Ball Square - Green Line - (E) Medford/Tufts
MBTA, MA
Arrivals & departures
Next ~4 hours. Live trip updates from the operator's GTFS-RT feed where available; schedule-based otherwise. Delays surface as a red chip when the feed reports them.
- MBTA ADDED-1584970811Arr 4:33:41 AMDep 4:34:22 AMscheduledOn time
- MBTA ADDED-1584970909Arr 4:40:41 AMDep 4:41:17 AMscheduledOn time
- MBTA ADDED-1584970908Arr 4:43:57 AMDep 4:44:33 AMscheduledOn time
- MBTA ADDED-1584970939Arr 4:55:01 AMDep 4:55:36 AMscheduledOn time
Plan your visit
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Gear up
The starter kit serious railfans wish they'd bought day one. Each link earns us a small Amazon Associates referral — we only list gear we'd actually carry.
Scanner audio is unlistenable next to a passing freight without an earpiece. Standard 3.5mm right-angle plug fits the Uniden + Baofeng. Adds zero bulk to your kit. ($10-$15)
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A 70-200 or 100-400 at full reach gets shaky after a few minutes of waiting. Carbon-fiber monopod folds to ~16in and weighs nothing. Worth its price the first time you nail a 1/250s shot of a stopped train. ($40-$80)
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The definitive volume of US railroad maps — every mainline, every branch, every connection, with mile markers and dispatcher territories. You will memorize this. Multiple regional volumes; pick the one for where you railfan. ($30-$50 per volume)
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Nearby railfan spots
Curated viewing locations within 7 miles of this station.
- Boston South Station — public concourse4.4 miBoston · station · good
Nearby community sightings
Within 7 miles, last 24 hours. Community-reported.
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