Just for yucks, I put together a list of most of the physical characteristics visible in the video. Some may be missing as they were removed before I began working on the territory. Territory within Tower A is also excluded as I was never qualified in that area. 0:43 Georgia Pacific Unlock (now removed) 0:47 Route 93 Northbound OH bridge 0:53 Route 93 Southbound OH bridge 1:17 Wilmington Junction Interlocking, Train moves from Western Route (Haverhill Line in public timetable) Single Track to Wildcat Single Track, dispatcher changes from Valley to Boston West, direction of travel changes from West to South 3:39 Salem Street grade crossing 3:43 Former Salem Street Station (open 1959-1967) 6:04 Glen Road grade crossing 7:22 Clark Street grade crossing and Clark Street Interlocking 8:04 Main Street grade crossing 8:12 Wilmington Shanty (on right of picture, headquarters for track and signal crews) 8:21 North limit Wilmington Interlocking (#1 track and Wildcat single track), train moves from Wildcat Branch Single Track to New Hampshire Route (Lowell Line in public timetable) #1 Track 8:33 Wilmington Station (under renovation at time of recording) 8:37 North limit Wilmington Interlocking (#2 track) 8:38 Burlington Avenue OH bridge 9:11 South limit Wilmington Interlocking 9:31 Sweetheart Plastics South grade crossing 9:51 Butters Row OH bridge 10:17 Main Street OH bridge 10:24 14 Signals (now removed) and Dragon Cement Unlock (formerly the North end of the Woburn Loop) 10:41 Eomes Street OH bridge 10:59 Crusader Paper Unlock 11:21 North limit Wilbur Interlocking (train crosses from #1 to #2 track here) 11:43 South limit Wilbur Interlocking and Anderson Regional Transportation Center 12:05 North limit Crawford Interlocking 12:22 South limit Crawford Interlocking 12:39 Atlantic Plywood Unlock 12:59 Mishawum Station (erroneously labeled as Winchester) 13:04 Mishawum Road OH bridge 13:09 Interstate 95/MA Route 128 OH bridge 13:22 Weyerhauser Unlock (now removed) 13:25 Olympia Avenue OH bridge 13:33 Rothstien Unlock 13:49 Former Lechmere Warehouse Station (open 1979-1997) and 11 Signals (now removed) 14:06 Salem Street OH bridge 14:21 Woburn Public Delivery Unlock 14:35 10 Signals (now removed) 14:45 Montvale Avenue OH bridge 15:38 Zipps Unlock 15:39 Cross Street UG bridge 15:42 9 Signals (now removed) 16:10 Swanton Street UG bridge 16:19 Swanton Street Unlock 16:29 MA Route 38/Skillings Road UG bridge 16:30 North limit Winchester Interlocking 16:38 South end of the former Woburn Loop 16:42 South limit Winchester Interlocking 16:43 Main Street Rotary UG bridge 16:45 Winchester Center Station (now Out of Service for repairs and installation of accessible high level platforms) 16:48 Waterfield Road UG bridge 17:15 7.4 Signal (now removed) 17:17 Wedgemere Station and Bacon Street UG bridge 18:43 Grove Street OH bridge 19:26 West Medford Public Delivery Unlock 19:32 West Medford Station 19:40 High Street grade crossing 19:55 Canal Street grade crossing 20:06 Mystic River UG Bridge 20:09 Mystic Valley Parkway UG bridge 20:29 North Street OH bridge 20:38 4.7 Signals (now removed) 20:53 Winthrop Street OH bridge 21:23 College Avenue OH bridge 21:36 Approximate location of modern Tufts Interlocking, from here to Mystic the modern alignment has been shifted towards the left of the picture to allow for the Green Line Extension 21:45 Harvard Street UG bridge 22:01 Broadway OH bridge 22:12 North limit Somerville Junction Interlocking (now removed and effectively replaced with modern Tufts Interlocking) and Cedar Street OH bridge 22:31 Lowell Street OH bridge 22:33 South limit Somerville Junction Interlocking, dispatcher changes from Boston West to Terminal 22:47 Central Street OH bridge 22:53 Sycamore Street OH bridge 23:03 School Street OH bridge 23:10 Medford Street OH bridge 23:18 Walnut Street OH bridge 23:30 MA Route 28 OH bridge and Yard 8 Lead (now removed) 23:43 Cross Street OH bridge 23:54 1.8 Signals (now removed) and M&SE Unlock 24:06 Washington Street UG bridge 24:12 To the right is Yard 8, this was removed to allow for the construction of the Green Line Extension 25:03 Inner Belt Road UG bridge 25:27 B&A UG bridge 25:44 Boston Engine Terminal (to right of picture) the MBTA's main maintenance facility, tracks to Eastern and Western Routes (Newburyport/Rockport and Haverhill Lines respectively in public timetables) enter from left 26:15 BET Employee Flag Stop
According to Google Maps, the unlock that the train passes at 15:38 is for the Tighe Logistics Group Warehouse. However, this video was shot over twenty years ago, so at the time, the name of this warehouse may have been "Zipps."
