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MBTA GP40LH-2 1128 pulls into the Newburyport, Mass., layover yard with train 183 on July 30, 2002. James B. Winters The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority serves the city of Boston and outlying areas with 11 different commuter lines and 119 stations covering 402 route miles. MBTA trains operate two Boston stations: North Station and South […]
On the return trip from Lamy, GP16 No. 93 pulls the flatcar and an ex-Great Northern heavyweight coach across New Mexico’s High Desert. David Lustig The mixed train – that combination of freight and passenger cars in one consist – used to be a common sight on American railroads. Every road from giant Class Is […]
A Shore Line East commuter train led by GP40-2H 253 rolls through Madison, Ct., in August 1993. This portion of the Northeast Corridor has since been electrified to accommodate Amtrak’s high-speed Acela Express. John Locke, III Shore Line East commuter operations began in May of 1990, serving 7 stations on a 33-mile segment of Amtrak’s […]
A stylized roadrunner, New Mexico’s state bird, decorates the locomotives and coaches on the New Mexico Rail Runner Express. New Mexico Rail Runner On July 14, 2006, commuter rail service in Albuquerque began with the launch of the New Mexico Rail Runner Express. Initial operations were phased in throughout 2006 on a 46-mile segment of […]
Virginia Railway Express serves commuters in northern Virginia and Washington, D.C., with an 83-mile system comprised of two lines and 18 stations. Service to Manassas began on June 22, 1992; service to Fredericksburg followed on July 20, 1992. Trains on both lines call at stations in Alexandria, Arlington (Crystal City), and Washington, D.C. (L’Enfant Plaza […]
Norfolk & Western 0-8-0 switcher No. 244 holds the distinction of being the last U.S. reciprocating steam locomotive built for an American Class 1 railroad. It was the final steam engine to emerge from N&W’s Roanoke Shops, delivered to the railroad in December 1953. Norfolk & Western The first 0-8-0 was built in 1844 by […]
One of Duluth, Missabe & Northern’s mammoth 352,000-pound 0-10-0 switchers works the yard at Proctor, Minn., on September 15, 1951. J. C. Seacrest collection The first 0-10-0 was built in 1905 at Alco’s Brooks Locomotive Works as a hump engine for the New York Central. Over the next five years, New York Central took delivery […]
On a July 1996 evening in New York City, Metro-North P32ACDM 202 wheels through Spuyten Duyvil with a northbound diesel-powered Hudson Line train, passing a now-retired 1100-series M.U. that has just departed the station. Matt Van Hattem MTA Metro-North Railroad provides commuter service on five routes covering 412 miles, serving 120 stations. Metro-North is the […]
The Long Island Rail Road replaced its vintage – and worn out – diesel fleet with new locomotives from GM (both straight diesel and dual-mode diesel-electrics) and bilevel coaches. DE30 401, a regular diesel (the dual-modes are class DM30), hauls a string of new coaches through Lynbrook, N.Y., on the Babylon Branch at 12:35 p.m., […]
New York, Susquehanna & Western RDC M-5 arrives at the Armory Square station in downtown Syracuse, N.Y., with an OnTrack City Express shuttle on June 28, 1995. John Godfrey OnTrack City Express is a 3.5-mile rail shuttle serving Syracuse, N.Y., linking the Carousel Mall, Armory Square (downtown), Syracuse University, and Colvin Street (a flag stop). […]
Canadian National kept its fleet of Moguls in service the longest, until 1959. No. 86 was built in 1910 by the Canadian Locomotive Co. as Grand Trunk No. 1006, and renumbered twice, before it was photographed leading a mixed train through Ontario in July 1957. Herbert Harwood, Jr. The 2-6-0 was an outgrowth of the […]
A Trinity Rail Express commuter train, operating with two self-propelled Rail Diesel Cars, makes a station stop at South Irving, Texas. Dallas Area Rapid Transit Trinity Railway Express provides passenger rail service between the Texas Metroplex cities of Dallas and Fort Worth. The 34-mile route serves 9 stations, and is anchored at each end by […]
