Rail vs Lobbied Transportation - On the Monday before Thanksgiving of 2024, the midday Lakeshore Limited is seen blasting through Auburndale Station at Newton, MA, en route to Albany, NY. This stretch of track along the MBTA's Framingham Line, from Boston out to this spot, runs parallel to the Mass Pike.
Once treated like a backwater with decrepit locomotives, cars and track, Massachusetts has become a star in the Amtrak constellation with electrification to Boston, service to Maine and an upgraded Connecticut Valley line.
