This view of a southbound CTrail train shows how much the Amtrak Springfield Line has been shoehorned between the CTfastrak busway and Interstate 84. That's the busway's Sigourney Street station. ... (more)

Looks like the passengers on today's Reading & Northern Fall Foliage Excursion who bought tickets to see the leaves are getting their money's worth.

A New Haven-bound CTrail train is on the roll out of Hartford's Union Station, with the Hartford skyline as a backdrop. When the big project to replace adjacent Interstate 84 gets underway, the pl... (more)

When most people think of New England, quaint villages and fall colors are the first things that spring to mind. Go back 100 years and more, however, and you'd find a region filled with factories ... (more)

Reading & Northern's weekend fall foliage trains run from North Reading's Outer Station to Jim Thorpe, with a four-hour layover in Jim Thorpe to allow passengers to enjoy the sights, or even take ... (more)

Reading & Northern is running weekend fall foliage specials using a pair of Budd RDCs from Reading Outer Station to Jim Thorpe via Tamaqua. The 120-mile roundtrip operates over the R&N's main line... (more)

This is the shape of things to come on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor between Washington and Boston, as their new Alstom Avelia Liberty trainset makes an appearance east of New York City for the firs... (more)

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)

An NJ Transit set of Bombardier MultiLevel coaches is southbound out of New York's Penn Station, having just made its station stop at Secaucus Junction. Here, it crosses the Hackensack River on th... (more)

The westbound "Lake Shore Limited" crosses North Elm Street in downtown Westfield shortly after making its station stop in Springfield. Next stop: Pittsfield.

The Chicago-bound Boston section of "The Lake Shore Limited" accelerates out of West Springfield, MA along the Westfield River, preparing for its assault of the Berkshires just ahead. Th... (more)

Amtrak's 185-year-old Canton Viaduct still gets the job done, hosting trains ranging from this northbound MBTA local all the way to the fastest train in the Americas, Amtrak's Acela.

Overall view of MBTA's Red Line Ashmont-Mattapan Line servicing facilities. 3254 has arrived from Ashmont and is navigating the turnaround loop for its return trip.

An eastbound M8 set picks up speed, departing the Cos Cob station en route to Stamford from Grand Central.

Getting the old with the new(er). An Amtrak Acela crosses the 124-year-old Walk Bridge in Norwalk. Ironically, the bridge will outlast the train, though both are slated for replacement in the not-... (more)