Property Details for CSX Rail Line

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Property Location
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CAs Associated with this Property
Assessment Activities at this Property
Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment
Contaminants and Media
Cleanup Activities
Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup
Institutional & Engineering Controls
Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments
Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment
Additional Property Attributes

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Property Alias

Property Owner

Private

ACRES Property ID

104563

Property Address

50 State Street Leominster, MA 01420-7266

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Parcel Numbers

Latitude/Longitude

42.5566277 / -71.76941720000002

Congressional District

Property Contact

Gardner, Frank

Gardner.Frank@epa.gov

617-918-1278

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Property Location

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Property Progress

Assessment

Clean Up

Institutional Controls in Place

Engineering Controls in Place

Ready for Anticipated Use

Redevelopment Underway

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CAs Associated with this Property

CA Name	CA #	State	Type	Announcement Year
Montachusett Regional Planning Commission	BF97116001	MA	Assessment	2004
Montachusett Regional Planning Commission	BF97171101	MA	Assessment	2007

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Assessment Activities at this Property

Activity	EPA Funding	Start Date	Completion Date	CA	Accomplishment Counted?	Counted When?
Phase I Environmental Assessment	$2,500.00	08/01/2005	10/31/2005	Montachusett Regional Planning Commission	Y	FY10
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$80,500.00	06/30/2008	09/30/2009	Montachusett Regional Planning Commission	N	FY10

Is Cleanup Necessary? Yes
EPA Assessment Funding: $83,000.00
Leveraged Funding:
Total Funding: $83,000.00

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment

There is no data for Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment.

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Contaminants and Media

Contaminant Found

Lead
Other Metals
Petroleum Products

Remediating Action for Contaminants

NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up

Media Affected

Soil

Remediating Action for Media

NOT Cleaned up

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Cleanup Activities

There are no current cleanup activities.

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup

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Institutional and Engineering Controls

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Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments

There are no current redevelopment activities.

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment

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Additional Property Attributes

Property Highlights

The Site consists of approximate 4.2 miles of inactive rail corridor, comprising a total land area of approximately 35 acres. Commencing in downtown Leominster, MA in Carter Park, the Site extends in a northwesterly direction towards the downtown area of Fitchburg, MA. The rail corridor is located in close proximity to and runs parallel to MA State Route 12 North Main Street in Leominster and Water Street in Fitchburg. The Site is located in a heavily developed area and bisects or is surrounded by a variety of residential, commercial and industrial districts, as well as areas of open space. The Site comprises approximately 551,750 square feet of land in Fitchburg and approximately 966,000 square feet of land in Leominster. The Site traverses residential, commercial and industrial zoning districts in the two communities. The Fitchburg portion of the Site bisects 124 parcels, while the Leominster portion of the Site bisects approximately 419 parcels.

Former Use: The Site historically was utilized as a railroad corridor prior to the acquisition by CSX however it is currently inactive and the track and ties have been removed. The Site varies from 30 feet to 140 feet in width and was formerly utilized by Conrail for freight service to local manufacturing industries. The majority of the land is overgrown with brush and in general disrepair. The rail line was constructed around 1851 by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company. The CSX Rail Corporation acquired the Site from Conrail on June 1, 1999 and incorporated it into the larger CSX network that traverses New England. In April of 2002, CSX proposed to discontinue service of the 4.2 mile portion of rail line and make it available to the Cities for development and use as a pedestrian trail.

Predominant Past Usage

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Hazardous

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