Both this day and Beacon Park Yard are in their twilight as an intermodal train prepares to tackle the Berkshires.

D6H PA1 17 arrives Bostons South station with the last sun rays

A typical Green Line scene plays out along South Huntington Avenue.

The 591 sits in Southampton Yard.

Amtrak 193 brings up the markers of Downeaster 686 as it shoves the train past the former Boston & Maine Tower A, across the Charles River drawbridge and into North Station. The Zakim Bridge and t... (more)

Urban railroading is dirty and no-nonsense, part of the overlooked infrastructure that keeps a city running. The Zakim Bridge may be the prettiest part of Boston's transportation system, but don't... (more)

Out past Brigham Circle on the Green Line's E Branch, the street-running trolley is alive and well. Bell ringing and horn blaring to alert cars and pedestrians to the lumbering two-car train's mot... (more)

Inbound to Boston, an Orange Line train pulls into Green Street Station. The station sign, labeled Green on an orange sign, has made the rounds of the internet, usually with a caption of "You had ... (more)

Prudential Center towers in the background as the sun peaks out allowing me to photograph trains leaving Boston after spending the day at Campus Technology Expo.

A rare aerial shot of the Boston Engine Terminal for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is had on a departure I made from one of the Boston hospitals. Visible in the image are numerous... (more)

Originally this car was built for the UP as #2603, and was eventually inherited by Amtrak and renumbered as 2903. It was one of the first heritage cars to go through the HEP program, and eventuall... (more)

An Amfleet II "Smoker Lounge," as they were called... Before smoking was banned on all Amtrak trains, Amfleet II Lounges were overhauled in the late 90s to have one half of the car to contain an ... (more)

F40 287 and AEM-7 932 sit next to each other as we sit in the cab of an F40 to wait for some other moves to be made in the yard. Photo taken on RR property with permission.

F40 394 is in the shop with a Phase V (also known as the lava lamp scheme) Amfleet I Coach sitting outside amid a selection of various wheel sets. This was the scheme of "Acela Regional" back in ... (more)

Trolleys come and go at the bottom of the grade just east of Butler Station.