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A red-tail hawk in Scituate near the rail line.
A red-tail hawk in Scituate near the rail line.

Photos along the line

The "Hingham siding" section of double track near French Street.
The "Hingham siding" section of double track near French Street.

 

A worker finishes some of the miles of security fencing along the rail line in Weymouth.
A worker finishes some of the miles of security fencing along the rail line in Weymouth.

 

The Hingham platform at the South Shore Country Club is under final construction.
The Hingham platform at the South Shore Country Club is under final construction.

 

Biologists Jolene Csakany and Geogia Hall take samples of life from a vernal pool in Cohasset along the rail line.
Biologists Jolene Csakany and Geogia Hall take samples of life from a vernal pool in Cohasset along the rail line.

 

Golfers on the Cohasset Country Club course, which is along the line.
Golfers on the Cohasset Country Club course, which is along the line.

 

Laborers Peter Kelly, Jeff Driscoll and George Maze attach sound deadening panels inside the wooden fence which lines the tracks on North Street in Hingham.
Laborers Peter Kelly, Jeff Driscoll and George Maze attach sound deadening panels inside the wooden fence which lines the tracks on North Street in Hingham.

 

A vernal pool off the line in North Cohasset.
A vernal pool off the line in North Cohasset.

 

The line squeezes between homes off North and South Streets in Hingham. The wooden fence will have sound-absorbing panels.
The line squeezes between homes off North and South Streets in Hingham. The wooden fence will have sound-absorbing panels.