New Bedford/Fall River Rail Project
South Coast Rail

Rail Project Maps

The 3 Proposed Routes Click for a larger map.
LEGEND:
Yellow lines = New Bedford & Fall River existing freight tracks (CSX), merging at Myricks Junction in Berkley, then running together on single freight track to Cotley Junction in Taunton.
From Cotley Junction there are three different rail routes to reach Boston:
Light Blue Line, west side = 'Attleboro Alternative'
Pink Line, center = 'Stoughton Alternative'
Purple Line, east side = 'Middleboro Alternative'

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The Attleboro Alternative Click for a larger map.
The Attleboro Alternative in Norton & Attleboro:
Existing CSX freight track through Norton - ‘The Attleboro Secondary’ and
Proposed Attleboro By-Pass through Norton & Attleboro, then into Mansfield

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The Attleboro Alternative Detail Map 1 Click for a larger map.
Source:
MBTA Enviromental Notification Form (ENF)
New Bedford/Fall River Commuter Rail Project
September 1995 Volume 1

Existing CSX freight track through Norton - ‘The Attleboro Secondary’ (Identified as Conrail) and
Proposed Attleboro By-Pass - over Chartley Pond in Norton, along Nat’l. Grid ROW through Attleboro, then into Mansfield connecting with existing Shore Line (New York, Providence, to Boston)

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The Attleboro Alternative Detail Map 2 Click for a larger map.
Source:
MBTA Enviromental Notification Form (ENF)
New Bedford/Fall River Commuter Rail Project
September 1995 Volume 1

Existing CSX freight track through Taunton - ‘The Attleboro Secondary’ (Identified as Conrail) with 15 at-grade crossings in Taunton, crossing through Three Mile River Watershed into Norton, with grade crossing on Woodward St.

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