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I remember once having the "railfan" seat on I think a #3 car, and the motorman had the lights on VERY bright going through the old Harvard station - it was the best view I've ever seen of it. But it only happened once. Were they "high beams" vs. the regular headlights?

This page lists Tower 38 at Athol Junction with a link to the same photo: http://northamericaninterlockings.com/s ... ada_8.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I saw several short clips of a new-looking self-powered track running unit - looked like just a large snowblower like a town would use for a sidewalk, but meant to run on the tracks. It might have been for the above-grade parts of the subway or trolley lines though.

I checked in to what was Bainbridge's in Chelmsford, which has closed abruptly in 2009...apparently in 2010 the space was taken over by the original owners of The European in the North End, and opened as "Aprile's European Restaurant". I believe it still has views of the tracks. http://apr...

Mikejf wrote:I have seen that picture, online someplace, but where?..

Charles Bullfinch designed the State House. He used narrow gauge equipment when he leveled the two hills to fill in Back Bay - perhaps similar was done for Beacon Hill and/or building the State House, and it is just a vestige of that?

Edit: Oops...I guess we are saying the same thing

That's OK, I think the rules of this thread are laced a bit loose...

Is there an upper limit?

I was just coming here to see if there were other reports...currently issues on Lowell line inbound. Friend on the train reports that they were told that trespassers on the track were hit. They are boarding another train. MBTA site reports: Lowell Line Train 336 (6:10 pm from Lowell) extra train set...

Actually, looking older aerial views at http://www.historicaerials.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; (I'm not sure how to provide a link to the map location exactly), but it DOES appear that there was a bridge over the tracks immediately south of Franklin Park station in ...

Hmm...Franklin Park station on the Saugus Branch seems to match that architecture: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/Franklin_Park_station_1907_postcard.jpg Looking at the location, the curve to the right does seem to match a looking towards Boston alignment - but there hasn't been...

I...uh...don't think the Fitchburg Line has a large native cheetah population needing to recalibrate its overtakes. For native humans 60 will generally leave you just as smooshed as 79 with negligible difference in warning time. If you're used to judging based on distance, however...that train is g...

Not sure if this was discussed in another topic, but according to NETransit. The proposal to secure DMU's was canceled. "New Diesel Multiple-Unit (DMU) cars: The MBTA has requested proposals to purchase 10 three-car sets (30 cars) of DMUs. ... Update: The request for proposals was cancelled in...

IIRC, the reason they broke up the trains and ran two and four-car sets was due to the rules regarding door operators...it required more employees to run a six-car set, so during non-peak times they broke the trains up to save on payroll. When the rules changed they stopped the practice. The second...

IIRC, the reason they broke up the trains and ran two and four-car sets was due to the rules regarding door operators...it required more employees to run a six-car set, so during non-peak times they broke the trains up to save on payroll. When the rules changed they stopped the practice.