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Amtrak in Massachusetts
Once treated like a backwater with decrepit locomotives, cars and track, Massachusetts has become a star in the Amtrak constellation with electrification to Boston, service to Maine and an upgraded Connecticut Valley line.
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Photo ID: 749543

Avelia’s first day in Boston - After its journey to Boston, the Amtrak Avelia Liberty leaves Boston South Station after making its first appearance in the Bay State. In the shot you see the trai... (more)

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: Alstom Avelia Liberty (Acela 21)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 2102
Train ID: Amtrak 874
Photo Date: September 28, 2020


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By: Robert Chalmers

Added: Sep 29, 2020

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Photo ID: 749201

Why settle for a mere 4,200 horsepower to haul the four-car Boston section of Amtrak's "Lake Shore Limited" when you can throw 12,600 horsepower at it for good measure? This view is at W... (more)

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Westfield, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 93
Train ID: AMTK 449
Photo Date: September 26, 2020


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By: John Jauchler

Added: Sep 26, 2020

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Photo ID: 748733

From Boston to Albany on the B&A. Amtrak 449 (Lake Shore Limited, AMTK 105 P42DC leading) crosses Flints Crossing Road on the evening of Saturday, September 19, 2020, it will also cross from West ... (more)

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: West Stockbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 105
Train ID: Amtrak 449
Photo Date: September 19, 2020


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By: Marc Glucksman/River Rail Photo

Added: Sep 21, 2020

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Favorited: 5
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Photo ID: 745857

The northbound and southbound Vermonter trains meet in Palmer, a few years before the the service was rerouted to the Connecticut River line, eliminating the Springfield-Palmer backup move.

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Palmer, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 108
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: August 08, 2012


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By: Derek

Added: Aug 22, 2020

Views: 2,007
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Photo ID: 745323

Amtrak Extra at the Square Amtrak 834, a PTC test train makes its presence known at Wellesley Square with a late 90s K5LA. This extra was headed to Boston to test PTC on the Downeaster r... (more)

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 105
Train ID: Amtrak 834
Photo Date: August 14, 2020


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By: Sam Dwyer

Added: Aug 17, 2020

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Photo ID: 739819

Classic Amtrak Phase III Amtrak Heritage Unit #145 leading solo.

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Wellesley, MA, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 145
Train ID: Amtrak 449
Photo Date: May 29, 2020


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By: Sam Dwyer

Added: Jun 19, 2020

Views: 1,695
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Photo ID: 736654

With Boston's landmark Hancock Building in the background, an Amtrak E8/F40 team is about to depart the open air platforms at Back Bay with a corridor train for Washington. Tracks in this area are... (more)

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: EMD E8(A)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 495
Train ID: corridor
Photo Date: August 11, 1978


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By: Tom Nelligan

Added: May 19, 2020

Views: 2,716
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Favorited: 8
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Photo ID: 729545

As part of the continuous detour trains through Vermont for Pan Am Railways due to the Hoosac Tunnel collapse, manifest train 16R is seen holding in Greenfield for Amtrak's Valley Flyer departing ... (more)

Railroad: Norfolk Southern
Locomotive: EMD GP38-2
Location: Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: NS 5609
Train ID: PAS 16R
Photo Date: March 21, 2020


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By: Doug Boudrow

Added: Mar 21, 2020

Views: 1,900
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Photo ID: 727445

Before the current and much larger Amtrak/MBTA Route 128 station and parking garage were opened in 2000, this modest pseudo-Colonial structure built by the New Haven RR in 1965 served passengers t... (more)

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: EMD F40PH
Location: Westwood, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 213
Train ID: corridor
Photo Date: January 03, 1982


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By: Tom Nelligan

Added: Mar 02, 2020

Views: 3,450
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Photo ID: 721884

Amtrak heritage non-powered cab unit #406 is seen leading Downeaster train #694 over the Merrimack River Bridge in Haverhill, MA. The bridge was constructed in 1920 by the Boston & Maine Railroad ... (more)

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: NPCU
Location: Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 406
Train ID: AMTK 694
Photo Date: January 05, 2020


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By: Doug Boudrow

Added: Jan 06, 2020

Views: 4,298
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Photo ID: 720465

I don't know whether there was a special group on board or the crew was just feeling festive, but this edition of the Boston section of Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited saluted the Christmas season as ... (more)

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: EMD F40PH
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 346
Train ID: 449, Lake Shore Ltd.
Photo Date: December 06, 1981


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By: Tom Nelligan

Added: Dec 23, 2019

Views: 5,920
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Photo ID: 720103

Amtrak Regional 171 passes through downtown Attleboro and the commuter rail station at 125 mph. The locomotive has a temporary Coca Cola wrap that was applied for the holiday season. ... (more)

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: Siemens ACS-64
Location: Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 606
Train ID: AMTK 171
Photo Date: December 19, 2019


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By: Doug Boudrow

Added: Dec 19, 2019

Views: 1,866
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Photo ID: 711155

In Amtrak's early days, Northeast Corridor trains out of Boston could be fairly modest things. A Penn Central E8, a parlor car, and two coaches made up this New York-bound train rolling through th... (more)

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: EMD E8(A)
Location: Readville, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 4248
Train ID: corridor
Photo Date: August, 1972


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By: Tom Nelligan

Added: Sep 27, 2019

Views: 5,094
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Photo ID: 706294

In the mid-1980s, Amtrak Northeast Corridor trains exited Boston via the MBTA Fairmount branch as the NEC mainline between Back Bay and Forest Hills was relocated from an embankment to an open cut... (more)

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: EMD F40PH
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 350
Train ID: corridor
Photo Date: September, 1985


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By: Tom Nelligan

Added: Aug 09, 2019

Views: 3,556
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Photo ID: 701542

Since the MBTA Green Line Extension project has been shutting down the Lowell Line on weekends, Amtrak must detour down the Western Route via Reading. Here, Amtrak 694 dips into the Wellington Tun... (more)

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: NPCU
Location: Medford, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 406
Train ID: 694
Photo Date: June 02, 2019


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By: Wayne Johnson

Added: Jun 28, 2019

Views: 4,696
Comments: 1

Favorited: 15
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