12:58 that’s actually Mishawum station; Winchester is further South. It’s the next station after Mishawum. Today no trains stop at Mishawum anymore because Anderson/Woburn RTC is a mile to the north with better parking capacity, easier drive off the highway and a lot of local and National Bus connections.
Man oh man, I would LOVEEEE to be able to get cab ride videos like this for my channel... and also just because it would be so much fun! Oh well. Also I was shocked that the video said it was Downeaster. That train started in 2001, and this video looks like it's from 1986 :D
The technology Paul was using at the time was stuff he bought from a broadcast station selling their older equipment so I am going to guess that yeah, this equipment probably is from that era hahaha
LOL @ "FleetCenter" Also it's a little weird that the lady driving the train thinks they're going through Burlington when they're nowhere near there :D Also what was up with calling Winchester by Mystic Valley Parkway a "rough area" or bad area or whatever. Not sure if they were making a joke or something. Either way good stuff. It was neat seeing things like the somerville end of the central mass still in place. No sign of any green line! Lots of currently disconnected sidings still connected, and of course a commuter rail train with no double deckers!
@@RumfordBranchProductions More likely Spring of 2002, the Downeaster didn’t start revenue service in 2001 until December 15th. Those were some green trees! I bet it was spring of 2002.
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Just for yucks, I put together a list of most of the physical characteristics visible in the video. Some may be missing as they were removed before I began working on the territory. Territory within Tower A is also excluded as I was never qualified in that area.
0:43 Georgia Pacific Unlock (now removed)
0:47 Route 93 Northbound OH bridge
0:53 Route 93 Southbound OH bridge
1:17 Wilmington Junction Interlocking, Train moves from Western Route (Haverhill Line in public timetable) Single Track to Wildcat Single Track, dispatcher changes from Valley to Boston West, direction of travel changes from West to South
3:39 Salem Street grade crossing
3:43 Former Salem Street Station (open 1959-1967)
6:04 Glen Road grade crossing
7:22 Clark Street grade crossing and Clark Street Interlocking
8:04 Main Street grade crossing
8:12 Wilmington Shanty (on right of picture, headquarters for track and signal crews)
8:21 North limit Wilmington Interlocking (#1 track and Wildcat single track), train moves from Wildcat Branch Single Track to New Hampshire Route (Lowell Line in public timetable) #1 Track
8:33 Wilmington Station (under renovation at time of recording)
8:37 North limit Wilmington Interlocking (#2 track)
8:38 Burlington Avenue OH bridge
9:11 South limit Wilmington Interlocking
9:31 Sweetheart Plastics South grade crossing
9:51 Butters Row OH bridge
10:17 Main Street OH bridge
10:24 14 Signals (now removed) and Dragon Cement Unlock (formerly the North end of the Woburn Loop)
10:41 Eomes Street OH bridge
10:59 Crusader Paper Unlock
11:21 North limit Wilbur Interlocking (train crosses from #1 to #2 track here)
11:43 South limit Wilbur Interlocking and Anderson Regional Transportation Center
12:05 North limit Crawford Interlocking
12:22 South limit Crawford Interlocking
12:39 Atlantic Plywood Unlock
12:59 Mishawum Station (erroneously labeled as Winchester)
13:04 Mishawum Road OH bridge
13:09 Interstate 95/MA Route 128 OH bridge
13:22 Weyerhauser Unlock (now removed)
13:25 Olympia Avenue OH bridge
13:33 Rothstien Unlock
13:49 Former Lechmere Warehouse Station (open 1979-1997) and 11 Signals (now removed)
14:06 Salem Street OH bridge
14:21 Woburn Public Delivery Unlock
14:35 10 Signals (now removed)
14:45 Montvale Avenue OH bridge
15:38 Zipps Unlock
15:39 Cross Street UG bridge
15:42 9 Signals (now removed)
16:10 Swanton Street UG bridge
16:19 Swanton Street Unlock
16:29 MA Route 38/Skillings Road UG bridge
16:30 North limit Winchester Interlocking
16:38 South end of the former Woburn Loop
16:42 South limit Winchester Interlocking
16:43 Main Street Rotary UG bridge
16:45 Winchester Center Station (now Out of Service for repairs and installation of accessible high level platforms)
16:48 Waterfield Road UG bridge
