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business lots. He removed a section of the fence for platform access after meeting with the MBTA, but disputed whether he was required to provide access and station facilities according to the terms of the 1960 land sale. Despite intervention by state legislators and a postcard campaign by residents, an agreement was not reached in 2014. In
December 2014, the MBTA rejected a plan that would have created a pedestrian access path and a vehicle dropoff lane, alleging that the landowner had unfairly shifted property lines.
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jeopardized regardless of the vote. The vote was "overwhelmingly" in favor of taking the whole property, valued at $ 595,000. On June 2, 2016, the town took ownership of the access route and building. In
November 2016, MART agreed to pay for the demolition of the USO building; the town paid relocation costs for the two tenants.
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February 2015, the landowner again blocked station access due to commuters parking on his property after a series of snowstorms. When an agreement had not been reached by March, the MBTA prepared to take the issue to land court. In April 2016, with negotiations between the three parties seemingly
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In 1895, the
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December 1973, state subsidies for towns outside the MBTA funding district were halved, resulting in the MBTA needing to renegotiate subsidies from 14 municipalities. Ultimately Ayer, with just 14 daily commuters, refused to pay its $ 8200 bill in 1974; Littleton also did not reach an agreement.
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As rail service and industry declined, Ayer made an awkward transition from a rail-centered town to a car-centered town. The southern depot was demolished around 1960; the former northern depot and surrounding land was sold to a local business owner on
September 29, 1960. The provisions of the sale
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intense competition between railroads. Passenger service on the lightly used
Brookline & Pepperell ended in 1931 and on the P&S in 1933. The Stony Brook, with its flatter grades than the W&N, became the preferred route for passenger and freight service to the north, particularly after a
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In 1906, East Main Street was rerouted onto a bridge east of the station, eliminating traffic problems caused when trains blocked the grade crossing. The old Stony Brook freight house and engine house were removed as part of the construction, while a passenger tunnel was built to connect East Main
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January 18, 1965 as part of its abandonment of commuter rail service outside the MBTA's funding district, but the MBTA established funding for restoration of service back to Ayer and intermediate stops effective June 28 of that year. The northern station building was demolished in 1967, with a
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opening in 1917 briefly increased traffic, competition from interurban streetcars (including a line on
Central Street built around 1905) then automobiles in the early 20th century forced the B&M to discontinue service on marginal branch lines, as well as redundant routes built during years of
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commuters at the station. After delays caused by disagreements with a property owner, the property to ensure a public access route to the station was acquired by the town in June 2016, allowing the parking expansion to proceed. The garage opened in 2019, with improvements to the station entrance
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1889 map of Ayer
Junction station and surrounding areas (north is to the upper left). The Fitchburg mainline runs approximately east-west, joined by the Stony Brook east of the station. The Worcester & Nashua runs approximately north-south, with the Peterborough & Shirley running to the
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In 2017, plans were changed to again include a $ 4.2 million, 180-space garage. A construction contract for the parking structure was issued in January 2019, and construction began with the closure of the rail trail lot that April. The garage opened on December 9, 2019. An accessible sidewalk,
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process, which then went before public vote at a town warrant meeting in May. The public vote had two sections — one for just the access route, and one for the commercial property (the 1960s-built USO building) as well. Because of the delays, the federal funding for the project could have been
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Between 1848 and 1852, land speculators laid out streets and commercial plots surrounding the new station. Industry, made possible by the railroad connections to major cities, soon arrived: a plow company in 1850, a tannery in 1854, and an iron foundry soon after. The city of Ayer, named after
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On April 28, 2014, pedestrian access to the station was partially cut off when the abutting landowner erected a fence on the station's primary access point, forcing riders to walk a short distance along the tracks to a different business lot, in an effort to stop commuters from parking on his
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By the late 1880s, Ayer was a major rail junction and service point. Freight houses were located in the northeast and southeast corners of the junction, coal sheds in three locations, another engine house and freight house to the east, and a small roundhouse at Mechanic Street. The
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was constructed at North Chelmsford in 1930 allowing direct service to New Hampshire. Through Worcester-Portland local service ended in 1928; passenger service ended on the W&N north of Ayer in 1934, and part of the route to Nashua was outright abandoned within a decade.
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opened in 1894 and connected to the P&S in West Groton several miles to the north, with trains run through to Ayer. When the Fitchburg Railroad was acquired by the B&M in 1900, all lines through Ayer (and most of northern Massachusetts) were under its control.
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station was established at Flannigan's Crossing (Groton-Harvard Road). The station was located on the southwest corner of the grade crossing, with a freight house just to its west and a woodshed (to supply early wood-burning locomotives) across the tracks.
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but later rejected) was committed to build a $ 4 million surface lot. However, the lot was delayed due to conflicts with businesses that would be displaced and the lack of a publicly owned pedestrian entrance (a requirement to use the federal funds).
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was built between the W&N tracks. The roof was rebuilt with new trusses; the former iron supporting pillars were used to construct the upper story of the nearby Spaulding Block. The wooden W&N platform was replaced with concrete in July 1873.
