Readville Switcher MBTA GP40MC-3 #1129 switches out the Readville layover facility in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Boston.

Minuteman in New Haven Territory An MBTA OCS is seen looping before shoving into South Station, such that the locomotive, B&M "Minuteman" heritage F40PH-3C #1030, will be leading... (more)

Catch it While You Can MBTA heritage F40 #1030 shoves the Office Car Special over the Dry Loop at Widett Circle. At one point, this site was a common place for truckers to park to rest, bu... (more)

History Repeats Itself MBTA heritage GP40MC-3 #1129 leads the Readville Switcher equipment move long-hood forward along the Dorchester Branch. This unit wears the "Cranberry" paint scheme,... (more)

2025 In Review Two big developments in New England passenger railroading in 2025 have been the NextGen Acela trainsets and MBTA's heritage units. Here we see them both. On the left, an app... (more)

Boston Still Believes in EMDs Nowadays, GP40MCs are a rare sight on the south side, but the week of Thanksgiving 2025, 1129 found its way into revenue service. Here we see it shoving inbou... (more)

Cranberry Sauce for Thanksgiving MBTX 1129 is in charge of a work extra at CP-44 on the Worcester Main Line. 1129 was rebuilt to a GP40MC-3 by Drummac back in 2024 and became the MBTA's fi... (more)

Early Morning in the Woo MBTA 1129, the "Cranberry" heritage unit, takes a work train through CP-44 in Worcester. This extra worked on a few different weekends in November to prepare the i... (more)

“MBTA OCS @ Gannon Chemical”

On the afternoon of November 14th, 2025, the MBTA/Keolis “Seaview Extra,” led by EMD GP40MC-3 MBTX 1129 in B&M “Cranberry” paint, passes the G... (more)

“MBTA OCS @ Walpole”

As clouds roll in on the morning of November 14th, 2025, the MBTA/Keolis “Seaview Extra,” led by EMD GP40MC-3 MBTX 1129 in B&M “Cranberry” paint, cuts... (more)

Family Portrait MBTA F40PH-3C #1030 is posed up in the Middleboro Layover Yard with the New England Railroad Club's annual Dinner Train. This year, both of Cape Cod Central's New Haven FL9... (more)

Outbound to Lowell train 355 is seen crossing the Shawsheen River in East Billerica with B&M heritage unit leading on an October afternoon.

Outbound Train 63 to Rockport is leaving North Station just ahead of Reading bound Train 1263. The 2003-built Leonard Zakim Bridge looms over the abandoned 1931 built Boston & Maine Signal Tower A... (more)

Outbound Train 355 to Lowell is seen just West of Shop Interlocking in North Billerica with the Boston & Maine heritage unit leading. The train is approaching High Street ,shortly before making th... (more)

Outbound Train 355 to Lowell is seen just West of Shop Interlocking in North Billerica with the Boston & Maine heritage unit leading. The train is approaching High Street ,shortly before making th... (more)