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)

A little Connecticut Shoreline action, as an Amtrak Northeast Regional train crosses the Connecticut River between Old Lyme and Old Saybrook.

Overview of Pan Am Railways' East Deerfield Yard facility, just outside Greenfield, MA.

An eastbound intermodal is getting close to the top of CSX's west slope of the Alleghenies, and will soon make its way down Sand Patch Grade into Cumberland, MD. Only a single unit up front on thi... (more)

A short NS local makes its way east past the massive former Bethlehem Steel complex in its namesake city.

Amtrak's eastbound "Capitol Limited" works its way down Sand Patch Grade, rounding the famous curve at Mance, PA. After a station stop in Cumberland, MD in about 30 minutes, the train wi... (more)

First leg of the RBBB Red Unit circus train's last trip from Hartford to Providence. Connecticut Southern did the honors from Hartford Yard into Springfield. Here, the train is seen coming off Amt... (more)

Circus staff are enjoying the last few hours of circus train travel, as the RBBB Red Unit train heads for its last-ever show in Providence, RI. This train came over from Hartford, CT via Connectic... (more)

Connecticut Southern's train CSO-1 has become a reliable afternoon visitor on the Springfield Line these days, coming southbound through the southern part of its route to New Haven after the passa... (more)

Connecticut Southern's resident NECR unit heads up northbound hauler CSO-1, which forwards traffic between CSX's West Springfield Yard and their disconnected operation down at Cedar Hill Yard in t... (more)