ex-Canadian National GP40, now MBTA GP40mc #1133, freshly scrubbed and lookin' fine, stops at Norwood Depot, MA. She's eastbound to Boston and is about 25 minutes away from South Station. 9/98
MBTA EMD F40PH-2C #1065 races westbound for Route 128 Station, 2 miles ahead. She's at Readville Station. 9/98
MBTA, EMD/AMF GP40mc #1133 pushes a Franklin Local, eastbound to Boston. She's stopped at Norwood Depot, Blocking Railroad Avenue for a minute. Looking First rate in her purple and platinum mist paint! 9/98
EMD F40PH-2C, freshly scrubbed, pushes a Franklin local out of Norwood Depot Station. She's Boston-Bound. 9/98
EMD/AMF, GP40mc #1128, climbs the grade to the Franklin Branch from The Northeast Corridor. Check out the SD45 style flaired radiators! She's pretty. AND, She's a work horse! 9/98 at Readville.
Messerschmidt (from West Germany) control car #1517 leads a Norwood Central local, on track 5 at Readville Station. She's headed to Boston. These cars were assembled in Readville, at Enprotech, 1/4 mile ahead. 9/98
An Attleboro (MA) local, glides through Readville Station at "Medium Speed", on track #3, alongside the Amtrak Northeast Corridor tracks. EMD F40PH-2C #1053 does the honors. 9/98
On Track #2 (closest) a Stoughton Local speeds to Hyde Park Station, eastbound. while an Attleboro local approaches, westbound at "Medium Speed" (45) on track 3. At "Read" interlocking in 9/98
MBTA, EMD F40PH-2C #1050, having led the Readville Shuttle train, along track four to Readville Station rests on the Dorchester Branch, before returning to South Station.
The Readville Shuttle train, led by EMD F40PH-2C #1050, arrives at Readville Station on track four. This is the end of the line for the Readville Shuttle Train.
Here's another view of The Readville Shuttle train approaching Readville Station on Track four. The 1050 is the first of the EMD order for F40PH-2C's. 1050-1075
An Attleboro MA local, led by MKCO, F40PHM-2C, has a "Medium Clear" signal, on track three at Readville Transfer. Here the MBTA's track 3 joins the Amtrak Corridor's track 1.
Here an Attleboro local train approaches Readville Station in track 3. No stop here. she'll enter the Amtrak Northeast corridor, track #1, at "Transfer", 200 yards ahead.
Here's a nice 3/4 flank view of AMF Techno-Transport/EMD GP40mc #1130 at the Readville Maintenance facility. She has an unusual assignment today as the "terminal switcher".
Here's a 3/4 front/flank view of of Electro-Motive Division, F40PH-2C #1062. She's in Yard #2, alongside the Readville Maintenance Facility. These are handsome engines. (quiet too)
Here's a nice rear view of AMF/EMD GP40mc #1130 as she switches the Readville Layover facility. Here trains, taken off the late morning/afternoon off-peak service. Wait for the commute to begin again.
Here's a great wide-angle view of the Readville Layover Facility, showing the off-peak trains waiting out the mid-day reduction in service. They'll ride again soon! GP40mc #1130 switches.
In Yard #2 at Readville layover facility. Control cars from Messerschmidt (single level) and Kawasaki (bi-level) wait out the mid-day. The train with 2 bi-levels is an Old Colony train.
MBTA GP40mc #1133 and F40PH-2C #1062 idle outside the Readville Maintenance Facility, mid-day. 1133 is in-charge of an Old Colony Train. 1062 powers a Providence local. 10/98.
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