Fairmount Line
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The Fairmount Line or Dorchester Branch is a line of the MBTA Commuter Rail system in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Except for a short portion in Milton, it lies entirely within Boston, running southwes
An outbound train at Newmarket station in July 2024
Morton Street station as built in 1979
PARK interlocking, just north of Talbot Ave station, was added in 2007–2008
Talbot Ave was the first new station to open under the Fairmount line improvements project
Indigo Line
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The Indigo Line was a proposed urban rail transit service of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority that would have incorporated parts of the former Grand Junction Railroad, the Seaport Distri
The Fairmount Line of the MBTA Commuter Rail system was one of several rail lines considered for Indigo Line service in 2014
The Orange Line runs adjacent to the Haverhill Commuter Rail line; the Indigo Line would have instead operated directly on Commuter Rail trackage
The Indigo Line was proposed as a hybrid rail service with lightweight DMUs, similar to San Diego's Sprinter service
The Nippon Sharyo DMU was proposed for Indigo service