Winter is Coming Nearly 5 years ago- MBTA outbound train 515, running a few minutes behind schedule, coasts through the snow near milepost 15 on the Worcester Main Line. During this era, t... (more)

F40PHM-2C 1036 pushing Train 416 from Wachusett to Boston's North Station on the Fitchburg Line. Heading through Phoenix Street at Shirley Station. No stop at this flag stop today.

Keolis 1007 crosses MCI Crossing South on its southbound journey from Boston South Station to Middleboro/Lakeville. MBTA 1027 leads the train through wide-open fields in Bridgewater, MA, as viewed... (more)

Boston Legends Two light F40s cross the BU Bridge to pick up a string of ballast hoppers on the Grand Junction Branch. 1030 is one of the few remaining F40s yet to be rebuilt on MBTA's fle... (more)

After sitting idle in Coaster's Stuart Mesa yard for over a year, the railroad’s 5 former F40PHM-2C locomotives hitch a ride on a San Diego to Barstow autorack train, likely towards their demise... (more)

MBTA F40PHM-2C 1036 slowing for its station stop at Shirley. Since my last visit the signal tower just east of the station has been removed.

Final Rays of Light Today is Coaster's final day of operating trains with F40s. These F40s were purchased new at the railroad's inception in 1995 and have been workhorses for Coaster since... (more)

Boston Icons Two generations of rebuilt MBTA F40s heading north from Boston under the iconic I-93 Zakim Bridge.

Train 413 passing the signals that protect the Fitchburg Line and Pan Am’s Hill Yard.

“WAITING FOR REBUILD” The 1025 the lowest active F40 in passenger service was built by Morrison Knudsen in 1991 and is slated to be rebuilt to add 20 years of service on the MBTA. My last trip... (more)

661 to Oceanside glides through Del Mar passing the annual San Diego Fair as many enjoy the holiday weekend on Del Mar's North Beach, a well known dog friendly beach.

a westbound Metra commuter run is accelerating away from it's station stop at Chicago Ridge, IL

An evening Coaster train rushes southbound with a large load of Thanksgiving and commuter passengers. Here is passes over a trestle and a small coast lagoon just outside of Encinitas, California. ... (more)

Coaster F40PHM-2C 2103 sits in Oceanside shortly after successfully completing its afternoon 661 run. The train is now out of service and is awaiting signal indication from CP Shell to deadhead th... (more)

Hey back East people, would you stop complaining about the snow? We're struggling through another brutal winter here in San Diego too :)