Late Trains Get Later. They say late trains only get later, which worked in my favor when Amtrak's Veterans tribute unit made its first New England appearance. The train got into s... (more)

The 1065 in the lead of a single coach and 5 bilevels for the train to Worcester. The train is on westbound track one and MP25 preparing to stop at the Ashland T station.

Winter In New England. MBTA pushes inbound through downtown Ashland, en route from Worcester to Boston's South Station. Winter has finally made an appearance here in the Boston met... (more)

By this time the great recession of the 60's along with the Vietnam War had torn a hole in the auto industry. Yet we were still watching solid auto trains coming into New England. The widening wa... (more)

The westbound Boston section of Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited crosses a reservoir in Ashland, just west of Framingham. Full disclosure: I'm no fan of the Genesis units, but here the boxy side of th... (more)

Still Standing. This stretch of the former Boston & Albany dates to September 1834. While this granite mile marker likely isn't that old, it undoubtedly has occupied this spot since the s... (more)

Amtrak E units are starting to look fresh again and soon F 40s will come and first Generation steam heated passenger trains will be gone.

Amtrak started service with a variety of motive power supplied by the carriers whose passenger service Amtrak took over. So during the early Amtrak days a lot of Penn Central power was on the head... (more)

A six axle u boat still wearing Penn Central colors hauling westbound Conrail freight BOSE.