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MBCR/MBTA Gold Star Memorial Train Rolls Through West Roxbury

The memorial train has more than 150 gold stars on it that each hold the name of every Massachusetts serviceman and woman who lost their lives in the Iraq or Afghanistan wars.

 

 

A special train rolled through the Parkway area on Thursday, as the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Rail Gold Star Memorial Train stopped in West Roxbury and Roslindale.

The MBCR/MBTA train is ‘wrapped’ in red, white, and blue colors, with more than then 150 gold stars that each hold the name of every Massachusetts serviceman and woman who lost their lives in the Iraq or Afghanistan wars. The train was unveiled before Memorial Day and is traveling across the commuter rail system for two months.

On Thursday, the train was at West Roxbury station at 5:06 and 5:53, Highland at 5:03, Bellevue at 5:00 and Roslindale at 4:57.

Did you see the train? Let us know what you think in the comments section.

Related Topics: Gold Star Memorial Train, MBTA, and Massachusetts Bay Commuter Rail

Marion T. Connolly

10:19 am on Sunday, June 17, 2012

I was standing with Ethos Flash Mob outside Roche Bros. when it went by and everyone loved.

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Kate

8:59 am on Monday, June 18, 2012

Ethos Flash Mob? I'd like to hear more about that.

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David Ertischek

3:44 pm on Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Check out Patch's coverage of the flash mob here, too: http://patch.com/B-XVS

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