Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad
The Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad ( BRB & L) was an American railway company in Massachusetts. The company, founded in 1874 joined with Boston Revere Beach, Lynn and Winthrop. 1940, the company was liquidated.
History
The local entrepreneurs Alpheus Blake founded on 5 May 1874, the Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad. The in the track width of 914.40 mm (3 foot) running route went along the recreation area on the Atlantic Ocean beach of the Massachusetts Bay from East Boston to emerging industrial state Lynn. In East Boston, there was a company-owned ferry service to the Rowes Wharf in Boston.
The 14.2 km long stretch of East Boston, Lynn was opened on 22 July 1875. In Eastern Boston was a ferry service to Rowes Wharf in Boston. Were mainly used type locomotives Mason. The cars corresponded in size to those for the standard gauge. The operation was successful and managed a market share of the competing Eastern Railroad to conquer. July 1, 1891 the Boston, Winthrop and Shore Railroad was incorporated. So now there was also a connection to Winthrop and Point Shirley. 1896 there was a fire in the engine shed where the majority of locomotives have been severely damaged.
1911 tried to take over the company, the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. The plan was to convert the tracks on standard gauge track and electrify. The Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad at that time had one of the busiest in the United States. In 1914, 7 million passengers were transported. Therefore, the company dealt with its own electrification plans to increase the capacity of the line. In particular, the short distances between the stops and the high frequency of trains were unsuitable for steam operation.
1919 and 1920 had to write due to high operating costs losses to society. The incipient competition of car traffic and bus routes made itself felt. From the mid- 1920s, the company was in the black again. Mid-1920s, more than 13 million passengers annually. 1927 took over a New York engineering firm control of the Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad. Immediately following the routes of the Company for $ 1,400,000 with 600 volts DC began to be electrifying. The work was carried out by General Electric and began in April 1928. Bridges for the overhead line was erected at a distance of around 90 meters. The current delivered local power plants through 2 kV and 1 kV lines to the rectifier stations. This were in Lynn and Orient Heights. Of the 96 cars were rebuilt to 60 railcars. Here, a bogie with two electric motors GE - 295A was provided. In addition, the car cabs, multiple process control, as well as the necessary electrical equipment received. Upon completion of the construction workers went on December 2, 1928 Last scheduled a steam locomotive. With the electrification of the travel times could be shortened by 10 to 15 minutes between the two endpoints.
By beginning the following year the Great Depression came the Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad in the economic difficulties. 1934, the Sumner Tunnel was opened between Boston and East Boston. This made it possible to easily reach the Bostonern by car or bus previously approached only by the BRB & L goals. In the same year was tabled in Parliament by Massachusetts law, the Boston Elevated Railway after should have the right to purchase the track. This law was not passed, but the Boston Elevated acquired tram routes to Revere and thus became the direct competitor of the Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad.
1937 finally had to declare bankruptcy, the BRB & L. After 1938, the elevated railway that operated the ferry boat in Boston has been set, the company finally applied for in July 1939, the closure of the route. On January 27 1940 the last time the trains and the ferry. The company was dissolved on 19 July 1940.
A part of the track bed between East Boston and Revere is used by the rail of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority since 1952.