Wildcat Branch

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Wildcat Branch is a secondary commuter rail route in Massachusetts used by MBTA trains as an alternate connection between the Lowell Line and the Haverhill Line.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commuter rail line
railway line
alsoUsedFor freight rail
belongsToCorridor Boston–Maine rail corridor NERFINISHED
connectsLine Haverhill Line NERFINISHED
Lowell Line NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crosses Wildcat Brook NERFINISHED
dispatchingAuthority MBTA / contracted commuter rail operator NERFINISHED
electrification none
endPoint Wilmington, Massachusetts (Lowell Line junction) NERFINISHED
formerName Wilmington Branch NERFINISHED
function alternate connection between the Lowell Line and the Haverhill Line
hasJunctionWith MBTA Haverhill Line NERFINISHED
MBTA Lowell Line NERFINISHED
hasStation no intermediate passenger stations in regular MBTA service
hasStructure at-grade alignment
historicalOperator Boston and Maine Railroad NERFINISHED
infrastructureType double-track mainline connection
lineLength approximately 2.9 miles
lineOrientation generally north–south
lineType secondary route
locale Wilmington, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
locatedIn Middlesex County, Massachusetts
namedAfter Wildcat Brook NERFINISHED
numberOfTracks 2
openedForRailTraffic 19th century
operator MBTA
surface form: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
owner MBTA
surface form: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
partOfNetwork MBTA Commuter Rail network NERFINISHED
primaryUse passenger rail
railroadDivision former Boston and Maine mainline connections
railSystem Northside MBTA Commuter Rail NERFINISHED
regionServed Greater Boston
routeRole bypass of Reading branch for some Haverhill Line trains
safetySystem Positive Train Control (PTC) equipped
signallingSystem wayside signals
startPoint Wilmington Junction NERFINISHED
state Massachusetts
status active
trackGauge standard gauge
usedBy MBTA Commuter Rail NERFINISHED
usedByService MBTA Downeaster route (Amtrak) trains when routed via Lowell Line
MBTA Haverhill Line trains NERFINISHED
usedFor operational flexibility between Lowell and Haverhill corridors
usedInCaseOf service diversions between Lowell and Haverhill Lines

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Lowell Line connectsWith Wildcat Branch