Better Together Two Amtrak California SC-44 "Charger" locomotives pull Capitol Corridor train 545 towards Oakland.

Wilderness Fore River 101 returns as a light engine from the Elm St. siding, where CSX will pick up its cars. Due to bad cab signals on the 101, and the 102 being down for repairs, Fore Ri... (more)

Caboose in Cambridge On the early morning of July 29th, 2024, the Northside Work Extra shoved through Cambridge with a string of MassDOT ballast cars in tow.

Back in Beantown Since late 2023, CSX has periodically been running overnight "dirty dirt" trains of contaminated soil out of the semi-abandoned Beacon Park Yard in Allston. Afte... (more)

The Last MP15 Amtrak's fleet of work engines has been changing quite a bit lately. Newly-acquired GP38-3s have quickly replaced classic EMDs, and 537 is the last active MP15 on Amtrak's sy... (more)

An Old Goat Can Still Scream On July 23rd, 2024, Amtrak MP15DC #537 was in charge of taking the Portland Extra equipment move to Boston to drop off bad-ordered Downeaster equipment. Around... (more)

Dynamic Duo Recently, Amtrak's Downeaster has been home to a handful of commemorative locomotives, including a set with a duo of Phase III painted locomotives. Leading the way on this late... (more)

"Kodama" Kodama is the slowest tier of Shinkansen service on the Sanyo Shinkansen, and as such, it uses the oldest equipment. On the left is a 500-series train and on the left is... (more)

Back to Boston A Worcester Line stone train returns to Boston after dropping at Wellesley Square.

Dropping Stones at the Square An MassDOT-painted ballast train drops on track 1 at Wellesley Square.

On Home Rails CNZR 905, an ex-MBTA (née New Haven) GP10 sits dormant in Bloomfield. This orange paint originates from SEMTA, a defunct Detroit commuter railroad, although it survived thro... (more)

EMUs on Shore Line East Just over a year ago, Metro-North M8 EMUs replaced diesel push-pull trains on Shore Line East. Good for efficient operations, not so great for railfans.

"Dink" RMM 45-tonner #5, affectionately referred to as "Dink" sits on the Turntable on a Thursday afternoon.

NS Visits the Railroaders Museum This is the best lineup I've ever seen at the Railroaders Museum. After unveiling a new special unit, NS displayed two heritage units and the new special u... (more)

"Sith Lord" After being unveiled in a special event on Saturday, NS 4822, the "Thanking our Railroaders" unit catches some late Sunday rays of sunlight.