• North Eastern Corridor - Boston
  • Boston to Providence Commuter
  • ACELA Boston to Providence
  • Providence to Boston Commuter
  • ACELA Providence to Boston
  • Boston to Stoughton
  • Stoughton to Boston
  • Amtrak Boston to Providence
  • Amtrak Providence to Boston

Boston

• 10
• Right curve
• 15
• 30
• Left curve
• Lattice roof
• Left curve

Back Bay 1 mile to Ruggles

• 30
• Tunnel
• 60
• Accelerate to 40

Ruggles

• 90
• Tunnel
• Many overhead bridges
• Forest Hills platform - track diverges to right
• Left curve
• Straight and overbridge
• Right curve and overhead bridges
• Straight - slow down to 40 at next curve if stopping at Hyde Park
• Right curve

Hyde Park

• 90
• If stopping at Readville, station is just past sidings on right
• Sidings RHS

Readville - 2.5 to Route 128

• 45 if on the platform track - tracks to two
• Yard on left - coast from here if on the express track
• BP little fence on right 60%
• Route 128 Station at overbridge

Route 128

• If going to Staughton, go to Boston to Stoughton
• 90
• Sidings on right
• Overbridge
• Left curve
• Straight and overbridge - coast (65)
• BP by sight - Canton Junction station at 2nd overbridge

Canton Junction - 3 to Sharon

• 90
• Right curve
• DS sign
• Accelerate to 65
• Left curve - coast
• BP visual - Sharon station at overbridge just before left curve

Sharon - 6 to Mansfield

• 90
• Left curve
• Long straight
• Accelerate to 90 then coast
• Right curve
• Straight
• Right curve
• BP - siding on left 60%

Mansfield 7 - to Attleboro

• 90
• Long straight
• Sidings on right
• Accelerate to 90
• Overbridge
• Coast
• DS sign
• BP for 60 diverge ahead at overbridge
• 60 into siding towards platform
• BP for Attleboro station - office building on left

Attleboro - 5 to South Attleboro

• 45 signalled for exit from platform siding
• 90
• Overbridge
• Right curve
• Accelerate to 90
• Straight
• Overbridge coast
• BP for South Attleboro - cabin in Armco fence on right hand side 55%

South Attleboro - 4.7 to via location

• 90
• Straight
• Accelerate to 60
• 60
• Left curve
• Straight
• RC
• Straight
• 70 - stay at 60
• Signalled 50 and 30 (maybe)
• Yard on right
• Left curve and stabling sidings on left
• Right curve and overbridge
• Slight left curve
• Overbridge and right curve
• Siding to left
• 45 signalled speed maybe (60)
• Overbridge
• 30 signalled
• Overbridge
• 30 just before next right curve
• Right curve - not far from Providence
• 20 into Providence

Providence

Boston South

• 10
• 15
• 30

Boston Back Bay

• 60 - Straight in tunnel
• 120 - end of tunnel

Hyde Park

• Coast for Route 128

Readville

• Brake for Route 128
• 130 - end of yard on left

Route 128

• Accel to 125

Canton Junction

• 125
• R/C
• 130
• D/S
• R/C
• 130

Sharon

• Coast for 125 ahead - Cyclone fencing
• Brake for 125 ahead - OHB
• 125 - end of Cyclone fence
• R/C
• 130 - Straight
• 150 - after signal and slight R/C
• 4 tracks then 2 tracks

Mansfield

• D/S about 2 miles along in cutting
• Coast - 3 tracks
• 4 tracks

Attleboro

• Brake for 110 ahead
• 3 tracks
• 110 - R/C
• 125 - Straight
• Accel to 120 then coast
• Brake for 60 ahead

South Attleboro

• Expect 80
• 60 - L/C
• Junction on right and 3 tracks
• R/C and site of Pawtucket
• 70 - ignore - another 60 ahead
• 60 - L/C
• 70 - yard
• Accel to 70 and coast
• Expect 45 - R/C after stabling yard on left
• R/C and freight line diverges on left
• L/C
• 60 - L/C with warehouse on right
• Expect 30
• 30 - R/C into Providence
• Expect 20

Providence

Providence - over 5 miles to Attleboro South

• 25
• Left Curve
• 30
• 60 (30 for points to RH track)
• Overhead bridges and straight
• Right curve and overhead bridge
• 70 - ignore - stay at 60 for upcoming curves
• 60
• Left curve
• Track merges on right hand side
• 70
• Gentle right curve
• Left curve and stabling on right
• Gentle right curve
• Yard on left
• 60
• Overhead bridge and right curve
• Left curve
• Right curve
• Track diverges to the left
• Straight - coast at 60
• 90
• South Attleboro at last overbridge on straight

South Attleboro 5 miles to Attleboro

• 90
• Long straight
• Reduce to medium speed signal about 1/2 way along straight
• 45 for points to right hand track immediatly followed by unmarked 30 permanent speed restriction on left hand curve
• 30 permanent speed restriction for left curve
• Left curve
• Yard on right
• Straight
• 60
• Long straight
• Accelerate to 60 and hold
• BP for Attleboro station 100m before arched overbridge

Attleboro - 6 miles to Mansfield

• 60
• Track diverges to right
• Accelerate to 45
• Track converges from left
• Points onto main line from platform road
• DS sign
• 90
• Overhead bridge
• Long straight - accelerate to 90
• DS sign
• Coast at sidings on left after overhead bridges
• BP for Mansfield station - Overhead bridge after sidings on left - 60%
• Mansfield has a fairly short platform with car stop points about 1/2 way along

