”Morning at the North Terminus” — A legacy Acela train set cautiously crawls along the network of tracks leading into Boston’s South Station.

Rail vs Lobbied Transportation - On the Monday before Thanksgiving of 2024, the midday Lakeshore Limited is seen blasting through Auburndale Station at Newton, MA, en route to Albany, NY. This str... (more)

Phase III Lives On Phase III Amtrak NPCU #90406 leads a Downeaster to Boston. This NPCU was originally repainted for the exhibit train in 2011 (Amtrak's 40th anniversary) and has since bee... (more)

"Phase 7 Over the Conn River in Holyoke"

On April 14th, 2025, Amtrak P42DC #125, painted in Phase VII, leads southbound Vermonter Train 57 over the Connecticut River from Holyoke into... (more)

Amtrak Brunswick to Boston Downeaster 682 is seen at Sweetheart South Crossing in Wilmington on a cold February morning in a lucky sunhole.

The Southbound Vermonter is seen just after departing Northhampton with heritage unit 130 in charge.

Amtrak lakeshore limited Train 449 Passing through the rock cut in Chester

Geep In Pittsfield. Amtrak Train 1246 (Berkshire Flyer) had an unusual locomotive facing Rensselaer, New York on Sunday, July 14, 2024. GP38-3 AMTK 743 (Phase VII) is wearing the railroad's... (more)

The Amtrak Vermonter is seen heading North through Bernardsston on the former Boston & Maine Connecticut River line.

"Phase II Steaming by Palmer"

On the evening of August 4th, 2024, Steam fog rises from the hills of Palmer, Massachusetts as Amtrak P42DC #130, painted in the Phase II heritage scheme... (more)

129 leads a Northeast Regional out of Springfield Union, as seen from Memorial Bridge.

Dynamic Duo Recently, Amtrak's Downeaster has been home to a handful of commemorative locomotives, including a set with a duo of Phase III painted locomotives. Leading the way on this late... (more)

Amtrak 449, the "Lake Shore Limited" is seen in the late afternoon charging up the Berkshire grade at Hungtington.

We Outside Amtrak 449 accelerates out of Boston with Phase VI P42 #108 leading.

"Phase II at Holyoke"

On a sunny March 24th, 2024, Amtrak P42DC #130, painted in the Phase II heritage scheme, leads southbound Vermonter Train 57 past the former Boston & M... (more)