A train of mixed paint schemes has just left 
      the terminal station in this view, and is rising to reach Lechmere Viaduct.  
		Although there are numerous street crossings on the branches once they reach 
		ground level west of downtown, there are none on this portion of the 
		system. 
		 
		The proposed extension out to Somerville and Medford will add five or 
		six miles to the line, and would likely take off in a different tangent 
		in this immediate vicinity.  It is still in the early planning 
		stages, and no final route selection has taken place.   |