Railfanning West Medford station (March 2026)

Railfanning West Medford station (March 2026) 0:00 Intro 0:40 CSX L055 On 3/11/2026, CSX ran a rare daylight freight up the Lowell Line. Leading was MEC GP40-2LW 507, which pays homage to Pan Am Railways’ former corporate identity: Guilford Rail System. Seen with @B‪@BostonTrackside‬nd @MBTAFAN879 2:18 Amtrak Downeaster 687 P42DC 90 leads Amtrak Downeaster train 687 to Brunswick in perfect lighting 3:03 Keolis 265 Following shortly behind Amtrak 687, Keolis 265 coasted through. 265 is a unique Haverhill Line train which uses the Lowell Line between North Station and Wilmington, before taking the Wildcat branch to meet the Haverhill Line near Ballardvale. HSP46 2019 is leading, which just reentered service by itself after a bad streak of mechanical issues. One of the MBTA’s two Autonomous Track Inspection Coaches was in the consist, a modified MBB with lasers to detect defects in the track