The sky opened up just in time for this one, right as train 137 rounded the corner. Led by their Siemens ACS-64 #604, 137 makes some noise for railfans as they make their videos for YouTube.
The engineer has this unit wide open to take advantage of the straight fast running track. In the steam era this section between Canton and Sharon Heights was a helper district.
Canton Viaduct has been in continuous use since 1848. Today High Speed Acella trains roll over it. In this imge New Haven FL9s are crossing it at full track speed.
Boston bound train heads East out of Canton Junction on a cold March morning
Due to catenary problems on track 1, this extra had to wait for Amtrak 190 to pass through in order to head west
Providence Local on a dry afternoon just before the massive railroad shake up on the east coast.
An outbound commuter train grinds off of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor and onto the Soughton branch
inbound train heading for Boston
This outbound commuter train is bound for Providence, RI and it is doing track speed of 80mph through JUNCTION interlocking. The Limited Clear signal on the right is for inbound MBTA train 912, w... (more)
a Boston bound MBTA train heads East out of Canton Junction
Canton Viaduct bridges a small valley and has been in contiuous uses sine 1848. Tody Acela trains cross it at speeds over 100 MPH