Checked another one off the list. Visited Shaw’s Cove in New London. Pulled up a chair on the sand and watched the action on the Northeast Corridor.

"Never Forget."

On the afternoon of May 21, 1993, an Amfleet-equipped passenger train powered Amtrak AEM-7 electric locomotive No. 931 approaches Elizabeth, New Jersey, headed west (south) on Amtrak’s Northeast C... (more)

New Jersey Transit GE E60CH No. 958, bought used from Amtrak, leads EMD F40PH-2 No. 4114 pulling four Arrow MU cars on a northbound commuter train approaching Elizabeth, New Jersey, on May 21, 199... (more)

New Jersey Transit ALP44 No. 4408 leads a southbound commuter train through the curve at Elizabeth, New Jersey, on May 21, 1993.

A northbound Amtrak train powered by GE E60MA No. 608 rolls through the curves at Elizabeth, New Jersey, on May 21, 1993.

On the rear of a northbound Amtrak train zipping through Elizabeth, New Jersey, is a pair of American European Express tour cars on May 21, 1993. Rear observation car “New York” is a former New Yo... (more)

A pair of Amtrak AEM-7s hum southbound with a passenger train past the platforms of the station at Elizabeth, New Jersey, on the afternoon of May 21, 1993.

An MTA "J" train has slowed to a crawl in order to pass some maintenance workers, safely tucked away in the recesses in the barrier on the train’s right side. This Manhattan-bound train... (more)

Amtrak Acela Express 2165 blasts through Branford, Connecticut, on January 23, 2020. This is Acela trainset number 2, built in 2000 with power car 2008 leading as the train heads so... (more)

Connecticut Department of Transportation train 1659 skirts an estuary as it passes through Branford, Connecticut, on its way from Old Saybrook to New Haven on January 23, 2020. CDOT Dash 8-40BP 8... (more)

A nicely kept tank car sits alone in Stiles Street Yard with a southbound Amtrak train passing by on the adjacent Northeast Corridor (NEC). The main purpose of this sizable yard was for serving... (more)

As Amtrak train 2154, a high-speed Acela Express, passes through Branford, Connecticut, the Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) in the pond adjacent to the tracks barely take notice. T... (more)

CT rail train 1616 heads east (railroad north) on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor in Branford, Connecticut, on a cold January 23, 2019. This “Shore Line East” commuter train, heading from New Haven t... (more)

CT rail train 1626 arrives on Track 2 in Branford, Connecticut. CDOT cab car 1713 (built by Mafersa S.A., and purchased from Virginia Railway Express) on January 23, 2019. On the rear of this 3-... (more)