18-09-07 PHOTOS: New Haven Line - Part 2

While the Amtrak Shore Line between New Haven and Boston is a bit more interesting than the Metro North segment of the former NYNH&H Main Line to Boston, it's easy to forget that the trip between New Haven and Boston still takes around three hours and on many past journeys I have started out taking photos from the rear of the train only to get tired and loose interest some time around the Rhode Island border. Well this time upon departing New Haven I took a break and resumed taking photos at or around Westerly. Unfortunately I had to content with a rain front that suspended photo operations around Providence, but I continued through to Boston.

Also included in this set are photos of my cross town transfer to a Downeaster train at North Station.

Starting at New Haven I caught repainted GP40-2H #6698 in Springfield commuter servicewaiting at an adjacent platform.

Amtrak P40DC #833 has seen better days as it now works out of New Haven toting Shore Line East trains between here and New London.  In a callback to the perpetually bankrupt New Haven, #833 is in dire need of a paint job.

Amtrak ACS-86 #662 was in the motor storage yard while P42DC #4 drifted by lite for some upcoming power change.

I came back on the line as my Regional was passing Westerly and the high speed crossovers at HIGH STREET interlocking.

The Kingston, RI station has been expanded with an island platform an a third track to accomidate future MBTA service. A new interlocking named LIBERTY was also installed west of the station so that the new third track did not have to be stub end.

Passing MBTA bi-level cab car #1713 near Shannon.

Encountering an eastbound Acela Express with power car #2030 just west of the Route 128 Station.

Switch work ongoing at Readville.

Say what you will about the old 01200 series Orange Line cars, at least they weren't made in China.

Moving on to North Station I encountered HSP-46 #2018 along side GP40MC's #1120 and #1133.

Here Amtrak P42DC #199 cozies up to MBTA F40PHM-2C #1027 at North Station. 

Here we see Comet cab car #1625 pulling into North Station over the twin drawbridges. 

At that point the commuter train of track #7 got its lineup and pulled out with Comet cab car #1649 and F40PHM-2C #1027.

My Downeaster train was running sandwich style with two P42DC's instead of a P42 and a Cabbage car. Here we see trailing P42DC #120 pushing out of the Exeter station as a guy and his kids look on.

Tune in next week as I do the expected and return from Boston via the same way I came.