Mansfield - 6.5 miles to Sharon

• 90
• Four tracks - two outermost are sidings
• Siding on left before left curve
• Long straight
• Left curve
• Long straight
• BP for Sharon before right curve - 30%

Sharon - 3 miles to Canton Junction

• 90
• Accelerate to 90
• Right curve
• DS sign
• DS sign
• Left curve
• Overhead bridge
• BP for Canton Junction at left curve - 60%

Canton Junction - 3.5 miles to Route 128

• 90
• Accelerate to 70
• Overhead bridge
• Right curve
• Overhead bridge
• BP for Route 128 at signal - 30%
• Sidings on left
• Route 128 station at overhead bridge

Route 128 - 3.2 miles to Hyde Park

• 90
• Sidings on right
• Readville station - coast (70)
• BP for Hyde Park before overbridge - 33%
• Hyde Park car stop signs half way down platform

Hyde Park - 6 miles to Ruggles

• 90
• Left curve
• Straight
• Reduce to medium speed signal
• 45 at right curve
• Points to Forest Hill platform - 45

Forest Hill

• 90
• Accelerate to 60
• Left curve
• Right curve
• Left curve and tunnel
• Right curve
• BP for Ruggles at overhead bridge - 33%

Ruggles

• 60
• Accelerate to 35
• 60
• 30 - before right curve entering Back Bay

Back Bay

• 30
• 15 for a very short distance before left curve
• Be prepared for red signal
• 10 - prior to junction

Boston

Providence

• 30
• 60 - near end of left curve, cabin on right before OHB
• 70 - straight after R/C
• Coast for 60 ahead - L/C and stabling yards to right.
• 60 - OHB
• R/C
• 70 - ignore - 60 ahead
• 60 - L/C and site of Pawtucket
• R/C and left track diverge straight
• 125 - straight

South Attleboro

• Accel to 110 for 110 ahead
• 110 - L/C
• 3 tracks
• 150 - Straight
• 4 tracks

Attleboro

• 3 tracks
• 2 tracks
• D/S - OHB
• Coast for 130 - Sidings on left
• Brake for 130 ahead

Mansfield

• 4 tracks
• 2 tracks
• 130 - L/C
• Coast for 125 ahead
• Straight
• 125 - L/C
• 130 - Straight - ignore 125 ahead
• 125 - R/C

Sharon

• 130
• R/C
• D/S
• L/C and OHB
• L/C 125

Canton Junction

• 130 - ignore
• 125 - after juntion

Route 128

• 120 - track begins on right

Readsville

• Coast for 115 ahead

Hyde Park

• L/C
• 115 - OHB and L/C
• 120

Forest Hills

• Coast for 60 ahead

Ruggles

• 60 - start of tunnel
• Brake for 30 ahead
• 30 - R/C

Boston Back Bay

• Accel to 25 then coast for 15 ahead
• 15 - points before OHB
• 10 - signal to Boston

Boston South Station

To Route 128 follow Boston to Providence Commuter

Route 128 3 miles to Canton Junction

• 90
• Sidings on right
• Overhead bridge
• Left curve
• Straight and overhead bridge - coast
• 30 points to Staughton branch
• 20 halfway along Canton Junction platform

Canton Junction

• 30
• Single track

Canton Centre - 3 miles to Staughton

• 40
• L/X
• Right curve
• Left curve
• Bridge
• Right curve and L/X
• Factory on left then L/X
• Siding to left
• L/X
• Straight
• 30
• L/X
• 10
• Right curve
• L/X

Stoughton

Stoughton -3.2 to Canton Center

• 10
• LX x 2
• 40
• Accelerate to 33 and coast - down hill
• LX
• Right curve
• LX
• Siding on right
• Straight
• LX - Cabin and factory on right
• Left curve
• LX
• Straight
• Bridge
• Right curve
• BP - left curve minimum application
• 30 - at signal
• LX

Canton Center

• 30
• Accelerate to 25 then coast
• 20 before right curve

Canton Junction

• Follow Providence to Boston from Canton Junction

• As per Boston to Providence Commuter to Back Bay then
• 125
• BP for Route 128 - end of platform at Readville (just before yard on left) - 50%

Route 128

• Attleboro - coast at 125
• BP for 110 curve - at second signal before overhead bridge - 35%
• 110
• Right curve
• 125
• Warning for 60 at South Attleboro - 65% suppression brake
• 70
• 60
• 30 last right curve into Providence
• 20 into Providence platform

Providence

Providence

• 30
• 60
• 70 - for 2 miles
• Coast for 60 at points from north end of stabling sidings on right
• BP - overhead bridge
• 60 - right curve
• 70 - ignore - too short
• 60 - left curve
• Right curve - left track diverges straight ahead
• Straight
• 125
• Accelerate to 110
• South Attleboro
• 110 - left curve with sidings on right
• 125 - straight
• Attleboro
• Mansfield
• Sharon
• Canton Junction - coast from 125
• BP for Route 128 500m before overhead bridge - 55%

Route 128

• 125
• Accelerate to 120
• Readville
• Hyde Park
• 115 for curve
• 120
• Forest Hills - Coast from 120
• Ruggles - aim for 90
• 60 by start of tunnel
• 30 for curve end of tunnel into Back Bay
• 15 before junction
• Watch for red signal (high mounted dwarf)
• 10

South Boston