The fresh paint of one of D&S' ex-White Pass Alcos contrasts with the stormy skies as train 462 crosses the Animas River just above Cascade Canyon, headed south for Durango.

Urban railroading is dirty and no-nonsense, part of the overlooked infrastructure that keeps a city running. The Zakim Bridge may be the prettiest part of Boston's transportation system, but don't... (more)

Railroads are all about paperwork. The Naugatuck Railroad's Northern Lights Limited hasn't even left the yard lead on its deadhead move to Thomaston Station, and the conductor is already filling o... (more)

An Amtrak Regional behind AEM-7 924 rolls past Amtrak 948 as it enters the final stretch into New York Penn Station. Shot with permission from a parking lot on West 31st St.

The winter of 2015 was brutal for Boston's Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. The subway and commuter rail lines were repeatedly crippled by the season's 105.7 inches of snow. Ingested sn... (more)

Blue Line series number 0700 takes on passengers at Aquarium Station as a father points out the car's third rail shoes to his daughter.

It's the end of an evening on the Naugatuck Railroad. Hundreds of passengers have enjoyed today's three train rides with Santa Claus and his elves, and now it's time to put the train away. U23B #2... (more)

As seen from the Prudential Building's 50th floor Skywalk Observatory, a Forest Hills-bound Orange Line train pops out of a tunnel and approaches Back Bay Station. From left to right in the trench... (more)

Out past Brigham Circle on the Green Line's E Branch, the street-running trolley is alive and well. Bell ringing and horn blaring to alert cars and pedestrians to the lumbering two-car train's mot... (more)

It's 7:20AM on a dreary Wednesday morning and not much is going on in Lincoln. Then the crossing signals activate, announcing a train's imminent arrival. From down the tracks comes the sound of a ... (more)

Many a railfan dreams of an elevated vantage point near the throat over a major terminal. For Boston-area fans, the North Bank Bridge near North Station fulfills that dream. Between revenue trains... (more)

Boats at the Charles River Yacht Club bask in the golden light of a Boston sunset as a Red Line train crosses the Longfellow Bridge.

Bare trees line the Southwest Corridor as an Orange Line train rumbles southwards out of the city. Originally cleared for a never-built highway, the Southwest Corridor is now shared by Orange Line... (more)

Midday on a Friday, an inbound Orange Line train clatters into Wellington, the primary hotbed of activity on the line. The Wellington Carhouse facility is adjacent to the station and an elevated w... (more)

This image was taken in early February at Government Center as a dozen commuters or so wait for a Green Line E train going to the end of the line at Lechmere. This is the seventh B or D train that... (more)