Amtrak's state-supported Bay State, the Boston-Washington "Inland Route" train via Springfield and Hartford, swings through a curve at Wellesley, MA, on the former Boston & Albany. This ... (more)
One of Amtrak's first state-supported trains was the Bay State, providing service from Boston to Washington via Springfield and Hartford (the "Inland Route"). Starting up two weeks after... (more)
Less than two weeks before the coming of Amtrak would put it out of its misery, Penn Central train 427 rolls west through Wellesley, MA, on the former Boston & Albany. A single E8 and a snack bar ... (more)
A trio of Conrail C30-7As roll west through Wellesley, MA, on the former Boston & Albany with piggybacker TV-9 out of Boston's Beacon Park Yard. This was once four-track territory.
In the mid-1980s, three-unit sets of six-axle GEs were the usual road freight power on Conrail's former Boston & Albany line, but weekend power balancing often led to doubling up. Here six big GEs... (more)