Looking towards Boston. Always nice when you can work the Zakim into a shot
The first spot is right behind the skate park. There's an access road the duck tours use with some parking next to it (unofficial park parking?). There's nothing but a few jersey barriers separating the lot from the North Station approach tracks. As long as you stay on the public side no one seems to mind.
Looking North. You can see all the way to BET.
(This is zoomed - I'm still on the public side of the barriers)
Nice catch - two inbound at the same time
Another spot at the same location is the pedestrian bridge over the tracks. It gives you a nice overhead view of the same tracks, and a view into north Station.
Looking north from the ped bridge.
In the North view (above) you can see the road and parking area, and barriers that separate the ROW from the 'public' space. Of course, never trespass on railroad property, no matter how tempting it can seem.
The Boston view from the ped bridge
One nice things on Summer weekends - due to fewer weekend trains and lots of boats, the drawbridges are usually left in the up position until a train is ready to arrive or depart. So you get a nice audio and visual clue that a train is coming. (And, if you like bridges, you can see the bridges raised and lowered quite often.)
The pedestrian bridge itself is very photo worthy
If you like watching the T, this is a great hotspot to hang out at. Lots of trains on a weekday night, and a decent number of trains on the weekend (with bridge action).
A great sky also made some photos look great in Black & White.
Inbound to Boston. Boston Sand & Gravel in the background
Amtrak and MBTA racing into Boston.
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