Railfan home? Maybe. I'd want a place with more variety than MBTA Commuter Trains, as seen in the background.
The Waiting Game. Even though AYMO has his train together and air test completed, he still must sit and wait as MBTA 421 sneaks by on the other track. Inbound counterpart 422 will also ge... (more)
The twin bores of Somerville. In a shot you really don't want to try on a weekday, a Lowell train leaps over the only entrance to a busy industrial/commercial area, which was once part of ... (more)
A few of the many bad-ordered coaches await work inside the car shop at BET. The staging over the near car allows access to the roof-mounted air conditioning units on the bilevel cars. Hopefully... (more)
MBCR 266 makes its scheduled stop at Melrose Highlands on time, in a moderate snow storm. The storm would later change to rain, making for a soggy commute home!
From all that was once here, the two remaining drawbridges still stand, reminding all who venture here that this is the same North Station that was once the busy hub of the Boston & Maine. From o... (more)
Beginning life as a GTW GP18, MBTA 904 migrated to Detroit commuter service before winding up in Boston during the MBTA's formative years. With most of her sisters retired and sold, 904 is still ... (more)
MBTA 1009 sits out the weekend in a silent diesel house. What little work was going on this day was being focused on getting some of the many bad-ordered coaches back on the road. 1009 will have... (more)
What better way to spend the last day of 2009 than photographing trains in the snow? MBCR 215 heads outbound through the signals and the snow at Milepost 7.
The classic "STOP" tail light still burns bright on this PCC car. Since the Mattapan line runs on its own right of way, the benefits of this detail are generally lost. It's a testament to the st... (more)
First reasonable snow storm of the year, and here's MBCR 2208 to plow right on through it, even though it really isn't much.
Among New England roads, the New Haven was best-known for coastal trackage, but the B&M's Eastern Route hugs the coastline for most of its length as well, as demonstrated by MBTA 2156 crossing Che... (more)
MBTA 1063, PW 2216, MBTA 3247, MBTA 904
A rehabilitated Fenway PCC car arrives at the newly rebuilt elevated Ashmont Loop at the MBTA Ashmont Red Line terminal.
