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FIGURE 24: A BUSH GROWS IN THE MIDDLEOF THE WOODS HOLE LINEFIGURE 25: A CROSSING SIGNAL AT OLD DOCKROAD OVERGROWN WITH VEGETATIONFIGURE 26: THE WOODS HOLE LINE HAS BEENPAVED OVER AT OLD DOCK ROADFIGURE 27: OTIS BRANCH RAIL TRACKS, EASTOF ROUTE 28A2.4.2.4 Otis BranchFrom the Otis Junction, the Otis Branch runs east into the Otis Air Force Base (Figure27). Inside the base, the track splits into several terminals, with one track running as fareast as Mashpee. The entire set of track is federally owned, with use by <strong>Cape</strong> Rail, Inc.In total, the segment contains 10.51 miles of track, 3 grade separated roadway crossings,and 15 total roadway crossings.2.4.2.5 <strong>Cape</strong> <strong>Cod</strong> Canal Railroad BridgeIn order to enter <strong>Cape</strong> <strong>Cod</strong>, trains must cross the <strong>Cape</strong> <strong>Cod</strong> Railroad Bridge (Figure 28).In 1910, the Buzzards Bay Railroad Bridge was completed over the first <strong>Cape</strong> <strong>Cod</strong> Canal,which was under construction at the time. When the canal was reconstructed in 1933, anew railroad bridge had to be built over the widened waterway. Since the railroad gradecould not be easily raised, the Army Corps of Engineers constructed a vertical liftChapter 2.4: Rail <strong>Cape</strong> <strong>Cod</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Transportation</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> | August 2011Page 176

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