Two commuter rail trains with matching MPI locomotives are crossing the draw bridge at Tower A simultaneously as they depart North Station in Boston.

"HSP at Ayer Tower"

On the morning of July 28th, 2024, the outbound MBTA/Keolis train, with MPI HSP46 #2012 leading, passes the old tower in Ayer, Massachusetts on the Fitchburg Line.... (more)

Keolis Franklin Line train 709 is seen approaching Norwood Depot about to make the station stop after a fresh snowfall.

Mist, Coastline, and Layovers. Two MBTA Sets await their next Sunday assignment back to Boston as spurts of sun cut through the humidity on the South Coast.

Summer in Manchester Hahbahh. Inbound over the draw, an overhead-counterweight built in 1911. It's a spectacular summer once again on the North Shore!

Train To The Sea..view. Under an arrangement that lasted for several years, on June 11, 2016, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority - MBTA MBTX 2032 (HSP46, MPI, 2013–2014) leads an ... (more)

It appears the T logo hasn't been applied yet to MBTA 2034's new nose, seen here at Titicut Street in Bridgewater, MA.

Awoke to a bright sunny morning. Looked out my hotel window and was able to catch MBTA 505 running along the Mass Pike.

Running nearly thirty minutes late, an afternoon train from Worcester to Boston passes through Wellseley Farms after making a station stop.

A morning commuter train for Boston passes under a hotel that is built on a deck over the erstwhile New York Central (Boston & Albany) main.

Having just checked into my hotel that sits on a deck over the old Boston & Albany and the Mass Pike, I am entertained by a Worcester to Boston commuter train about to pass underneath me on this r... (more)

Northbound. MBTA 2014 is seen leading a train out of Boston's North Station, crossing the rolling lift bridge over the Charles River. The former Boston & Maine signal tower can be seen a... (more)

Cutting Through the Snow On February 19, 2021, I braved the snowstorm to get some drone shots of local commuter trains at Wellesley Farms. This shot was taken around 11 in the morning afte... (more)

An outbound commuter train to Worcester slows to stop at Wellesley Square on a cold and brisk January afternoon. The Worcester Line is one of 5 routes on the MBTA network operating on weekends as ... (more)

An interesting contrast between old and new. MBTA HSP46 2023, built in 2014, leads an almost 2 hour late Cape Flyer as it passes Cape Cod Central's "Scenic Train" with a pair of ex New H... (more)