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In April 1946, the Stony Brook was connected directly to the Fitchburg at Stony Brook Junction, permitting the removal of its redundant rails between there and Ayer. Willows station had been closed by that time. The overnight New York City–Maine
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on January 13, 1980. Ayer has seen continuous MBTA service since 1980, although service beyond Ayer was cut from Gardner to Fitchburg at the end of 1986. The W&N just north of Ayer was finally abandoned in 1982, and turned into the
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and later transactions included deed restrictions requiring the purchaser to provide an easement for public station access as well as a station facility for 100 years. Service along the Fitchburg main line was cut back to
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The "Wall Track", a freight siding, runs along the north side of the north (outbound) platform; reaching the inbound platform from the town center requires crossing all three tracks. West of the station, the single-track
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office and a parking lot with no station facilities built in its place. A small "modern railway depot" – likely just a bus shelter – was built around 1970; it was a noncontributing property to the Historic District.
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west, Ayer had no dedicated station parking. The lots adjacent to the station were privately owned and served local businesses, but were often illegally used by commuters using the station. The 30-space
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The MBTA installed platforms with yellow edge strips for the 1980 return of service. A metal shelter on the inbound platform was added in 2003. No major upgrades to the station were made as part of the
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lane / bus loop, and the Depot Square park were constructed next to the station in 2020–21 at the former USO building site. The project did not include renovations to make the station itself
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station with additional parking capacity. The plan was unpopular with local residents, who preferred the stations close to the town centers, and the MBTA dropped the consolidation plan.
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plus New York, New Hampshire, and Maine. Passenger service ended on all of the lines except the Fitchburg mainline between 1931 and 1961. After a brief disruption in early 1965, the
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with a large trainshed in 1848. Land speculation and industrial development spurred by the railroad access expanded the tiny farm village into the independent town of Ayer.
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in July 1848; it ran parallel to the Fitchburg for several miles east of downtown Ayer before branching to the northeast at Stony Brook Junction. Located at the junction,
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began subsidizing commuter rail service to Ayer as part of what would become the Fitchburg Line. The station and part of the line was closed in 1975, but reopened in 1980.
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On December 27, 1976, the MBTA bought the B&M's northside commuter rail assets, including the entire length of the Fitchburg Line. The closure of the
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Ayer was devastated by a fire in 1872, but its industrial connections allowed for a period of rebuilding and even prosperity after. Most buildings in the
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houses. In 1897, the junction of the P&S was relocated slightly to the west to eliminate angled grade crossings of Main Street and Park Street. An
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South Groton, until then "about a dozen farms of doubtful prosperity" and hindered by its remoteness, was quickly transformed by the railroads. A new
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for freight trains east and west of the station, and a freight yard (known as Hill Yard) about a quarter mile to the south on the Worcester Branch.
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parking lot was available for commuters on weekdays; some commuters also used street parking and other business lots. In 2003, the town and the
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commuter service between Fitchburg and Boston as the sole remaining passenger service through Ayer when the
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A new station was constructed in 1896. By 1900, the town was served by five lines all controlled by the
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splits from the Wall Track and curves to the north; it serves a paper plant at Vose near West Groton.
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the next month represented the limit of the contraction of the northside lines; as a result of the
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Ayer station in 2021. The wye to the Worcester Branch is at left, with the Wall Track at far right.
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main line opened on an east-west alignment through the tiny village of South Groton in
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built in 1929 controlled the various train movements across the complex junction. An
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The 1848-built Union Station in September 1895, shortly before it was demolished
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service bracketing the tracks. The platforms are low-level; the station is not
2012:"Depot Square building coming down in Ayer to pave way for 100 parking spaces"
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freight service, with the Fitchburg Route serving as part of its main line. A
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Ayer station is located in downtown Ayer, just south of Main Street (Route
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building and an extension of the freight house were added in the 1910s.
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1931:"Ayer selectmen vote to pursue eminent domain for commuter-rail access"
1772:"MBTA to receive over 160 postcards on Ayer commuter rail access issue"
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opened in 1875, trains through Ayer could run on the Fitchburg and the
1957:"Eminent domain may finally settle Ayer's commuter rail stop quandary"
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A gazetteer of the state of Massachusetts: with numerous illustrations
1166:"Ayer Commuter Rail Parking Facility & Depot Square Concept Plans"
1827:"In surprise move, property owner sets up fence around commuter rail"
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Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Ayer, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
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Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Ayer, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
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Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Ayer, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
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on the south side of the station connects the Fitchburg Route to the
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also runs freight trains through the town to various destinations.
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used the routing until October 29, 1960; the B&M ran a single
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1801:"Ayer owner told to remove fence blocking path to train station"
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MBTA Commuter Rail stations in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
1985:"Eminent-domain taking for parking facility complete in Ayer"
2061:. Montachusett Regional Transit Authority. January 28, 2019.
