See it larger. From the BPL Brearley Collection.
Update: Lead locomotive still in service, in New Jersey.
Shortly before 3 p.m. on Aug. 21, 1969, a crew of Penn Central workers had just gotten three locomotives ready to haul freight from the Dover Street yard in South Boston to a yard in Albany, NY. The fuel tanks were full and the engines were on to await the "hostler," the yard engineer who would drive the locomotives over to the freight area to connect them to the cars for their trip. Read more.
Photo by Live Boston.
Live Boston reports a woman flipped her car around 3 a.m. on I-93 south, about a mile before the Neponset Circle exit. The apparent driver, found next to the car, was unable to tell State Police how the car flipped or what happened to her clothes. She was taken to a local hospital with injuries not considered life threatening.
Truck's journey suddenly ends in Dorchester.
Live Boston reports that just before midnight, a tractor trailer headed north on I-93 flipped over near the Morrissey Boulevard exit. The driver was taken to a local hospital with injuries not considered life threatening.
Tim Colby had a good view of a car that wound up on its side on a ramp down to I-93 near South Station this afternoon.
Sarah Marina snapped her Red Line car at 8:52 this morning. Riders social distancing themselves were, of course, aided by riders who are now just staying home.
There was an amazing scene on the Southeast Expressway during yesterday afternoon's rush hour, too.
State Police report a dump truck tipped over inside the O'Neill Tunnel northbound, disgorging its load of gravel across three lanes and creating a mess for commuters.
WFXT has dashcam video of the truck tipping over.
A pedestrian was hit by a vehicle around 8:45 p.m. on the Mass. Ave. connector near the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard and was rushed to nearby Boston Medical Center in serious condition. Boston and State Police shut the busy intersection and some surrounding roads, including the offramp from I-93 to allow for an investigation.
Gaston spotted this flaming Wrangler shortly before 11 p.m. northbound near exit 16.
Trooper blocking access to Storrow inbound at Charles Circle for the motorcade. Photo by Ari Ofsevit.
93 south into the city is gridlocked due to delays caused to the road being shut so that Mike Pence could get from New Hampshire - where he was filing paperwork to ensure his boss is on next year's primary ballot - to a car showing. Read more.
Allison Freeman reported at 10:16 a.m.:
Accident in the 93s tunnel just after the garden. Black sedan collided with Boston commuter bus, then the sedan was t-boned by white pick up after bouncing off the bus.
Boston Police are thanking bystanders who helped them save the lives of two men yesterday - one of whom was getting ready to throw himself in front of a Needham Line train in Roslindale, the other of whom was trying to throw himself from an overpass onto the Expressway in Dorchester. Read more.
WBZ interviews the driver of the car out of which a woman jumped in the middle of the O'Neill Tunnel yesterday morning, during a ride from Logan to Mattapan.
WBZ reports the woman suffered life-threatening injuries and that a State Police investigation includes trying to get an answer to the question of why she got out of the ride-share car in the middle of the tunnel.
Giedz reports a "very eerie" ride on I-93 northbound through the tunnel this rush hour.
A state trooper who was part of a highway-shutting blockade to corral stunting dirt bikers and ATV riders on I-93 last year now faces felony charges for shooting one of them in the foot with a rifle. Read more.
Shani got a good view of a flaming utility truck on I-93 southbound at Rte. 28 in Medford this morning, reports traffic was backed up for miles. A closer view.
This storm is no joke. Just went through a flooded HOV Lane on 93S that was very deep. pic.twitter.com/At8BkvfOAZ
— Jarred Rose (@Jarred4MA) July 17, 2019
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