MBTA F40 1005 rolls through Shirley, MA, with a Boston-Fitchburg commuter train on a fall morning.

Displaying the classic profile of an EMD cab unit, MBTA FP-10 1152 speeds through Shirley, MA, on the point of a Fitchburg-Boston commuter train. MBTA 1152 began life as a Gulf, Mobile & Ohio F3 b... (more)

After working the yard at Ayer, a westbound Boston & Maine freight behind a four-unit EMD lashup accelerates through Shirley, MA.

Fitchburg local hustles back to Fitchburg with 10 Cars from Ayer.

As the sun drops low on a fall afternoon, a westbound Boston & Maine freight led by GP40-2 315 grinds through Shirley, MA, with a cloud of sand indicating that the engineer is looking for better t... (more)

Boston & Maine GP18 1754 displays its classic profile as it rolls through Shirley, MA, on the point of a westbound freight.

On a warm fall day shortly after the Boston & Maine and Maine Central began pooling road diesels, B&M train POME (Portland, ME, to Mechanicville, NY) rolls west through Shirley, MA, behind two MEC... (more)

Two GE's lead the POED (Portland - East Deerfield) west under the signal bridge at Shirley.

While waiting for NS 22k to come through with the 8105 Interstate heritage unit, we see 23K moving through, with a conisist of 2 dash 9s, and an SD-70 ACE

Today's installment of the 23K chugs westward under the signals at Shirley. It's the Groundhog Day of trains around here, rarely anything other than one of about six staple freight trains in these... (more)

A pleasant change from the usual mundane NS ponies, a trio of BNSF locomotives lead the 23K westward through Shirley.

The obligatory shot at the signals at Shirley. The 23K chugs westward with a former Conrail GE at the helm. Nice to see the marker lights still intact after 24 years and 3 owners.

After dumping stone in Fitchburg for an ongoing tie replacement project, the MBTA Work-Extra shoves their train back to Boston. Power is provided by two of four GP38-2's on lease from GMTX.

On an fall morning, Boston & Maine GP18s 1754 and 1850 and two GP9s roll west through Shirley, MA, with train BASE (Bangor, ME, to Rotterdam Jct., NY, via MEC/B&M). It was unusual by this time to ... (more)

The sound of horns shatter the silence as 28N with a couple colorful leaders rolls through the small town of Shirley. PRLX 9555 started as BN 9555 before becoming part of BNSF. It is now owned by ... (more)