Grand Junction Railroad

The Grand Junction Railroad is an 8.55-mile (13.76 km) long railroad in the Boston, Massachusetts, area, connecting the railroads heading west and north from Boston. The line is notable for its railroad bridge over the Charles River that passes under the Boston University Bridge between Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts.

For other Grand Junction railroads, see Grand Junction#Rail.
Grand Junction Railroad
Historical route of the Grand Junction Railroad at its maximum extent
Overview
LocaleBoston, Massachusetts
TerminiEast Boston Terminal
Technical
Line length8.55 mi (13.76 km)
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Loading gaugeMinimal Plate B
Route map
Bellingham Square
Eastern Route
to Newburyport
 SL3  Chelsea
Box District
Eastern Avenue
New England
Produce Center
Mystic River
Chelsea Creek
Western Route to Dover
 Orange Line  to Oak Grove
SL3
via
Chelsea Street
Bridge
Sullivan Square
Coughlin Bypass Road
 Orange Line  to Forest Hills
to Eastern Route
New Hampshire Main Line
to Lowell
 SL3  to South Station
to North Station
Bremen Street Park
Maintenance Facility
East Boston Greenway
New Hampshire Main Line
to Lowell
East Boston terminal
 Red Line 
to Alewife│
to Ashmont
& Mattapan
Grand Junction RR Bridge
over Charles River
Worcester Main Line
to Worcester
to South Station

Most of it is still in use, carrying scrap either inbound or outbound to the Schnitzer scrap yard on the Everett waterfront or freight to the Chelsea Produce Market, and non-revenue transfers of Amtrak and MBTA passenger equipment between the lines terminating at North Station and South Station.

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