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Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad

Index Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad

The Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad was a narrow gauge passenger-carrying short line railroad between East Boston and Lynn, Massachusetts from 1875 to 1940. [1]

54 relations: Airport station (MBTA), American Locomotive Company, Ashmont–Mattapan High-Speed Line, Atlantic Avenue Elevated, Bath Iron Works, Beachmont station, Blue Line (MBTA), Boston, Boston Elevated Railway, Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad, Branch Line Press, Casco Bay, East Boston, East Broad Top Railroad and Coal Company, Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway, Eastern Railroad, Ferry, General Electric, Great Depression, Hinkley Locomotive Works, Logan International Airport, Lynn, Massachusetts, Manchester Locomotive Works, Mason Bogie, Mason Machine Works, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Massachusetts Port Authority, Massachusetts Route 145, Maverick station, Nantucket Central Railroad Company, Narrow-gauge railway, Newburyport/Rockport Line, North Shore (Massachusetts), Orient Heights station, Peaks Island, Pennsylvania, Rapid transit, Revere Beach station, Revere, Massachusetts, Right of way, River Works, Rowes Wharf, Short Beach, Shortline railroad, Standard-gauge railway, Suffolk Downs station, Taunton Locomotive Manufacturing Company, Tunnel, William Mason (locomotive builder), ..., Winthrop, Massachusetts, Wonderland station, Wood Island station, World War II. Expand index (4 more) »

Airport station (MBTA)

Airport station is a rapid transit station in Boston, Massachusetts.

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American Locomotive Company

The American Locomotive Company, often shortened to ALCO, ALCo or Alco, designed, built and sold steam locomotives, diesel-electric locomotives, diesel engines and generators, specialized forgings, high quality steel, armed tanks and automobiles and produced nuclear energy.

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Ashmont–Mattapan High-Speed Line

The Ashmont–Mattapan High Speed Line, also known as the M-Line, is a partially grade-separated light rail line which forms part of the MBTA's Red Line rapid transit line.

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Atlantic Avenue Elevated

The Atlantic Avenue Elevated was an elevated railway around the east side of downtown Boston, Massachusetts, providing a second route for the Boston Elevated Railway's Main Line Elevated (now the MBTA's Orange Line) around the Washington Street Tunnel.

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Bath Iron Works

Bath Iron Works (BIW) is a major United States shipyard located on the Kennebec River in Bath, Maine.

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Beachmont station

Beachmont station is an elevated rapid transit station in Revere, Massachusetts.

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Blue Line (MBTA)

The Blue Line is a rapid transit line in the Greater Boston metropolitan area, one of four rapid transit lines operated by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA).

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Boston

Boston is the capital city and most populous municipality of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States.

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Boston Elevated Railway

The Boston Elevated Railway (BERy) was a streetcar and rapid transit railroad operated on, above, and below, the streets of Boston, Massachusetts and surrounding communities.

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Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad

The Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad was a narrow gauge passenger-carrying short line railroad between East Boston and Lynn, Massachusetts from 1875 to 1940.

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Branch Line Press

Branch Line Press is an American book publishing company founded in 1986 in Pepperell, Massachusetts.

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Casco Bay

Casco Bay is an inlet of the Gulf of Maine on the southern coast of Maine, New England, United States.

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East Boston

East Boston, nicknamed Eastie, is a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts with over 40,000 residents.

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East Broad Top Railroad and Coal Company

The East Broad Top Railroad and Coal Company (EBT) is a for-profit, narrow gauge historic railroad headquartered in Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania, north of Interstate 76 (the Pennsylvania Turnpike) and south of U.S. Route 22, the William Penn Highway.

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Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway

The Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway (Eastern Mass) was a streetcar and later bus company in eastern Massachusetts, serving most suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts.

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Eastern Railroad

The Eastern Railroad was a railroad connecting Boston, Massachusetts to Portland, Maine.

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Ferry

A ferry is a merchant vessel used to carry passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water.

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General Electric

General Electric Company (GE) is an American multinational conglomerate incorporated in New York and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Great Depression

The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place mostly during the 1930s, beginning in the United States.

