"Several Phases of Amtrak at Springfield"

On a sunny March 24th, 2024, Amtrak P42DC #130, painted in the Phase II heritage scheme, shoves southbound Vermonter Train 57 into Springfiel... (more)

Three venerable Amtrak F40s congregate at the west end of the Springfield, MA station. How many "Amtrak"s can you see?

"New Geeps For the Springfield Line"

On the afternoon of February 26th, 2024, Amtrak EMD GP38-3's 734 & 728 trail on "Amtrak Extra 123" as it pulls into Springfield Union Station in M... (more)

Amtrak train 475, a Springfield MA to New Haven CT Hartford Line train, is about to depart Springfield's Union Station. Amtrak "control coach" 9641 (ex-AMTK Metroliner Coa... (more)

Special Through Springfield. CSX GP40WH-2 9969 (ex-MARC 69, née-New York Central Railroad 3051, GP40, EMD, 7/1967) led CSX W003-26 over the former Boston & Albany Railroad on August 25, 20... (more)

Connecticut Southern CSO-4 is seen departing Springfield on their return trip to Hartford.

Connecticut & Southern train CS04 departs Springfield for the return trip to Hartford on a beautiful Autumn afternoon.

CT Rail #6698 ready to depart Springfield Union Station with the 1:50 pm train to New Haven.

"Kids ON TRACK Train Ride"

On the weekend of July 22nd & 23rd of 2023, the Amherst Railway Society and Springfield Union Station hosted a "Kids ON TRACK" event inside of the historic ... (more)

CSO-04 about to meet CTrail Train 4406 in Riverfront Park.

Train 147 leaves Springfield behind as it begins its run to Roanoke, VA on May 6, 2023. Today marks the Engineer's first solo trip after marking up this week.

"100 at Spring Tower"

On a cloudy February 26th, 2023, Amtrak P42DC #100, painted in "Midnight Blue", leads Vermonter train 57 past the old Spring Tower at the northern end of the MRS... (more)

Amtrak train 56, the northbound Vermonter, departed Washington DC in the morning behind AMTK ACS-64 652 pulling six cars (for those keeping score at home: AMTK 82531, 82748, 82691, 82782, ... (more)

A small Amtrak Hartford Line train departs Springfield as the buildings in downtown loom in the background on an unusually warm January afternoon.

Boston and Maine E7 3801 sits at Springfield on a Saturday. My father had driven us there so that my sister could visit Mt. Holyoke College and dropped me off by the railroad, of course.