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Ashmont–Mattapan High-Speed Line

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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. [1]

39 relations: Accessibility, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Andrew station, Ashmont station, Boston, Boston Elevated Railway, Boston Street Railway Association, Codman Square District, Collision avoidance system, Commuter rail, Dorchester and Milton Branch Railroad, Dudley Square station, Edward Everett Square, Egleston station, Forest Hills station (MBTA), Grade separation, Green Line (MBTA), Heritage streetcar, Level crossing, Light rail, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Mattapan station, MBTA Subway, Milton station (MBTA), Milton, Massachusetts, Neponset River, New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, Old Colony Railroad, Overhead line, PCC streetcar, Positive train control, Pullman Company, Radar, Railway platform height, Red Line (MBTA), Rolling stock, Turbojet, Valley Road station, Westinghouse J34.

Accessibility

Accessibility refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people who experience disabilities.

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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), nicknamed the Recovery Act, was a stimulus package enacted by the 111th U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama in February 2009.

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Andrew station

Andrew station is an intermodal transit station in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Ashmont station

Ashmont station (signed as Ashmont/Peabody Sq.) is an intermodal transit station in Boston, Massachusetts.

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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 Street Railway Association

The Boston Street Railway Association (BSRA) is a non-profit organization in Boston, Massachusetts whose central objective is preserving transportation history in Boston and throughout New England.

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Codman Square District

The Codman Square District is a historic district in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.

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Collision avoidance system

A collision avoidance system is an automobile safety system designed to prevent or reduce the severity of a collision.

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Commuter rail

Commuter rail, also called suburban rail, is a passenger rail transport service that primarily operates between a city centre and middle to outer suburbs beyond 15 km (10 miles) and commuter towns or other locations that draw large numbers of commuters—people who travel on a daily basis.

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Dorchester and Milton Branch Railroad

The Dorchester and Milton Branch Railroad was a railroad in Massachusetts.

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Dudley Square station

Dudley Square (variously known as Dudley Station, Dudley Street Terminal, or simply Dudley) is a ground-level bus station located in Dudley Square, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

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Edward Everett Square

Edward Everett Square, in Dorchester, Boston, is an intersection of Columbia Road, Massachusetts Avenue, East Cottage Street and Boston Street, that was after a former Governor of Massachusetts, Edward Everett.

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Egleston station

Egleston station was a rapid transit station in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Forest Hills station (MBTA)

Forest Hills station is an intermodal transfer station in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Grade separation

Grade separation is the name given to a method of aligning a junction of two or more surface transport axes at different heights (grades) so that they will not disrupt the traffic flow on other transit routes when they cross each other.

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Green Line (MBTA)

The Green Line is a light rail system run by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) in the Boston, Massachusetts, metropolitan area.

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Heritage streetcar

Heritage streetcars or heritage trams are a part of the efforts to preserve rail traffic heritage.

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Level crossing

A level crossing is an intersection where a railway line crosses a road or path at the same level, as opposed to the railway line crossing over or under using a bridge or tunnel.

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Light rail

Light rail, light rail transit (LRT), or fast tram is a form of urban rail transport using rolling stock similar to a tramway, but operating at a higher capacity, and often on an exclusive right-of-way.

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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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Mattapan station

Mattapan station is an MBTA transit station in Boston, Massachusetts.

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MBTA Subway

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) operates heavy rail, light rail, and bus transit services in the Boston metropolitan area collectively referred to as the Rapid Transit, Subway or T system.

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Milton station (MBTA)

Milton station is a light rail station in Milton, Massachusetts.

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Milton, Massachusetts

Milton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States and an affluent suburb of Boston.

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Neponset River

The Neponset River is a river in eastern Massachusetts in the United States.

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New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad

The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, commonly known as the New Haven, was a railroad that operated in northeastern United States from 1872 to 1968, dominating the region's rail traffic for the first half of the 20th century.

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Old Colony Railroad

The Old Colony Railroad (OC) was a major railroad system, mainly covering southeastern Massachusetts and parts of Rhode Island.

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Overhead line

An overhead line or overhead wire is used to transmit electrical energy to trams, trolleybuses or trains.

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PCC streetcar

The PCC (Presidents’ Conference Committee) is a streetcar (tram) design that was first built in the United States in the 1930s.

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Positive train control

Positive train control (PTC) is a system of functional requirements for monitoring and controlling train movements and is a type of train protection system.

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Pullman Company

The Pullman Car Company, founded by George Pullman, manufactured railroad cars in the mid-to-late 19th century through the first half of the 20th century, during the boom of railroads in the United States.

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Radar

Radar is an object-detection system that uses radio waves to determine the range, angle, or velocity of objects.

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Railway platform height

Railway platform height is the built height – above top of rail (ATR) – of passenger platforms at stations.

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Red Line (MBTA)

The Red Line is a rapid transit line operated by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA).

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Rolling stock

The term rolling stock in rail transport industry originally referred to any vehicles that move on a railway.

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Turbojet

The turbojet is an airbreathing jet engine, typically used in aircraft.

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Valley Road station

Valley Road station is a light rail station in Milton, Massachusetts.

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Westinghouse J34

The Westinghouse J34, company designation Westinghouse 24C, was a turbojet engine developed by Westinghouse Aviation Gas Turbine Division in the late 1940s.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashmont–Mattapan_High-Speed_Line

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