When I worked for Amtrak 92-97 ,I work the 449-448 as a LSA, back then the consist was 2 Engines, 1 baggage, a sleeper (Heritage), 3 coaches (mostly Heritage), 1 lounge (Cafe when Lounge in Bad Order, 3 Mail (box) Dropped in Springfield. We then went to Albany and added the rest of the train. The most I ever saw was a 16 car consist. It was a big old ugly train.
The Heritage cars were the worst, big ,noisy, cold, hot , bad toilets, they sucked.
there were only 2 coaches on that Amtrak. The lake shore ltd. in Indiana looks like a regular doubledecker train. Why does it look like this in boston?
The MBTA is an authority of the state, there is nothing private about it. All equipment and most of the real estate are owned by the state. The day to day operations are however run by a private company, they where formerly run by Amtrak (called the Little A) things didn't work out to well, and they lost a money making business.
The tracks that are not owned by the state but by Amtrak, CSX, Bay Colony,Pan Am and PW
I heard that MBTA is going to add 5 to 10 more commuter routes on the worcester/boston line, and add probaly another route on the P&W line between worcester and clinton as well.
They own the subway, rolling stock, and maintainence facilities. For the commuter rail, they lease track from Pan Am (Guilford) formally B&M and CSXT. Back in the day, B&M ran their commuter rail with RDC's owned by Boston & Maine. That was before Timothy Melon bought the B&M and ran it into the ground.
nice catch with that CSX diversity in motion AC6000CW.
trainman122 1 year ago
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mommabeardee 2 years ago
When I worked for Amtrak 92-97 ,I work the 449-448 as a LSA, back then the consist was 2 Engines, 1 baggage, a sleeper (Heritage), 3 coaches (mostly Heritage), 1 lounge (Cafe when Lounge in Bad Order, 3 Mail (box) Dropped in Springfield. We then went to Albany and added the rest of the train. The most I ever saw was a 16 car consist. It was a big old ugly train.
The Heritage cars were the worst, big ,noisy, cold, hot , bad toilets, they sucked.
But it was a Fun job
goodeye03 2 years ago
Yay you got the Q421 in this vid, you have no idea how much I miss this train.
AliceInChains243 2 years ago
there were only 2 coaches on that Amtrak. The lake shore ltd. in Indiana looks like a regular doubledecker train. Why does it look like this in boston?
DaftStrings 3 years ago
The MBTA is an authority of the state, there is nothing private about it. All equipment and most of the real estate are owned by the state. The day to day operations are however run by a private company, they where formerly run by Amtrak (called the Little A) things didn't work out to well, and they lost a money making business.
The tracks that are not owned by the state but by Amtrak, CSX, Bay Colony,Pan Am and PW
goodeye03 3 years ago
There's CSX 699 at 3:08
mabmb1987 3 years ago
the P&W line north of union station, how many freight trains (both P&W and CSX in all) are on that line daily?
TheUPBNSF 4 years ago
I heard that MBTA is going to add 5 to 10 more commuter routes on the worcester/boston line, and add probaly another route on the P&W line between worcester and clinton as well.
TheUPBNSF 4 years ago
pretty cool!
jmano33 4 years ago
Can't beat those GEVO's, they are everywhere!
furryfurball1221 4 years ago
yeah and they suck
pengapop12 3 years ago
Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority. Sound private to you?
enginedave 4 years ago 3
They own the subway, rolling stock, and maintainence facilities. For the commuter rail, they lease track from Pan Am (Guilford) formally B&M and CSXT. Back in the day, B&M ran their commuter rail with RDC's owned by Boston & Maine. That was before Timothy Melon bought the B&M and ran it into the ground.
Vandal316 2 years ago
MBTA is a private Railroad company?
dutchtrainmanserie22 4 years ago