Amtrak's westbound Bay State, the state-supported "Inland Route" train out of Boston via Springfield and Hartford, accelerates through Weston, MA, on the former Boston & Albany as a Conrail freight in the distance waits for it to clear.
Once treated like a backwater with decrepit locomotives, cars and track, Massachusetts has become a star in the Amtrak constellation with electrification to Boston, service to Maine and an upgraded Connecticut Valley line.
