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

An absurdly overpowered Lakeshore Limited rolls westbound through Springfield past some peak Fall foliage.

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)

After it left Greenfield , Vermonter 55 is seen racing south towards Northampton.

Amtrak train 475, a Springfield MA to New Haven CT Hartford Line train, is about to depart Springfield's Union Station. Amtrak "control coach" 9641 (ex-AMTK Metroliner Coa... (more)

A move that wasn't possible a few months ago now finally occurs on the Western Route. For years now, the line has been signaled to operate in a single direction on each track, the near track here ... (more)

In the many times I've taken photos at this station, this has to easily be the best catch I've gotten. Amtrak's Red and Blue 50th Anniversary engine is the leader on a Downeaster train headed for ... (more)

Amtrak's Vermonter rolls south and has just crossed the state line into Northfield, Massachusetts where it gets on the Berkshire & Eastern's Conn River Line off of the NECR's Palmer Subdivision. I... (more)