17:15 7.4 Signal (now removed)
17:17 Wedgemere Station and Bacon Street UG bridge
18:43 Grove Street OH bridge
19:26 West Medford Public Delivery Unlock
19:32 West Medford Station
19:40 High Street grade crossing
19:55 Canal Street grade crossing
20:06 Mystic River UG Bridge
20:09 Mystic Valley Parkway UG bridge
20:29 North Street OH bridge
20:38 4.7 Signals (now removed)
20:53 Winthrop Street OH bridge
21:23 College Avenue OH bridge
21:36 Approximate location of modern Tufts Interlocking, from here to Mystic the modern alignment has been shifted towards the left of the picture to allow for the Green Line Extension
21:45 Harvard Street UG bridge
22:01 Broadway OH bridge
22:12 North limit Somerville Junction Interlocking (now removed and effectively replaced with modern Tufts Interlocking) and Cedar Street OH bridge
22:31 Lowell Street OH bridge
22:33 South limit Somerville Junction Interlocking, dispatcher changes from Boston West to Terminal
22:47 Central Street OH bridge
22:53 Sycamore Street OH bridge
23:03 School Street OH bridge
23:10 Medford Street OH bridge
23:18 Walnut Street OH bridge
23:30 MA Route 28 OH bridge and Yard 8 Lead (now removed)
23:43 Cross Street OH bridge
23:54 1.8 Signals (now removed) and M&SE Unlock
24:06 Washington Street UG bridge
24:12 To the right is Yard 8, this was removed to allow for the construction of the Green Line Extension
25:03 Inner Belt Road UG bridge
25:27 B&A UG bridge
25:44 Boston Engine Terminal (to right of picture) the MBTA's main maintenance facility, tracks to Eastern and Western Routes (Newburyport/Rockport and Haverhill Lines respectively in public timetables) enter from left
26:15 BET Employee Flag Stop
According to Google Maps, the unlock that the train passes at 15:38 is for the Tighe Logistics Group Warehouse. However, this video was shot over twenty years ago, so at the time, the name of this warehouse may have been "Zipps."
@@alx-vn8gs Our track charts still showed it as Zipps when I worked on the line a couple years ago. Railroad names are often very slow to change.
12:58 that’s actually Mishawum station; Winchester is further South. It’s the next station after Mishawum.
Today no trains stop at Mishawum anymore because Anderson/Woburn RTC is a mile to the north with better parking capacity, easier drive off the highway and a lot of local and National Bus connections.
Sucks when you cannot go to Dave and Buster's whenever you want because of this lol.
Nice video! I wish I could see the MBTA again.
Man oh man, I would LOVEEEE to be able to get cab ride videos like this for my channel... and also just because it would be so much fun! Oh well.
Also I was shocked that the video said it was Downeaster. That train started in 2001, and this video looks like it's from 1986 :D
The technology Paul was using at the time was stuff he bought from a broadcast station selling their older equipment so I am going to guess that yeah, this equipment probably is from that era hahaha
LOL @ "FleetCenter"
Also it's a little weird that the lady driving the train thinks they're going through Burlington when they're nowhere near there :D
Also what was up with calling Winchester by Mystic Valley Parkway a "rough area" or bad area or whatever. Not sure if they were making a joke or something. Either way good stuff. It was neat seeing things like the somerville end of the central mass still in place. No sign of any green line! Lots of currently disconnected sidings still connected, and of course a commuter rail train with no double deckers!
When was this filmed?
I believe this was filmed in 2001 when Downeaster service first started
@@RumfordBranchProductions More likely Spring of 2002, the Downeaster didn’t start revenue service in 2001 until December 15th.
Those were some green trees! I bet it was spring of 2002.
@@RumfordBranchProductions Beautiful footage!! Love it!
@@RumfordBranchProductions In another video of this same cab ride, someone on the train's radio can be heard saying that the date is June 24, 2002.
@@TrinityCourtStudios In another video of this same cab ride, someone on the train's radio can be heard saying that the date is June 24, 2002.
Why did the driver not honk at that intersection
Probably a no horn zone
Silent zones from Wilmington to Boston on the Lowell and Haverhill Lines