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

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)

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)

Widecab Geeps After Amtrak needed its "Corridor Clipper" geometry car more than usual with the testing of the NextGen Acela trains, and the MBTA's own geometry cars not done in time, CSX l... (more)

The Cranberry MBTA GP40MC-3 #1129 makes its maiden voyage to Boston, shoving down the Dorchester Branch to Readville yard. After being rebuilt and painted into a B&M "cranberry" ... (more)

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)

Pan Am Railways "BODO: spent all day Tuesday in Boston, canned on Mainline 2 between Tower A and FX interlockings. Usually, this is a nocturnal run consisting of power and cars interchanged i... (more)

A Fitchburg bound train begins its run out of North Station crossing the Charles River Bridges behind one of the short-time GP40MCs (being replaced by new HSP46s).