MBTA Commuter Rail Maintenance Facility

The MBTA Commuter Rail Maintenance Facility (signed as, and often known by, its former name of Boston Engine Terminal) is the primary train maintenance repair facility for the MBTA Commuter Rail system. It is located in the Inner Belt area of Somerville, Massachusetts, near North Station in Boston. The present Commuter Rail Maintenance Facility was built in 1995, replacing the Boston Engine Terminal which was built by the former Boston and Maine Railroad.

Boston Engine Terminal
Aerial view of the facility in 2015
LocationSomerville, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°22′30″N 71°4′33″W
Owned byMBTA
Services
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Porter
toward Wachusett
 Fitchburg Line North Station
Terminus
North Station
Terminus
 Lowell Line West Medford
toward Lowell
Haverhill Line
Limited service
 West Medford
toward Haverhill
Haverhill Line Malden Center
toward Haverhill
Newburyport/​Rockport Line Chelsea
toward Newburyport or Rockport

Three small platforms on asphalt crossings serve as flag stops for MBTA employees only. One platform serves the Fitchburg Line, another the Lowell Line, and a third the Haverhill Line and Newburyport/Rockport Line (which split a mile north of the CRMF).

It has been viewed as a possible location for a light rail maintenance facility for the under-construction Green Line Extension.[1]

References
  1. "Green Line Extension Project Analysis of the Boston Engine Terminal for The Purposes of Siting a Light Rail Vehicle Support Facility" (PDF). MBTA/Massachusetts Department of Transportation. March 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
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