Boston By Rails

11/09/2025

Why This Freight Train Runs on America’s Fastest Tracks

CSX and Amtrak? On the same track? There are a handful of segments on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor where they must share tracks with freight trains. One such ...

10/28/2025

This Railroad Crossing Makes No Sense

Amtrak Acela at a railroad crossing? On the Northeast Corridor? It's 2025, and high-speed Amtrak trains are still forced to slow down for railroad crossings ...

10/13/2025

9 Railroad Crossings. Thousands of cars, and only a few trains a day.
The Railroad Crossings of Cambridge, MA

Cambridge Massachusetts is best known for education and innovation. But did you know it is also home to a handful of railroad crossings? Urban railroading is...

09/28/2025

Click here for the full Boston Sand & Gravel story…

How THIS Company Built Boston - The Boston Sand & Gravel Documentary

Before the skyscrapers, bridges, and sidewalks — there was concrete. And before the concrete, there was Boston Sand & Gravel.For over a century, this legenda...

09/14/2025

The most important train in boston

Boston would not be the same without this train. Carrying around 60 carloads of sand into the city per week, the New Hampshire North Coast has a big responsi...

09/10/2025

https://youtu.be/O3FVv9MtPdI?si=HapPwwUytocb5OIm

Ossipee, New Hampshire. An unassuming New England town is responsible for many of Boston's buildings. Blessed with rich sand deposits, Ossipee holds one out ...

09/01/2025

Did you know that Boston Sand and Gravel is one of the most important buildings in Boston. Watch to find out more:

How Boston Sand and Gravel has influenced Boston construction history. Boston Sand and Gravel is one of the most important buildings in Boston. Yet, it goes ...

08/22/2025

The MBTA is replacing this historic rail bridge. But did you even know it existed?

The Hi-Line bridge has seen many eras of Boston railroading. Built just before the Great Depression, this bridge was constructed during a time when freight r...

08/19/2025

Railroad communication is more complex than you may think!

The things that keep a railroad running go much beyond the train itself. People, like you and me, are responsible for the safe movement of trains. Hidden in ...

09/24/2023

Episode 1 of my “What Remains” series out NOW!

This series will have 3 parts, covering “What Remains” of Boston’s once robust freight rail industry:

https://youtu.be/4L_zR9mgnzc?si=9qanmAZFC-revm-m

09/24/2023

Greetings, and welcome to the official facebook site for Boston By Rails! I am most well know for my high-quality railroading youtube videos! On this site, I will be posting photos of train’s I have been seeing, and links to my videos the day they are posted. Enjoy!