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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: 642071

An MBTA Lowell-Boston commuter train behind FP-10 1102 passes stopped Boston & Maine freight EDSA (East Deerfield to Salem, MA) led by GP18 1755. The action occurred just outside the North Billeri... (more)

Railroad: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
Locomotive: EMD FP-10
Location: North Billerica, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: MBTA 1102
Train ID: commuter
Photo Date: February, 1986


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By: Tom Nelligan

Added: Dec 23, 2017

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Photo ID: 642070

As heavy snow falls, an outbound MBTA commuter run from Boston to Fitchburg, MA, slows to pick up the well-insulated passengers waiting at the Waltham station. Former Boston & Maine RDC-1 6155 is ... (more)

Railroad: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
Locomotive: Budd RDC-1
Location: Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: MBTA 6155
Train ID: commuter
Photo Date: January, 1984


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By: Tom Nelligan

Added: Dec 23, 2017

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Photo ID: 641175

Veteran E8 4268, built to haul the long distance limiteds of the Pennsylvania Railroad, finished out its career moving commuters in and out of Boston for the MBTA. On a spring afternoon the 4268 a... (more)

Railroad: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
Locomotive: EMD E8(A)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: MBTA 4268
Train ID: commuter
Photo Date: March, 1977


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By: Tom Nelligan

Added: Dec 15, 2017

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Photo ID: 638340

With downtown Boston in the background, an assortment of MBTA commuter sets led by F40PHs and FP-10s pass their weekend layover at the Southampton Street coach yard in South Boston.

Railroad: MBTA
Locomotive: EMD F40PH
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: 1014
Train ID: n/a
Photo Date: September, 1981


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By: Tom Nelligan

Added: Nov 19, 2017

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Photo ID: 638339

The late afternoon sun illuminates the New England autumn foliage at Sharon, MA, as an MBTA Boston-Providence commuter train hurries by behind F40PH 1010.

Railroad: MBTA
Locomotive: EMD F40PH
Location: Sharon, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: 1010
Train ID: commuter
Photo Date: October, 1981


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By: Tom Nelligan

Added: Nov 19, 2017

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Photo ID: 637491

Simultaneous MBTA departures from Boston's North Station have just crossed the Charles River drawbridge and now pass terminal Tower A on their way out of town. FP-10 1104's train was headed for Lo... (more)

Railroad: MBTA
Locomotive: EMD FP-10
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: MBTX 1104
Train ID: commuter
Photo Date: July, 1982


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By: Tom Nelligan

Added: Nov 10, 2017

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Photo ID: 637490

With a puff of exhaust, MBTA FP-10 1110 accelerates past the former Boston & Maine station at Littlerton, MA, with a Fitchburg-Boston train of depowered RDCs. The stop here had been relocated to a... (more)

Railroad: MBTA
Locomotive: EMD FP-10
Location: Littleton, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: MBTX 1110
Train ID: commuter
Photo Date: July, 1982


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By: Tom Nelligan

Added: Nov 10, 2017

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Photo ID: 635601

On a late winter morning, a single passenger awaits an inbound MBTA Haverhill-Boston commuter train at the modest station at Ballardvale, MA. The combination of a Boston & Maine GP7 and depowered ... (more)

Railroad: Boston & Maine
Locomotive: EMD GP7
Location: Ballardvale, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: BM 1573
Train ID: commuter
Photo Date: March, 1981


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By: Tom Nelligan

Added: Oct 25, 2017

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Photo ID: 635600

An MBTA commuter train from Boston consisting of an FP-10 and leased GO Transit coaches has arrived at the station at Providence, RI, on a long summer evening. During their time in Boston, the GO ... (more)

Railroad: MBTA
Locomotive: EMD FP-10
Location: Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Locomotive #: MBTX 1103
Train ID: commuter
Photo Date: June, 1980


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By: Tom Nelligan

Added: Oct 25, 2017

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Photo ID: 633871

MBTA FP-10s and leased GO Transit coaches lay over at South Station in Boston as they await the evening rush hour. This original MBTA paint scheme on these Paducah-rebuilt ex=GM&O F3s featured a p... (more)

Railroad: MBTA
Locomotive: EMD FP-10
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: MBTA 1103
Train ID: n/a
Photo Date: June, 1980


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By: Tom Nelligan

Added: Oct 11, 2017

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Photo ID: 626421

A Lowell-bound MBTA commuter train leaves downtown Boston behind as it accelerates north through Somerville, MA, on a fall afternoon. An FP-10 at the rear is pushing a set of depowered Budd RDCs.

Railroad: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
Locomotive: EMD FP-10
Location: Somerville, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: commuter
Photo Date: September, 1987


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By: Tom Nelligan

Added: Aug 11, 2017

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Photo ID: 626420

MBTA 1013 was the only one of the agency's F40PHs that received the handsome maroon and gray color scheme that was briefly in use in the mid-1980s. It headed up a Fitchburg Line commuter train out... (more)

Railroad: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
Locomotive: EMD F40PH
Location: Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: 1013
Train ID: commuter
Photo Date: June, 1986


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By: Tom Nelligan

Added: Aug 11, 2017

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Photo ID: 622745

A pair of MBTA FP-10s enjoy their weekend layover at the Lowell, MA, station. The 1114 still wears its original "Easter egg" colors while the 1108 has received the newer maroon and silver scheme. ... (more)

Railroad: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
Locomotive: EMD FP-10
Location: Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: MBTA 1114
Train ID: commuter
Photo Date: July, 1986


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By: Tom Nelligan

Added: Jul 10, 2017

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Photo ID: 622743

An evening rush hour MBTA commuter train just out of Boston's South Station crosses the massive triple bascule bridge over Fort Point Channel behind F40PH 1015. The bridge was constructed along wi... (more)

Railroad: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
Locomotive: EMD F40PH
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: MBTA 1015
Train ID: commuter
Photo Date: October, 1982


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By: Tom Nelligan

Added: Jul 10, 2017

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Photo ID: 614956

An MBTA FP-10 and a string of leased GO Transit coaches await their departure from Lowell, MA, for Boston. The little machine to their left was a British Leyland railbus that ran for a short time ... (more)

Railroad: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
Locomotive: EMD FP-10
Location: Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
Locomotive #: 1105
Train ID: commuter
Photo Date: January, 1981


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By: Tom Nelligan

Added: Apr 30, 2017

Views: 2,789
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