Commuter Rail

Commuter trains have served Boston for almost as railroads have existed. Many changes have occurred since the first scheduled commuter trains began running in 1834 as routes were built and abandoned and ridership patterns changed. During the mid-20th Century much of the commuter service into Boston was discontinued as people switched to driving cars. Since the MBTA took over in the 1970s, it has maintained most of the network it inherited, and slowly restored service to other places.

South Side
South Station
Old Colony Lines
Boston to Braintree	Greenbush Line	Plymouth/Kingston Line	Middleboro/Lakeville Line
Other South Side Lines
Fairmount Line	Boston to Readville*	Providence/Stoughton Line	Franklin Line*
Needham Line	Framingham/Worcester Line

North Side
North Station			Boston Engine Terminal
Rockport Line	Newburyport Line	Haverhill Line*	Lowell Line
Fitchburg Line*
*Links to a gallery on Picasa