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RAILFAN GUIDES of the U.S.
Todd's Railfan Guide to
BOSTON MA's
Light and Heavy Rail Systems
RAILFAN GUIDES HOME
RAILROAD SIGNALS HOME
Boston has probably one of the largest transportation systems in the U.S. If you come to Boston to railfan, whether it is railroading, transit, or both, plan on spending A LOT of time. Between the Heavy Rail, Light Rail, and Commuter Rail lines criss-crossing everything, you will need at least a week of summer days, as winter days are just not long enough. Add the rail scene to all of this, and you have a city that doesn't have much competition except for the likes of Chicago.
Fortunately for us, the "T" has recently changed their
position on photography on their property, and picture taking for personal use
is OK. Compare that to my trip to Boston in the 90's when an operator
called me in and the T-police chased me off :-(
I myself have not had
sufficient time in Boston to tell you much of anything. I've railfaned in
Waltham, Newburyport, and Worcester, and I have ridden the Green and Red Lines a
smidge. Boston is on my bucket list to cover. The Mattapan High
Speed Line holds a special place in our (transit fan) hearts, at least for now
(early 2016), because it still uses the "historic" PCC car.
A few
additional resources are listed here:
http://andywoodruff.com/blog/a-subterranean-birds-eye-view/
http://www.bostonstreetcars.com/the-growth-of-boston-rapid-transit.html
Guides to the various transit lines are as follows:
The RED line
The GREEN Line
The BLUE Line
The ORANGE Line
The SILVER Line
The
MATTAPAN HIGH SPEED
Line
Commuter Lines:
The FITCHBURG Line
The FAIRMOUNT Line
The GREENBUSH Line
The HAVERHILL Line
The KINGSTON/PLYMOUTH Line
The LOWELL Line
The MIDDLEBOROUGH/LAKEVILLE Line
The NEEDHAM Line
The PROVIDENCE/STOUGHTON Line
The ROCKPORT/NEWBURYPORT Line
The
WORCESTER/FRAMINGHAM Line
The above map is available here as a PDF
Additional Maps I have found from Google Images
Fantasy
Map by Elvin Wong
New 12/14/2011
last Modified:
17 Jan 2016