1905:"Pontbriand updates Ayer selectmen on MBTA land swap status"
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Fitchburg Commuter Rail Line Improvement Implementation Plan
1587:"MBTA puts bigger bite on 14 'outside' towns for rail costs"
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Montachusett Regional Planning Commission (December 2009).
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in December 1845. Following a town vote the previous year,
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1723:. Montachusett Regional Transit Authority. Archived from
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1427:. Vol. 28, no. 181. August 1, 1873. p. 1.
1390:"National Register of Historic Places Registration Form"
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Planning began in 2003 for a parking structure to serve
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at a standstill, the Ayer selectmen voted to begin the
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Three more railroads followed in short succession. The
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The 2003-built canopy and older bus-stop-style shelter
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opened through South Groton in 1845, followed by the
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Ayer has been a major railroad interchange since the
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Railway stations in the United States opened in 1845
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1853:"Pastor responds: MBTA rejects Ayer land swap plan"
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1477:. Boston Street Railway Association. p. 92.
1094:"Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district"
52:Platforms at Ayer, looking westward, in July 2021
1503:. Sanborn Map Company. November 1921. p. 5.
1248:"Massachusetts Bay Colony Railroad Track Charts"
817:The station buildings and signal bridges in 1919
717:on December 18, 1848 crossed the Fitchburg on a
713:and Ayer on July 3, 1848; an extension north to
549:in 1848. The original depot was replaced with a
2096:"New Ayer Commuter Rail parking facility opens"
1446:. Sanborn Map Company. October 1902. p. 4.
1473:Humphrey, Thomas J.; Clark, Norton D. (1985).
1114:Central Transportation Planning Staff (2019).
530:. There is a shelter on the inbound platform.
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1638:"MBTA Adds Three New Trips On Fitchburg Line"
1462:. Sanborn Map Company. March 1912. p. 5.
1118:. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
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1403:Nason, Elias; Varney, George Jones (1890).
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1574:. p. A-1 – via Newspapers.com.
1568:"Old railroad depots take on new careers"
1566:O'Connell, Richard W. (August 18, 1968).
1535:Lefferts, Jennifer Lenn (June 11, 2014).
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1799:Pak-Harvey, Amelia (April 29, 2014).
1718:"Ayer Parking Garage Impact Analysis"
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2010:O'Connor, Anne (November 15, 2016).
1770:Pak-Harvey, Amelia (July 30, 2014).
1366:"Ayer Main Street Historic District"
1741:Arata, Mary E. (October 22, 2012).
1388:Zarowin, David (February 2, 1989).
1342:George H. Walker & Co. (1889).
830:(B&M) in 1886, followed by the
801:, Ayer Junction (soon shortened to
991:Fitchburg Line Improvement Project
787:Vermont and Massachusetts Railroad
779:Ayer Main Street Historic District
610:Ayer Main Street Historic District
512:Ayer Main Street Historic District
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2094:Winkler, Jon (December 9, 2019).
1955:O'Connor, Anne (April 21, 2016).
1877:Bishop, Jon (February 20, 2015).
1851:Bishop, Jon (December 15, 2014).
1516:Northern New England Travel Guide
1364:Hikida, T. Kent (July 12, 1985).
1101:Boston Street Railway Association
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1929:O'Connor, Anne (April 6, 2016).
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2072:Osborn, John (April 18, 2019).
857:American Railway Express Agency
809:Consolidation under the B&M
236:276 (weekday average boardings)
1611:O'Keele, John (2 March 1975).
1134:O'Connor, Anne (May 9, 2016).
204:March 1, 1975–January 13, 1980
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1903:Bishop, Jon (March 3, 2015).
1344:"Ayer Junction, part of Ayer"
1286:Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1890).
707:Worcester and Nashua Railroad
543:Worcester and Nashua Railroad
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2039:Jones, M.E. (May 24, 2019).
1312:Schwarzel, Barry E. (2012).
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1116:"2018 Commuter Rail Counts"
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1879:"Flare-up in MBTA dispute"
1218:Karr, Ronald Dale (1995).
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832:Boston and Lowell Railroad
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1246:Held, Patrick R. (2010).
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1315:Images of America: Ayer
1016:Nashua River Rail Trail
983:Nashua River Rail Trail
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1935:Nashoba Valley Voice
1883:Nashoba Valley Voice
1857:Nashoba Valley Voice
1831:Nashoba Valley Voice
1776:Nashoba Valley Voice
1747:Nashoba Valley Voice
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539:Stony Brook Railroad
2159:Ayer, Massachusetts
2059:"Ayer Garage Rebid"
1666:on January 29, 2014
1425:Worcester Daily Spy
1260:on October 8, 2013.
1092:Belcher, Jonathan.
972:and especially the
970:1970s energy crisis
627:Ayer is a node for
516:Ayer, Massachusetts
297:Littleton/Route 495
131:Worcester Main Line
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58:General information
18:Ayer (MBTA station)
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440:Worcester – Lowell
418:Worcester – Nashua
363:Boston – Fitchburg
344:Following station
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