MBTA Commuter Rail on the Newburyport/Rockport Line - January 2024

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About this video: On my channel, I post monthly videos compiled of clips of MBTA commuter trains on the Newburyport/Rockport Line, the eastern most commuter rail line on the north side of MBTA’s system. The line runs from Boston’s North Station to Beverly, where it then splits and continues on to both Newburyport and Rockport. In the January 2024 edition, clips that appear were filmed in the following towns: Beverly, Manchester, Hamilton, and Ipswich, Massachusetts.

[@MarcelosalivaTRENESArg]

Awesome capture my friends Like 👍🏻 fantatic locomotive

[@MbtaVideoClips]

Any news about 1859 testing the NS? Somebody saw it on a 3 car test extra on the Lowell Line.

[@rail_spike_productions]

Yes that was for high speed testing between Wilmington and Billerica where the max speed is 79 mph. The day before, the same set tested with the 1856 in front of the 1859 with 4 cars total

[@MbtaVideoClips]

@@rail_spike_productions Oh nice. Do you know if/when it will run next & where? I'd like to see it go by.

[@rail_spike_productions]

Wednesday’s readville switcher look that full test set back south (2025-875-878-1859-1856). The set is still in that order and is sitting at readville now

[@MbtaVideoClips]

@@rail_spike_productions Ah okay. Lmk if you hear anything about more rotems testing north.

[@jasonhadfield1551]

Amazing video 😊

[@rail_spike_productions]

Thank you !

[@jasonhadfield1551]

@@rail_spike_productions u are very welcome 😊

[@ericschwartz3559]

7:01, did anyone notice that 1636’s left ditch light was out.

[@rail_spike_productions]

Yes, I saw ! Good observation

[@ericschwartz3559]

Wait why was brand-new Rotem 1859 testing on the Lowell Line on 05/29/24? Kinda weird, that I thought all the new Rotems were testing down south and running in revenue down there? The other two bi-levels must’ve been new Rotems 879 and 880. North Side Rotem Test Train, extremely rare. Please upload a video of it?

[@rail_spike_productions]

I heard that they were testing high speed operation on the Lowell line where trains can go 79 mph (between Wilmington and Billerica). On Tuesday they tested with the consist 2025-875-878-1859-1856. On Wednesday they only had 2025-875-878-1859. I was not able to capture the operation, but I saw the full set of equipment coming through Cambridge on the readville switcher led by the 1117 this past Sunday, which I will definitely get posted eventually

[@ericschwartz3559]

It’s official, 1127 and 1136 (MassDOT engine) are the last two GP40MCs in service without e-bells.

[@rail_spike_productions]

I filmed the 1134 heading out to Newburyport just the other day with a mechanical bell

[@ericschwartz3559]

What’s a mechanical bell?

[@rail_spike_productions]

They’re the bells that 1127, 1134, and 1136 have. As you stated, they don’t have e-bells