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MBTA Boston Commuter Rail 70's & 80's
The 70's and 80's were a transition period for the MBTA characterized by an eclectic mix of equipment including Budd RDC's, ex-New Haven stainless steel coaches, and a mix of motive power acquired from various railroads.
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Photo ID: 246665

This photo had no color definition. I desatureated it and pretended it was old photograph. I added the date and location with photoshop type. To me it has the feeling of photo taken in the 20s or ... (more)

Railroad: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
Locomotive: coach
Location: Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: April, 1975


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By: Donald Haskel

Added: Aug 13, 2008

Views: 3,362
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Photo ID: 242961

The conductor is in his usual stance just as it was 100 years ago and still going on now. The conductor waiting for stragglers to board his commuter so he can give the final highball and 500 peopl... (more)

Railroad: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
Locomotive: Conductor
Location: Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: December, 1978


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By: Donald Haskel

Added: Jul 16, 2008

Views: 3,999
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Photo ID: 239993

This Providence Local Budd is for you! This MBTA RDC is an ex New Haven with New York Central stripes and Penn Central logos. It is running on ex New Haven, ex Penn Central soon to become Amtrak r... (more)

Railroad: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
Locomotive: Budd RDC 1
Location: Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: MBTA 46
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: January, 1979


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By: Donald Haskel

Added: Jun 20, 2008

Views: 7,307
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Photo ID: 239967

Railroad: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
Locomotive: EMD FP10
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: MBTA 1150
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: July, 1979


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By: Donald Haskel

Added: Jun 20, 2008

Views: 5,076
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Favorited: 9
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Photo ID: 234063

F10 rebuilt from a GM&O F7 captures late spring afternoon light heading south on rebuilt shoreline trackage.

Railroad: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
Locomotive: EMD F10
Location: Sharon, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: MBTA 1152
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: May, 1979


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By: Donald Haskel

Added: May 04, 2008

Views: 4,690
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Photo ID: 228620

A pair of RDCs crank it up outbound at MBTA's North Station.

Railroad: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
Locomotive: Budd RDC
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: MBTA 6145
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: April 02, 1978


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By: John Dziobko

Added: Mar 23, 2008

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Photo ID: 222250

Stripped of its semaphores, Signal Bridge Number 5 watches over the throat of South Station. These signal bridges were removed in the 1980s. They had been part of an 1899 Westinghouse electro-pne... (more)

Railroad: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
Locomotive: EMD F40PH
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: MBTA 1003
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: May 27, 1984


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By: Charles Freericks

Added: Feb 09, 2008

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Photo ID: 222249

The dashing snouts of three Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority F40PHs wait out the weekend at Boston's venerable South Station. These units were/are used on the active former New Haven and... (more)

Railroad: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
Locomotive: EMD F40PH
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: MBTA 1008
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: May 27, 1984


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By: Charles Freericks

Added: Feb 09, 2008

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Photo ID: 218918

Weekend layover

Railroad: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
Locomotive: Budd RDC-1
Location: Rockport, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: MBTA 6118
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: September 04, 1977


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By: George W. Hamlin

Added: Jan 13, 2008

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Photo ID: 204104

Amtrak and MBTA track workers are finishing up the first major over haul of the ex-New Haven Shorline track structure since WWII.

Railroad: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
Locomotive: MK F10
Location: Sharon, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: MBTA 1153
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: April, 1979


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By: Donald Haskel

Added: Sep 30, 2007

Views: 4,231
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Photo ID: 177292

The MBTA, or the "T" Commuter rail started runnig push-pull at the same time AMTRAK was rebuilding the old New Haven Shorline.

Railroad: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
Locomotive: EMD F40PH
Location: Sharon, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: MBTA 1009
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: May, 1978


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By: Donald Haskel

Added: Feb 27, 2007

Views: 4,643
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Photo ID: 176606

Railroad: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
Locomotive: EMD F10
Location: Natick, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: MBTA 1106
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: June, 1979


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By: Donald Haskel

Added: Feb 22, 2007

Views: 3,518
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Photo ID: 175645

Commuter Rail entering the Back Bay Station underground.

Railroad: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
Locomotive: EMD F40PH
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: MBTA 1006
Train ID: NYC 4022
Photo Date: November, 1980


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By: Donald Haskel

Added: Feb 16, 2007

Views: 3,105
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Photo ID: 106901

I guess South Station has changed a little bit since this shot.

Railroad: Conrail
Locomotive: RDC
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: September, 1977


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By: Gary Morris

Added: May 22, 2005

Views: 3,959
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Favorited: 4
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Photo ID: 95929

Three F-10's idle outside the shops each wearing a different paint scheme.

Railroad: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
Locomotive: EMD F10A
Location: Somerville, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: MBTA 1152
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: March 05, 1988


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By: John Osciak

Added: Feb 28, 2005

Views: 3,262
Comments: 0

Favorited: 3
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