Thursday, October 4, 2012
The daytime tie replacement work is scheduled to end on Sunday.
The overnight racket that disturbed residents near the Swampscott Train Station earlier this week should be done, said Town Administrator Tom Younger. He was in touch with state Rep. Lori Ehrlich's office, which, in turn, reached out to the MBTA. A spokeswoman for Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad company said crews worked from 10 p.m. Tuesday to 5 a.m. Wednesday. The spokeswoman was not 100 percent sure that the overnight was done but she said the after-midnight work on Wednesday may have been the last of it. The work is part of the railroad tie replacement project beng completed along the Newburyport/Rockport Commuter Rail Line between Lynn and Salem, she said. The Swampscott work is expected to be finished by Sunday, Oct. 7. "The…
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Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Work Wednesday after midnight on the Newburyport/Rockport Commuter Rail Line kept residents awake and shook houses.
One Norfolk Avenue resident said noise from overnight work on the nearby railroad tracks sounded like a pile driver hitting the tracks and caused a sleepless night. Others said the commotion shook houses on their foundations. A spokeswoman for the MBTA said this morning that she is looking into the matter and will respond once she receives information on it. Railroad crews and heavy equipment including tie inserters and extractors have been moving along the Newburyport/Rockport Commuter Rail Line between Lynn and Salem. It's unclear if last night's noise was related to that work. Crews were working on the rail section behind Essex Street and near the Swampscott Train Station last week. In addition to replacing railroad ties — to improve…
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Thursday, September 27, 2012
Commuters can expect delays of up to 10 minutes during the project. The work is part of a larger railroad tie replacement project stretching from Lynn to Salem.
Railroad crews and heavy equipment including tie inserters and extractors have been moving along the Newburyport/Rockport Commuter Rail Line between Lynn and Salem. They were working this past weekend on the rail section behind Essex Street and on Tuesday were at work near the Swampscott Train Station. In addition to replacing railroad ties — to improve reliability and performance — crews are conducting routine maintenance at train stations. "We expect work on the entire project to be completed in early October," said Rhiannon D'Angelo, a spokeswoman for the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Rail (MBCR) Company. "Commuters can expect delays of between 5 to 10 minutes across the line as trains will lower speeds to travel over areas where newly …
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JAY LOWE
9:57 am on Thursday, October 4, 2012
all day wednesday no workmen ? (must be home sleeping from being up all night to work and keep up neighbors). wednesday pm...light railtruck activity...before midnight...better. thursday am 9:30+- railtruck activity...awesome maybe back to work all day and "everyone" home at night to sleep to go work all day friday? Rhiannon D'Angelo spokeswoman for the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Rail (MBCR) … more ›