The famous P-811 TLM (track laying machine) in full operation laying the first concrete ties prior to the overhead wire installation. The TLM was part of a long string of machines doing everything... (more)

Penn Central BX29 power is waiting for a signal at the junction with the Middleboro Secondary. The engineer and brakeman seem to be talking to each other through the open cab windows. There must ... (more)

A solid hookup of the same locomotive type is bringing the Providence to Selkirk through the four track wide thoroughfare at Attleboro. Every night for several years the young boys on the right wo... (more)

Late afternoon local Conrail freight NH BX-29, later called WNRE 29, catches the last rays of sunlight on snow covered terrain. The former preacher at the Baptist church that you can see on the le... (more)

A Turbotrain returning from New York hits full stride through Attleboro. The sun has just set but there is enough afterglow to light the scene. For more Trubo train shotsmore)

Amtrak Northeast Regional 137 moves south through N Attleboro, MA with an unusual caboose..a Viewliner car in tow. Canon EOS 1D Mark III, Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

MBTA train 816 starts kicking up the snow as it departs Attleboro, MA for Boston on a cold afternoon.

Amtrak Acela 2165 races south at 150mph through Attleboro MA.

Day after day the same group of locomotives showed up at Attleboro. They were either u-boats or GP9s still wearing PC colors hauling for Conrail. Notice Amtrak sneaking up beside headed for Boston... (more)

Penn Central photographic Perfection. BX-29 is creeping past the tower after completing work at Mansfield and Attleboro. Conrail is less than a year away and some original New Haven u-boats still ... (more)

This SDP was not your father's E unit. EMD was making a clean break from the original art deco inspired cab unit shape. This was to be the new cab unit shape that would last 25 years in the SDP40F... (more)

An airplane without wings is flying through Attleboro. These United Technology turbo trains gave a noisy ride but were the first new American passenger train innovation is some time. I took a rou... (more)

Look at this scene from the era when Amtrak was down to its last usable coaches and power. The GP9 had the only operable steam generator. The E unit had a bad prime mover but power sets needed a c... (more)

Shinny E uint on a Providence local.

Conrail Freight headed for Braintree. The Government takeover of Penn Central and 4 other systems is so recent that the Reading unit is still in original Reading livery.