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Currently, the land is criss-crossed by railroad tracks owned by rail giant CSX—a landscape, many officials say, which is vital to the economy because the rail yards on the 91 acres provide the only major access for freight trains to the port of Boston...
...January, Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino wrote a letter to MTA Chair Amorello, asking that no sale be made until the city had completed a review of the rail yard—known as Beacon Park—and its economic impact on the region...
...officials are reportedly concerned that the sale of the larger slice of land to Harvard could complicate access to or even spell the eventual end of the railway yard, which is the largest facility for rail freight in the Boston area and a crucial piece in the MBTA’s development of the commuter rail...
Levy said that worry about the future of the rail yard was unnecessary...
Years ago, the Turnpike provided CSX, which owns the rail yards, with an easement which keeps them on the land indefinitely, no matter who the landlord...