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Amtrak 449 is seen departing Back Bay Station in Boston, 4-7-20.
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Amtrak 449 is seen departing Back Bay Station in Boston, 4-7-20.

  • The MassDOT/MBTA Rail Extra is seen coming off the New Hampshire Route at Tower A Interlocking. To the left, construction can be seen at the Cambridge Crossing development. This area is constantly evolving and looks far different from the Boston & Maine days, 6-10-20.
  • The MassDOT/MBTA Rail Extra is seen passing through the Wedgemere section of Winchester on the old Boston & Maine New Hampshire Route. The train ran up the Western route, ran around at Wilmington Junction, and came back down this line to lay rail at this location, 6-10-20.
  • The MassDOT/MBTA Rail Extra is seen passing Walker Pond in the Montvale section of Woburn on the old Boston & Maine New Hampshire Route. The train ran up the Western route, ran around at Wilmington Junction, and came back down this line to lay rail in Winchester, just a couple miles south of this location, 6-10-20.
  • The MassDOT/MBTA Rail Extra is seen passing Alewife Brook Parkway in Cambridge. The locomotives ran around the train at Tower A and the consist proceeded out the Fitchburg Route to West Cambridge, 6-8-20.
  • The MassDOT/MBTA Rail Extra is seen across the Boston University Bridge in Boston. The extra leased power was added as the North Side crew used it to meet the train at CP3. The train is passing over Soldiers Field Road and is about to cross the Charles River into Cambridge. The locomotives ran around the train at Tower A and the consist proceeded out the Fitchburg Route to West Cambridge, 6-8-20.
  • The MassDOT/MBTA Rail Extra is seen headed East through Auburndale skirting along the Massachusetts Turnpike on the old Boston & Albany Route. The train was headed for the Grand Junction track where it crossed into Tower A and then went up the Fitchburg Route to West Cambridge, 6-8-20.
  • An inbound commuter rail train is seen crossing the Chelsea Creek from Revere into Chelsea, 5-19-20.
  • Amtrak equipment move is seen crossing the Charles River from Cambridge into Boston, 4-15-20.
  • Amtrak equipment move is seen crossing the Charles River from Cambridge into Boston, 4-15-20.
  • Amtrak 449 is seen departing Back Bay Station in Boston, 4-7-20.
  • Amtrak heritage non-powered cab unit #406 is seen leading Downeaster train #694 over the Merrimack River Bridge in Haverhill. The bridge was constructed in 1920 by the Boston & Maine Railroad to replace an earlier bridge built in 1880, 1-5-20.
  • The Westbound Lake Shore Limited is seen passing the iconic mill and Mill Pond Dam in West Warren, MA, 12-27-19.
  • The East Brookfield & Spencer Railway is a privately owned shortline that exchanges autorack cars with CSX to service an auto facility in East Brookfield. The crew is seen just outside the yard on the old Boston & Albany main. The locomotive is a CEFX SD40-2, 12-27-19.
  • 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, 12-19-19.
  • Amtrak Acela Express 2155 speeds through Attleboro, MA at track speed just as the sun comes over the horizon on a chilly Winter morning, 12-19-19.
  • A Westbound Fitchburg commuter rail train pulls into the station in Ayer on a beautiful Columbus Day afternoon, 10-14-19.
  • Standing guard for decades in all weather, the Boston & Maine Railroad searchlight signals are lip up for a Northbound commuter rail train in Wilmington during an early Monday morning. The snowstorm that began overnight is continuing into the morning rush hour, 3-4-19
  • Sharon Station, 5-24-18.
  • Amtrak Acela Express tears through Sharon Station, 5-24-18.
  • Sharon Station, 5-24-18.
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