E. Spencer Miller , former president of the Maine Central, has passed away, here is the link to the Portland Maine newspaper. I hope this link works. ...
Thanks for the post on the passing of E. Spencer Miller, 97 years old. I was not aware that he had made so many contributions to both the business community...
Thanks for the notification of the passing of ESM. Dear Roy, A small book with the above subject title was published by The Maine Central Railroad Company in...
I'am trying to get some history on the B&M section men.Does any one have any information about how the lines were divided up into sections? Is there any...
For sale Sept. 25, 1949 Boston & Maine public system passenger timetable. This 40 page timetable is in very good condition with slight wear on the front cover...
There is a photo on eBay of B&M 1813 with a passenger train in Intervale, NH in 1948. (6205454450) Since this is my era and area of interest, I'm wondering...
... The engine is B&M E7 #3813. According to the August 1946 OFFICIAL GUIDE, Intervale was served by the B&M by the Mountaineer and three other trains each way...
... one ... sections? ... Hello J.A.: The track sections were numbered sequentially with their section house (s) usually within the section. If you access the...
The Herron video MOUNTAIN GLORY, if I remember correctly, has Mountaineer consists of the diner MOUNTAINEER, either a parlor or heavyweight coach (did the...
Dan Mahoney <stj_lc@y...> wrote: There is a photo on eBay of B&M 1813 with a passenger train in Intervale, NH in 1948...I'm wondering if this would be the ...
I am detailing an HO scale Proto 1000 RS-2 to be B&M 1500 and I would like to add the walkway that was located over the large fan. Does anyone manufacture this...
Jim, I believe Overland Models had just such a brass detail part years ago. I haven't had any of their catalogs for several years. You could check with them. ...
Hi Guys - I was up in the White Mountains a couple weeks ago and stopped by the Hobo Railroad station. "Yup !" There it was. The original Flying Yankee. It...
Hello, I am researching my family tree, and found out that my great grandfather worked for B&M RR (I don't know what his position was) and died on the job when...
... Tracy, I assume that you want a map of the B&M in 1915-16. If so, I have attached one to this post, which you will be able to download, but the group won't...
Thanks for all your info. I went ahead and bought the picture. We'll see if any car detail shows up. I have the Mountain Div. tape and have viewed it many ...
Hi Tracy, For a start how about giving us his full name. It would then be helpful if you could give us some idea of WHERE he worked on the B&M -- a particular...
... Dan, The date of my OFFICIAL GUIDE was August 1946 - because the 16 passenger diesels at the time (#3816-20 were built in 1948) were primarily on the ...
jshorvath10583 wrote: 1946 saw the use of a SUF diner-lounge named MOUNTAINEER and numbered 163 that the B&M had acquired from the D&H in December 1942. I...
... To quote, "Mountaineer #'s 2909, 2924, & 295: - Diesel Powered Train is limited in its equipment & will receive passengers only to the extent of its...
Jim: Do you have a good photo of the walkway in question? I have the same project in the works but don't have a good overhead shot of the fan and walkway. Don...
... Perhaps stretching the definition of the adjective "good," but on page 171 of Willoughby Jones' B&M THREE DECADES, there is an overhead view of #1500 when...
John, The MOUNTAINEER plans done by Jim Ickes were published in an early B&M Bulletin. I can't remember, however, if the interior floor plan was included. I...
Tim Gilbert <tgilbert@s...> wrote: As per the Sept 1943 ORPE, #90 and #95 were the only SUF cars listed with "dining" facilities...#95 an an air conditioned...
JOHN HUTCHINS <hutchfye@n...> wrote: I can tell you from participating in the famous first MOUNTAINEER restoration effort at Steamtown in 1973-1975 that the...
... John, It would appear that this 1973-75 restoration was done to the second MOUNTAINEER (#84 ex-MAINE) because the first MOUNTAINEER #95 (ex-D&H #164) had...
Somewhat overlooked in this discussion about the Mountaineer is the Boston & Bartlett Coach - why Bartlett instead of Littleton? My best guess is that an E-7...
Tim Gilbert <tgilbert@s...> wrote: Somewhat overlooked in this discussion about the Mountaineer is the Boston & Bartlett Coach - why Bartlett instead of...
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