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Have you noticed the train slows down considerably while crossing the Longfellow Bridge? (Maybe that's why it takes longer than the eight minutes that the 1912 train boasted) Blame the Federal Highway Administration, which recommended the speed restriction in 2008 .
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By Andrew Ba Tran, Boston.com
Have you noticed the train slows down considerably while crossing the Longfellow Bridge? (Maybe that's why it takes longer than the eight minutes that the 1912 train boasted)

Blame the Federal Highway Administration, which recommended the speed restriction in 2008 .