Camberville (December 2004) 17 images
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    Pictures (not necessarily transit-related) from around Cambridge and Somerville in December, 2004. These are largely an excuse to experiment with digital camera settings, so they don't have consistent resolutions, sorry.
 
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Out of Town News  Sm    Med    Lg    Full  
Description : Out of Town News, in Harvard Square.
Location : Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA
Date : Sun 19 Dec 2004 09:11:53 PM EST
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Giant T  Sm    Med    Lg    Full  
Description : A large "T" is mounted on the front of Toscanini's ice cream.
Location : Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA
Date : Sun 19 Dec 2004 09:26:06 PM EST
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Dusk  Sm    Med    Lg    Full  
Description : Night falls on Harvard Square.
Location : Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA
Date : Sun 19 Dec 2004 09:27:59 PM EST
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Fence with Signals  Sm    Med    Lg    Full  
Description : The signals light up as a train approaches.
Location : Ball Square, Somerville, MA
Date : Fri 24 Dec 2004 02:39:39 PM EST
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Dark Train  Sm    Med    Lg    Full  
Description : An MBTA commuter rail train passes under the Broadway bridge.
Location : Ball Square, Somerville, MA
Date : Fri 24 Dec 2004 02:40:25 PM EST
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Approach Medium  Sm    Med    Lg    Full  
Description : An inbound MBTA commuter rail train passes an "approach medium" signal as it approaches the Cedar Street bridge.
Location : Ball Square, Somerville, MA
Date : Fri 24 Dec 2004 02:40:31 PM EST
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No Dogs Allowed  Sm    Med    Lg    Full  
Description : A sign explains Somerville's dog ordinance in both dog and human language.
Location : Trum Field, Somerville, MA
Date : Fri 24 Dec 2004 02:46:15 PM EST
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Home Plate  Sm    Med    Lg    Full  
Description : Looking out from home plate on Christmas Eve.
Location : Trum Field, Somerville, MA
Date : Fri 24 Dec 2004 02:50:06 PM EST
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Ice Ice Baby  Sm    Med    Lg    Full  
Description : A frozen lake? No, just a thin frozen puddle.
Location : Charles E. Ryan Rd., Somerville, MA
Date : Ice
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Bridge Closed  Sm    Med    Lg    Full  
Description : The Lowell Street Bridge has been closed for nearly five years. From the Magoun Square side.
Location : Lowell Street Brigde, Somerville, MA
Date : Fri 24 Dec 2004 03:00:02 PM EST
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Junction  Sm    Med    Lg    Full  
Description : The commuter rail narrows from three tracks to two headed north out of Somerville. The leftmost track is a largely unused freight track; the two tracks on the right carry MBTA commuter rail and the Amtrak Downeaster.
Location : Lowell Street Bridge, Somerville, MA
Date : Fri 24 Dec 2004 03:01:01 PM EST
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Signal  Sm    Med    Lg    Full  
Description : The back of a three-head color-light interlocking signal.
Location : Lowell Street Bridge, Somerville, MA
Date : Fri 24 Dec 2004 03:02:02 PM EST
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Closed Bridge  Sm    Med    Lg    Full  
Description : The bridge is closed because it is decaying badly. The pavement is cracking; in some places wood can be seen beneath asphalt.
Location : Lowell Street Bridge, Somerville, MA
Date : Fri 24 Dec 2004 03:03:32 PM EST
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Abandoned Track  Sm    Med    Lg    Full  
Description : These overgrown tracks used to head to Davis Square, then proceed to Arlington, Lexington, and Bedford. Beyond Cedar Street this forms 12 miles of bike path, and there are plans to convert this segment to trail as well.
Location : Lowell Street Bridge, Somerville, MA
Date : Fri 24 Dec 2004 03:04:02 PM EST
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Lexington Branch  Sm    Med    Lg    Full  
Description : Where the abandoned Lexington Branch separates from the main line to Woburn and Lowell.
Location : Lowell Street Bridge, Somerville, MA
Date : Fri 24 Dec 2004 03:04:48 PM EST
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Signal Redux  Sm    Med    Lg    Full  
Description : Another signal. Note the small signal head below and to the left of the bottom head of the main signal; I can't tell what it's for, and there's a separate dwarf signal protecting the freight track here.
Location : Lowell Street Bridge, Somerville, MA
Date : Fri 24 Dec 2004 03:05:51 PM EST
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Powder House  Sm    Med    Lg    Full  
Description : This is the powder house, of Powder House Square fame. It appears in the official Somerville seal.
Location : Nathan Tufts Park, Somerville, MA
Date : Fri 24 Dec 2004 03:33:13 PM EST
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