The Downeaster pulls out of North Station.

While the Housatonic Railroad NX13 waits for CSX freights to show up, there was a near-meet of both Amtraks - Lake Shore Limited on the Boston & Albany line. It made for a nice photo in the last ... (more)

Amtrak has been testing the new Alstom Avelia Liberty on Zone 1 of the Northeast Corridor, The futuristic-looking trainsets are going to be is replacements for the Bombardier Acelas that have bee... (more)

Avelia’s first day in Boston - After its journey to Boston, the Amtrak Avelia Liberty leaves Boston South Station after making its first appearance in the Bay State. In the shot you see the trai... (more)

Why settle for a mere 4,200 horsepower to haul the four-car Boston section of Amtrak's "Lake Shore Limited" when you can throw 12,600 horsepower at it for good measure? This view is at W... (more)

From Boston to Albany on the B&A. Amtrak 449 (Lake Shore Limited, AMTK 105 P42DC leading) crosses Flints Crossing Road on the evening of Saturday, September 19, 2020, it will also cross from West ... (more)

The northbound and southbound Vermonter trains meet in Palmer, a few years before the the service was rerouted to the Connecticut River line, eliminating the Springfield-Palmer backup move.

Amtrak Extra at the Square Amtrak 834, a PTC test train makes its presence known at Wellesley Square with a late 90s K5LA. This extra was headed to Boston to test PTC on the Downeaster r... (more)

Classic Amtrak Phase III Amtrak Heritage Unit #145 leading solo.

With Boston's landmark Hancock Building in the background, an Amtrak E8/F40 team is about to depart the open air platforms at Back Bay with a corridor train for Washington. Tracks in this area are... (more)

As part of the continuous detour trains through Vermont for Pan Am Railways due to the Hoosac Tunnel collapse, manifest train 16R is seen holding in Greenfield for Amtrak's Valley Flyer departing ... (more)

Before the current and much larger Amtrak/MBTA Route 128 station and parking garage were opened in 2000, this modest pseudo-Colonial structure built by the New Haven RR in 1965 served passengers t... (more)

Amtrak heritage non-powered cab unit #406 is seen leading Downeaster train #694 over the Merrimack River Bridge in Haverhill, MA. The bridge was constructed in 1920 by the Boston & Maine Railroad ... (more)

I don't know whether there was a special group on board or the crew was just feeling festive, but this edition of the Boston section of Amtrak's Lake Shore Limited saluted the Christmas season as ... (more)