Rare/Special Interest MBTA Commuter Trains and Extras All Over Eastern Massachusetts - Summer 2024

Thank you for watching and I hope you enjoy the video. If you are new here, my channel mostly consists of railroad videography from around the Northeastern USA. Please note that all content that I post is mine and should not be used without my consent. If you are interested in more content from me, my photography can be viewed on Instagram at:   / rail_spike_productions   About this video: July and August of 2024 saw several interesting and unusual moves operated by the MBTA commuter rail as well as some rare consists on other railroads featuring MBTA equipment. Details about the clips in this video are listed below. 1st train: MBTA GP40MC 1136 on the north side work extra runs around their consist of four CTC-1B cab cars and shoves them into the Westminster, MA layover yard for long-term storage on 7/3/2024 2nd train: MBTA’s north side work extra tows leased caboose PNLX 4043 down the New Hampshire Route (Lowell Line) through Woburn, MA on 8/8/2024 3rd train: Mass Coastal’s eastbound trash train moving across Cape Cod on 8/15/2024 with extra equipment for Hyannis’s annual “Railfans Day” 4th train: An MBTA Middleboro extra equipment move with DOTX 216 and a triple-header locomotive consist in Holbrook and Boston, MA on 8/23/2024 5th train: MBTA’s CapeFlyer consist operates on a test train on the Fairmount Line in Boston, MA on 8/23/2024 6th train: An MBTA Middleboro extra equipment move in Braintree, MA on 8/22/2024 7th train: MBTA’s track geometry train with DOTX 216 on the Newburyport/Rockport Line on 8/20/2024 8th train: MBTA’s heritage GP40MC-3 1129 leads the CapeFlyer in Lakeville and Buzzards Bay, MA on 8/30/2024