{"id":30199,"date":"2020-11-16T06:59:54","date_gmt":"2020-11-16T11:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=30199"},"modified":"2020-11-15T22:08:55","modified_gmt":"2020-11-16T03:08:55","slug":"working-on-the-franklin-branch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/working-on-the-franklin-branch\/","title":{"rendered":"Working on the Franklin Branch."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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It\u2019s been a long time since the White Train passed this way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At one time, many years ago MBTA\u2019s Franklin Branch was the New York & New England main line, which was then a double track line through Norfolk, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Kris Sabbatino and I paid a visit to Norfolk a week ago, Keolis track crews were busily working on the line installing a second main track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, I wonder, when will the line be extended west to restore the Inland route via Blackstone, Putnam and Willimantic to New Haven?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photos exposed with a Nikon Z6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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