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Viewing Album:  MBTA
 
By:Tom Beckett
Dates:1/1/1977 - 11/3/2013
Album Info:Commuter operations of the Mass Bay Transportation Authority
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Its a T car
Title:  Its a T car
Description:  But we know where it belongs, even with the purple stripe. Ex B&M RDC at North Station
Photo Date:  2/23/1981  Upload Date: 6/4/2014 2:17:39 AM
Location:  Boston, MA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station
Locomotives:  BM 6124(RDC1)
Views:  332   Comments: 0
New power
Title:  New power
Description:  Or at least it was at the time. MBTA got F40s to replace its ragtag fleet of ex PC and B&M power. Heres one of them at south station
Photo Date:  2/23/1981  Upload Date: 1/13/2013 3:20:34 AM
Location:  Boston South Station, MA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MBTA 1006(F40PH)
Views:  415   Comments: 0
Packed in
Title:  Packed in
Description:  F40 1017 sits on the station tracks at South Station as part of a full house. Something will have to move before it gets out.
Photo Date:  2/23/1981  Upload Date: 6/4/2014 2:22:15 AM
Location:  Boston, MA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,Station
Locomotives:  MBTA 1017(F40PH)
Views:  313   Comments: 0
Ex GM&O
Title:  Ex GM&O
Description:  The other "new" power for the MBTA was a group of rebuilt GM&O F3s, which were reclassed as FP10s. Several would later see service on NJ Transit. Heres one at South Station. Note the "ghetto grilles" over the windshields, a common feature on power in the northeast, and the leased GO Transit cars from Toronto.
Photo Date:  2/23/1981  Upload Date: 1/13/2013 3:25:21 AM
Location:  Boston South Station, MA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MBTA 1114(FP10)
Views:  338   Comments: 0
FP 10
Title:  FP 10
Description:  Another of MBTAs rebuilt Fs at South Station
Photo Date:  2/23/1981  Upload Date: 1/13/2013 3:28:01 AM
Location:  Boston South Station, MA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MBTA 1151(FP10)
Views:  382   Comments: 0
Cab car
Title:  Cab car
Description:  An inbound train arrives at North Station with a cab car leading.
Photo Date:  2/23/1981  Upload Date: 6/4/2014 2:25:10 AM
Location:  Boston, MA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  292   Comments: 0
South station
Title:  South station
Description:  MBTA FP10 1152 and neutered RDCs sit out the midday at South Station in Boston
Photo Date:  2/25/1981  Upload Date: 8/20/2011 2:35:33 AM
Location:  Boston South Station, MA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  MBTA 1152(FP10)
Views:  615   Comments: 0
MBTA F40
Title:  MBTA F40
Description:  MBTA F 40 1006 waits out the middle of the day at South Station
Photo Date:  2/23/1983  Upload Date: 11/5/2011 11:30:02 PM
Location:  Boston South Station, MA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  MBTA 1006(F40PH)
Views:  746   Comments: 0
Cab car at North Station
Title:  Cab car at North Station
Description:  Passengers waiting to board an outbound train at North Station
Photo Date:  2/23/1983  Upload Date: 11/5/2011 11:33:27 PM
Location:  Boston North Station, MA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Station,Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  331   Comments: 0
B&M power
Title:  B&M power
Description:  Some trains still ran with B&M units. One of them arrives at North Station behinda GP 7.
Photo Date:  7/19/1983  Upload Date: 11/3/2013 2:42:58 AM
Location:  Boston, MA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  BM 1566(GP7)
Views:  343   Comments: 0
MBTA 1005
Title:  MBTA 1005
Description:  In 1983 F40s were the primary road power for the T, and worked out of both North and South Stations. Here a B&M train is at North Station. The Boston Rehabilitation Hospital is in the background.
Photo Date:  7/19/1983  Upload Date: 11/3/2013 2:13:40 AM
Location:  Boston, MA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MBTA 1005(F40PH)
Views:  370   Comments: 0
MBTA 1005
Title:  MBTA 1005
Description:  F40 1005 ready to head out of North Station
Photo Date:  7/19/1983  Upload Date: 11/3/2013 2:17:25 AM
Location:  Boston, MA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  MBTA 1005(F40PH)
Views:  384   Comments: 0
F units
Title:  F units
Description:  MBTA had some ex GM&O F3s rebuilt to upgraded standards, and redesignated them F10. Heres one at North Station.
Photo Date:  7/19/1983  Upload Date: 11/3/2013 2:19:08 AM
Location:  Boston, MA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  MBTA 1106(FP10)
Views:  258   Comments: 0
Old and new
Title:  Old and new
Description:  F40 1005 and F10 1106 sit side by side at Noth Station waiting to go out.
Photo Date:  7/19/1983  Upload Date: 11/3/2013 2:23:14 AM
Location:  Boston, MA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  MBTA 1005(F40PH) MBTA 1106(FP10)
Views:  318   Comments: 0
Inbound
Title:  Inbound
Description:  An inbound train arrives with an F10 and three rebuilt and depowered RDC's.
Photo Date:  7/19/1983  Upload Date: 11/3/2013 2:26:02 AM
Location:  Boston, MA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MBTA 1110(FP10)
Views:  272   Comments: 1
T 1113
Title:  T 1113
Description:  MBTA 1113 ready to roll out.
Photo Date:  7/19/1983  Upload Date: 11/3/2013 2:27:58 AM
Location:  Boston, MA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  MBTA 1113(FP10)
Views:  347   Comments: 0
Cab car
Title:  Cab car
Description:  MBTA, like most commuter operations, had by the 1980s gone to a push pull operation. Heres one of their cab cars, rebuilt from an RDC, at North Station
Photo Date:  7/19/1983  Upload Date: 11/3/2013 2:31:07 AM
Location:  Boston, MA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Station,Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  404   Comments: 1
Cab car leading inbound
Title:  Cab car leading inbound
Description:  Cab car 1400 leads this train into North Station
Photo Date:  7/19/1983  Upload Date: 11/3/2013 2:33:55 AM
Location:  Boston, MA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  847   Comments: 0
MBTA 1405
Title:  MBTA 1405
Description:  A cab car trails this outbound train at North Station
Photo Date:  7/19/1983  Upload Date: 11/3/2013 2:37:24 AM
Location:  Boston, MA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  921   Comments: 0
Yard view
Title:  Yard view
Description:  In September of 2017 we went on a Canadian cruise that sailed from Boston. The tour did some local stuff around Boston in the rubber day we had while waiting on the departure. I was able to grab this shot of a T yard from the bus while on our way through town.
Photo Date:  9/20/2017  Upload Date: 12/8/2018 5:13:59 AM
Location:  Boston, MA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  MBTA 2013(MP36PH-3C)
Views:  131   Comments: 1
Pacing
Title:  Pacing
Description:  Pacing isnt really a good description, since we were on I 93, and the train easily outran us.
Photo Date:  9/20/2017  Upload Date: 12/8/2018 5:37:31 AM
Location:  Boston, MA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MBTA 2020(MP40PH-3C)
Views:  101   Comments: 1

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