Waiting for the Bridge. The 12:00 Canal Excursion train just arrived at Canal Junction after deadheading from Hyannis. It would wait for the Canal Traffic Control to let several boats south... (more)

Box In Boston. On July 7, 2018, Amtrak/Amtrak Downeaster Train 690 was arriving at North Station in Boston, Massachusetts under some beautiful summer morning sunshine with F40NPCU (Non-Powe... (more)

The David Gunn unit is on the front of today's Amtrak Regional 177, as it speeds south on its way to New York and Washington.

A late afternoon southbound Acela is using every bit of its clear track as it barrels through Sharon, with some folks on the other platform awaiting the next inbound train to Boston.

CSO-04 about to meet CTrail Train 4406 in Riverfront Park.

Trail 4403 from Springfield to New Haven. P40DC 6701 in the lead of three Mafersa coaches 1772, 1734 and cab car 171 approaching Birnie Rd RR Crossing. Along the marshes in Longmeadow, Massachuset... (more)

MEC 7552 leads 265 westbound through Orange past what appears to be an old B&M Freight House and some older crossing signals.

BO-1 MEC 507 heads East through Brickyard Interlocking in downtown Lynn, MA with 5 loads for Rousselot in tow. The runaround here was last used to service U.S. Plastics (behind me) and is sometime... (more)

11R cruises over the scenic Hoosic River in North Adams. The train will briefly enter Vermont in a few miles before passing into New York State and a crossing of the Hudson River north of Albany.

The 31 miles of the former Boston & Maine's west end between Hoosac Tunnel and East Deerfield Yard are completely devoid of any online traffic sources, and the route is not cleared for double-stac... (more)

Hoosac Tunnel is about 20 miles behind this train as it crosses the Deerfield River; East Deerfield Yard is only 10 miles ahead on this beautiful spring day in the Berkshires.

Westbound Pan Am Southern 265 crosses the Deerfield River at Florida, MA; the famed Hoosac Tunnel lies just a couple hundred yards ahead. In the coming months, this train will shift to CSX's B&A l... (more)

F40's ruled South Station back in 1993. A newer F40PH-2C is joined by "class unit" F40PH 1000 on a quiet, cloudy morning in Boston. The construction work that is visible here is a sign o... (more)

Amtrak's Vermonter leaving Holyoke with the 111 and five Amfleets. Bridge is over the Connecticut River.

Train 147 leaves Springfield behind as it begins its run to Roanoke, VA on May 6, 2023. Today marks the Engineer's first solo trip after marking up this week.