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BOSTON HEAVY RAIL
From the Cab, in the Rain |
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It was a rainy early autumn morning. I had driven
from New Hampshire into the Boston area, and had parked in the huge structure
at Alewife, the northern terminal of the Red Line. A train was waiting in the
subterranean station, and with no indication of its immediate departure I
started taking some pictures from the platform.
A voice
behind me asked, "Just what do you find so interesting?" I turned
around, wondering about the encounter, and explained in brief to the man, who was in no discernible
uniform, about my life-long interest in urban rail. He listened
to me for a bit, and then asked "Well how
would you like to get some really good shots?" And soon I
was seated in the cab for a fully unauthorized but totally mesmerizing
ride into and just beyond downtown. I left the cab sure that the few
passengers who looked my way were wondering why this guy with the camera had a grin as wide as
his face.
This rain-splattered photo is from the brief outdoor stretch during that ride. We
were coming into the Charles/MGH
Station, having just crossed Longfellow Bridge. Few people were waiting.
This is the only outdoor station on the Red Line north of downtown. |
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