F40PH 208 arrives Boston South station

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)

One of MBTA's newest locomotives pulls out of North Station on the dot beginning its commuter run.

A Fitchburg bound train begins its run out of North Station crossing the Charles River Bridges behind one of the short-time GP40MCs (being replaced by new HSP46s).

A Green line train heads inbound past the western reaches of Boston University.

LB-2 heading for Boston Freight Terminal after setting out at Readville. BL-1/LB-2 followed a sort of "outer belt" route, connecting with Boston and Maine at Lowell, Mass. and New York Central a... (more)

A Green Line train enters the Lechmere Viaduct after making its Science Center stop. This old section of the onetime Boston Elevated Railway brings the tracks to the present northern end of the li... (more)

A trainload of commuters exits Boston bound for MetroWest.

Both this day and Beacon Park Yard are in their twilight as an intermodal train prepares to tackle the Berkshires.

D6H PA1 17 arrives Bostons South station with the last sun rays

A typical Green Line scene plays out along South Huntington Avenue.

The 591 sits in Southampton Yard.

Amtrak 193 brings up the markers of Downeaster 686 as it shoves the train past the former Boston & Maine Tower A, across the Charles River drawbridge and into North Station. The Zakim Bridge and t... (more)

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)

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)