Local Legend The Readville Switcher is the name of the equipment move that moves locomotives and coaches between the MBTA Commuter Rail's north and south sides. Every weeknight (and Sunday... (more)
MBTA GP40MC 1126 pushing Train 420 from Wachusett to Boston's North Station on the Fitchburg Line. Passing Apartments at 4 Davis Street in Shirley. MBTA GM40MC 1126 just had LED lights installed o... (more)
Train 418 from Wachusett to Boston's North Station with six cars stopping at Ayer on the Fitchburg Line.
MBTA Commuter Rail train 217 is seen departing North Station for Haverhill with heritage-painted 1129 leading.
MBTA 1129 and 1117 lead an office car special at Myricks Junction in Berkley, MA. The train originated in Boston and is destined for New Bedford. 2 out of the 3 MBB coaches were just rebuilt and f... (more)
After a blizzard ripped through Massachusetts, MBTA continued to run commuter rail service! Here in West Concord, MA Engine 1127 pushes a train out of the station.
Railfan Day On The Cape, 2024. The 3rd Annual Mass Coastal/Cape Cod Railroad "Railfan Day" event on Saturday August 17, 2024. There were several "first time" displays in... (more)
Cranberry Heritage Debut. On the night of Friday, August 16, 2024, MBTX 1129 (GP40MC) sits at the Mass Coastal/Cape Cod Central Railroad yard in Hyannis, Massachusetts, in position for its ... (more)
Pushing to Boston. Flag stop on a quiet morning, 20 minutes from Boston North Station.
Snaking into Town. Just before the draw bridge, marina buildings shroud the tracks.
Train 421 from North Station to Wachusett entering the low level platform station on Track 1 at Ayer.
MBTA 1136 leads a Middleboro Extra south through Bridgewater, bound for Middleboro with assorted equipment.
Well Done, Rochester MassDOT 1137, a recently-rebuilt GP40MC spends the night in Lincoln after frying a traction motor and being set off on the siding. This unit has only been in service f... (more)
Inbound over the draw, an overhead-counterweight built in 1911. It's a spectacular summer morning in the harbor!
Midday at Readville MBTA's Readville layover yard midday with freshly-rebuilt GP40MC #1137.
