road Yes Yes Comment 2; HR 1; HR 3 48.35 Elm Street Yes Yes Comment 2; HR 2; HR 3 49.47 Sandwich Road Yes Yes Comment 2; HR 1; HR 3 49.89 Indian Neck Road Yes Yes Comment 2; HR 1; HR 3 51.29 Depot Street Yes Yes Comment 2; HR 1; HR 3 52.68 Main Avenue Yes Yes Comment 2; HR 1; HR 3 Bourne 54.60 Academy Drive Yes Yes Comment 2; HR 1; HR 3 Comments: (From MCRR Timetable) 2. Automatic highway warning devices equipped with motion sensors. All public crossings equipped All public crossings equipped with constant warning (predictor-based) system controllers. 3. Rusty rail conditions may exist. All trains must be prepared to stop until ascertaining that automatic highway signal devices are functioning properly. If not functioning properly, crew must protect crossing. Notes: (From MCRR Timetable) 1. Highway crossing protection interconnected with highway traffic signals. 2. See Timetable re trains making & departing from Buzzards Bay station stop. HR Notes: HR 1. Improved / Reconstructed by MassDOT Heavy Repair Program HR 2. Reconstructed by MassDOT Section 130 Program. HR 3. Constant Warning Devices Installed by MassDOT. *MP references from MCRR Timetable Massachusetts Department of Transportation SE Massachusetts Rail Lines Request for Responses -- Railroad Operations Buzzards Bay Secondary Exhibit D.1-3 HYANNIS SECONDARY Bourne to Hyannis Line Code 4174 MP MP Purchased by MassDOT: 0.00 7.80 June 1982 7.80 24.30 June 1982 Purchased From: 0.00 7.80 Conrail 7.80 24.30 MBTA (Acquired from Conrail in 1976.) MP MP MassDOT Ownership: 0.00 24.30 Cape Cod Canal Bridge ( 0.0) - Hyannis (24.3) 54.70 79.00 Cape Cod Canal Bridge (54.7) - Hyannis (79.0) MCRR L&O (2007 Agreement): 54.70 79.00 The Cape Cod Central Railroad operates tourist / dinner trains over the Hyannis Secondary from Hyannis Yard to the Yarmouth Wye, and on to Bourne or Wareham. The Line is designated as FRA Class II in the MCRR Timetable. Maximum Authorized Speed Freight Passenger FRA Class II 25 MPH 30 MPH Condition of Track / ROW: The Hyannis Secondary is operated at FRA Class II speeds. The line was rehabilitated in 1986. Additional cross tie replacement, ballast work, surfacing / tamping, destressing, bridge repair, crossing reconstruction , and brush cutting work was performed in 2014. Additional crossing signal work was performed in 2015. FRA Class II Track: Rail Mostly 107# New Haven (rolled between 1912 - 1927). Some 100# / Little 115# Rail Length Primarily 33 Feet & 39 Feet; Some 36 Feet Steel Type OH Gage (Inches) 56-1/4" to 56-3/4" Ballast Good Condition Drainage Good Condition Hardware: Joints 4 Hole / Toeless Good Condition Bolts Loose Bolts Good Condition Tie Plates Mostly SSC; DSC at Joints Fastening Cut Spikes Anchors / Rail 11 to 20 Avg. = 15 Ties: Tie Type Wood Good Condition Min. # Effective Ties Required 8 Ties / 39 Feet Actual # Effective Ties 20 Ties / 39 Feet # Defective Ties in 39 Feet 4 Ties / 39 Feet % Defective Ties 17% Comments: Track conditions are good due to MassDOT capital improvement programs 2009 - 2015. Occasional defective joint ties & defective tie clusters. Massachusetts Department of Transportation SE Massachusetts Rail Lines Request for Responses -- Railroad Operations Hyannis Secondary Exhibit D.2-1 Bridges: MP Location Comments Bourne 55.43 Aptuxcet Road UG I-Beams - Open Deck See 2016 Inspection Report 55.73 Old State Road / Perry Avenue OH I-Beams and Concrete See 2016 Inspection Report 56.36 Bourne Bridge OH Steel Arch 59.54 Sagamore Bridge OH Steel Arch Sandwich 61.95 Mill Creek UG I-Beams - Open Deck See 2016 Inspection Report 66.95 Old County Road OH Concrete Plank See 2016 Inspection Report Barnstable 70.05 Bridge Creek UG Concrete Box See 2016 Inspection Report 72.00 Route 6A UG Through Plate Girder - Open Deck Bridge Built / Repaired in 1986. See 2016 Inspection Report 72.10 Hinkley's Farm Pass UG Timber Stringers See 2016 Inspection Report Yarmouth 76.35 Route 6 (EB) OH I-Beams and Concrete See 2016 Inspection Report 76.38 Route 6 (WB) OH I-Beams and Concrete See 2016 Inspection Report Above According to 2016 Bridge Inspection Report prepared by TEC Associates. Massachusetts Department of Transportation SE Massachusetts Rail Lines Request for Responses -- Railroad Operations Hyannis Secondary Exhibit D.2-2 Private Grade Crossings: MP Location Comments Bourne 54.91 Bell Road MCRR uses for hirail access (including daily in the summer). 56.38 Bourne Bridge Access Bourne Bridge Access Used for maintenance access by Army Corps & public access to walkway. 57.80 Army Corps Canal Access Canal Access 59.55 Sagamore Bridge Access Sagamore Bridge Access Used for maintenance access by Army Corps. Recommend installing stone on road approach. Sagamore 60.55 Tank Farm 61.26 Freezer Road Signals include lights, bells, crossbucks. 61.15 Canal Electric Sandwich 63.10 Ox Pasture Road 63.37 Great Island Road 64.05 Lampy's Bog Access 65.59 White's Crossing / Cedarville Road 66.24 Game Preserve 66.56 Talbot's Point Road Massachusetts Department of Transportation SE Massachusetts Rail Lines Request for Responses -- Railroad Operations Hyannis Secondary Exhibit D.2-3 Private Grade Crossings: (cont'd.) MP Location Comments Barnstable 71.18 Farrington Way 71.25 Pilots Path 71.73 Ferguson's Way / Ferguson's Crossing 72.99 Railroad Avenue 73.90 County Farm Access Road Yarmouth 77.30 Manning Way (Airport Access) Barnstable Municipal Airport. Emergency access only. Massachusetts Department of Transportation SE Massachusetts Rail Lines Request for Responses -- Railroad Operations Hyannis Secondary Exhibit D.2-4 Public Grade Crossings: MP Location Gates Signals Comments Bourne 54.87 Canal Pedestrian No Yes Note 9; New Crossing 2013 Sandwich 61.26 Freezer Road Yes Yes Comment 2; HR 1; HR 2 61.56 Town Neck Road Yes Yes Comment 2; HR 2; HR 3 62.09 Willow Street No Yes Comment 2; HR 1 62.17 Jarves Street Yes Yes Comment 2; HR 1; HR 3 62.28 Liberty Street
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