Sunday Flag Stop. Arriving from Boston North Station.

Pushing to Boston. Flag stop on a quiet morning, 20 minutes from Boston North Station.

Labor Day Inbound. Crawling in to town on a quiet morning, 20 minutes from Boston North Station.

A southbound Downeaster rolls through Melrose/Cedar Park station on its last legs to Boston. Green Line Extension construction should be wrapping up this summer for the service to Medford, which s... (more)

An outbound MBTA Commuter Train to Haverhill starts up again as it departs Melrose/Cedar Park. The scene here has not changed much in 12 and a half years, but the F40 hauling this train is no long... (more)

A commuter train from Haverhill runs a little late as it slows to its stop at Melrose Highlands under the first major snow storm of 2022. The signals in the background are for the future interlock... (more)

Amtrak Downeaster 695 heads north through the snow and fading light at Melrose Highlands on its way to Brunswick, Maine.

A sunlit inbound MBTA Commuter Rail train from Haverhill approaches the shadowy Melrose/Cedar Park station on a brisk January morning. Today would mark the last day of weekend service on most Comm... (more)

The late morning Downeaster 692 rolls through a curve just past Melrose/Cedar Park Station on a brisk January morning. The track seen to the right is the former freight siding into what was Deerin... (more)

An inbound MBTA commuter train strolls through a winter wonderland at Melrose Highlands station. With no passengers boarding or alighting, the train doesn't stop and continues on into Boston on th... (more)

Downeaster train 694 rolls through Wyoming Hill station in a cold rain shower as it makes its final push towards the end of the run in Boston. A mix of PTC upgrades and Green Line extension constr... (more)

With Green Line Extension trackwork continuing, Amtrak's Downeaster is still routed down the Western Route on its way to Boston on weekends. Southbound 694 sweeps through the curve just before Mel... (more)

On a day in which most meteorologists predicted a blizzard for the Boston metro area and forced the cancellation of all schools, this was the worst that took place. Barely a light dusting occurred... (more)

The Century Mark. These trains stop for nothing... except passengers. The snow continuing to build on this 2nd day of the year as what's being dubbed as the next "Storm of the Century" kic... (more)

The express 231, behind the new MP36 #010, heads straight through the Melrose/Cedar Park stop, ferrying commuters to homeward after a long day of work.