Word: rails
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...opponents—including Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino and Mass. Governor W. Mitt Romney—have consistently said they fear that Harvard’s ownership of the 91 acres could jeopardize the sprawling railyard situated on the land, which, they say, provides crucial rail access close to Boston’s port and is essential to the region’s economy...
...fully expect at this point that 30 days from now, the MBTA will own the rail yard,’’ Grabauskas told the Globe on Saturday. He likened the Turnpike Authority to ‘’the drunken brother selling off the back 40 for a short-term fix, and we’re all going to suffer...
...review board cited a report which called the railyard—known as Beacon Park—“the major freight transfer point beween rail and truck for the Boston region...
...eminent domain—a letter hand-delivered to MBTA attorneys on Friday afternoon— stated that the Turnpike was “mystified by the MBTA’s action” especially since the University was prepared to “facilitate the continuation of commuter rail and freight services...
...Boston could lose freight traffic to other nearby ports that have ship-to-rail connections, said Shaun Keefe, who is Vice President of Romar Transportation Systems, Inc. in Allston, a trucking company which transports cargo to and from CSX rails...