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Hinkley Locomotive Works

Hinkley Locomotive Works was a steam locomotive manufacturer based in Boston, Massachusetts in the 19th century.

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Logan International Airport

Logan International Airport, officially known as General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport and also commonly known as Boston Logan International Airport, is an international airport in the East Boston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States (and partly in the town of Winthrop, Massachusetts).

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Lynn, Massachusetts

Lynn is the 9th largest municipality in Massachusetts and the largest city in Essex County.

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Manchester Locomotive Works

Manchester Locomotive Works was a manufacturing company located in Manchester, New Hampshire, that built steam locomotives and fire engines in the 19th century.

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Mason Bogie

The Mason Bogie is a type of articulated steam locomotive suited for sharp curves and uneven track, once commonly used on narrow gauge lines in the United States.

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Mason Machine Works

The Mason Machine Works was a machinery manufacturing company located in Taunton, Massachusetts, between 1845 and 1944.

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Massachusetts

Massachusetts, officially known as the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous state in the New England region of the northeastern United States.

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Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (abbreviated MBTA and known colloquially as "the T") is the public agency responsible for operating most public transportation services in Greater Boston, Massachusetts.

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Massachusetts Port Authority

Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) is a port authority in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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Massachusetts Route 145

Route 145 is a circuitous south–north urban state highway in Massachusetts.

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Maverick station

Maverick station is a rapid transit station in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Nantucket Central Railroad Company

The Nantucket Central Railroad Company was a narrow gauge railroad on the island of Nantucket.

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Narrow-gauge railway

A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than the standard.

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Newburyport/Rockport Line

The Newburyport/Rockport Line is a branch of the MBTA Commuter Rail system, running northeast from downtown Boston, Massachusetts towards Cape Ann and the Merrimack Valley, serving the North Shore.

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North Shore (Massachusetts)

The North Shore is a region in the U.S. state of Massachusetts, loosely defined as the coastal area between Boston and New Hampshire.

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Orient Heights station

Orient Heights station is a rapid transit station in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Peaks Island

Peaks Island is the most populous island in Casco Bay, Maine.

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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania German: Pennsylvaani or Pennsilfaani), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state located in the northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.

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Rapid transit

Rapid transit or mass rapid transit, also known as heavy rail, metro, MRT, subway, tube, U-Bahn or underground, is a type of high-capacity public transport generally found in urban areas.

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Revere Beach station

Revere Beach station is a rapid transit station in Revere, Massachusetts.

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Revere, Massachusetts

Revere is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, located approximately from downtown Boston.

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Right of way

Right of way is a term used to describe "the legal right, established by usage or grant, to pass along a specific route through grounds or property belonging to another", or "a path or thoroughfare subject to such a right".

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River Works

River Works, formerly known as Air Force Plant 29, is a plant of General Electric's aviation division located in Lynn, Massachusetts.

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Rowes Wharf

The current incarnation of Rowes Wharf (built 1987) is a modern development in downtown Boston, Massachusetts.

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Short Beach

Short Beach is a beach neighborhood situated in Branford, Connecticut.

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Shortline railroad

A shortline railroad is a small or mid-sized railroad company that operates over a relatively short distance relative to larger, national railroad networks.

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Standard-gauge railway

A standard-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge of.

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Suffolk Downs station

Suffolk Downs station is a rapid transit station in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Taunton Locomotive Manufacturing Company

The Taunton Locomotive Manufacturing Company was one of the earliest firms in the United States established especially for the manufacture of steam locomotives.

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Tunnel

A tunnel is an underground passageway, dug through the surrounding soil/earth/rock and enclosed except for entrance and exit, commonly at each end.

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William Mason (locomotive builder)

William Mason (September 2, 1808 – May 21, 1883) was a master mechanical engineer and builder of textile machinery and railroad steam locomotives.

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Winthrop, Massachusetts

Winthrop is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Wonderland station

Wonderland station is a transit station in Revere, Massachusetts.

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Wood Island station

Wood Island station is a rapid transit and bus station on in Boston, Massachusetts.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston,_Revere_Beach_and_Lynn_Railroad

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