"Through the Boston Underground"

Two of the historic Pullman-Standard PCC cars in service for the MBTA are seen arriving and departing Milton Station. These wartime PCCs were built in 1945-1946 and are in service on a section of ... (more)

Rapid Transit They call it rapid transit for a reason. Things can get pretty busy here on the Green Line, even in the middle of the day. Here at Woodland, we see brand new CAF Type 9 cars ... (more)

Lights Out! An Alewife-bound Red Line train arrives at Park St station in downtown Boston. The station features both island and side platforms, likely due to the large volumes of passeng... (more)

7, 8, 9. MBTA 3917 is seen laid up at the T's Reservoir Carhouse. In the background, Kinki Sharyo Type 7 LRVs and an AnsaldoBreda Type 8 LRV can also be seen, providing a comparison of t... (more)

Rising to the Right-of-Way. MBTA 3886 is leading a two-car Green Line (D) train bound for Riverside, rising from the trolley tunnel onto the surface at Fenway Station. Uniquely for the G... (more)

Bright Red. An Ashmont-bound Red Line train arrives at Park St Station in downtown Boston. Unusually, this train had its headlights on as it came into the station, which was also unusual... (more)

Red In, Red Out. Two MBTA Red Line trains are seen arriving and departing Fields Corner station in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston. At left is a "no. 3 fleet" car manufactured by B... (more)

High Speed. Pullman PCC 3087 is seen crossing Central Ave, one of two grade crossings on the Ashmont-Mattapan High Speed Line in Milton, MA. The line serves as an extension of the Red Li... (more)

Over the River. MBTA 3888 is seen leading a Green Line (E) train over the Lechmere Viaduct, crossing the Charles River into Cambridge, MA. The AnsaldoBreda Type 8 LRV is paired with an o... (more)

The Future for Boston. MBTA 1436 is the lead motor on an Orange Line train of new CRRC cars nearing Roxbury Crossing station, in a deep trench paralleling Amtrak's Northeast Corridor. Th... (more)

Rolling inbound from Airport to Maverick, this Blue Line will remain underground until it terminates at Bowdoin.

Orange An outbound MBTA PCC slowly coasts through Cedar Grove Cemetery on a quiet Saturday morning.

"Emerging From the Fenway Portal"

A MBTA Green Line D Branch train consisting of new CAF "Type 9" LRVs emerges from the Fenway Portal in the Fenway-Kenmore neighborhood of Boston, Ma... (more)

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority operates heavy-rail, light-rail, subway and bus service in the Boston area. Three heavy-rail lines are color-coded (Blue, Orange and Red), as is their l... (more)