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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wildcat Branch canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| 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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.