Hi all: I have located a hardbound copy of the Central Mass book by the B&M RR Historical Society. For details go to www.trainbooks.com or e mail me...
I remember well the last winter of B&M steam 1955-56 - my freshman year at MIT - just in time. There were 14 steam engines still in service, inlucluding: 1...
Malcolm, The 14 steam locomotives the B&M in the winter of 1955-1956 according to the scrap dates in Harry Frye's MINUTEMAN STEAM were: H-2-a #622 scrapped...
Along around that same time in 1956, 4113 was used to run the International paper Co.'s factory near Somerville Jct. I have photos of it. Not sure if it was...
Hi B&M Gang, I helped Bruce and Bob produce the third volume of the Modelers Notes on CD this year. It includes issues 51-75. I just wanted to let everyone...
Hi All! I have taken the Lake Shore Limited a few times between Cleveland and Boston. On my last trip I took notice of how the old B&A winds around especially...
... I've ridden the trailing cab of an RDC (RRE trip) on most of the Fitchburg Div., but I've never had an engineer's eye view of the B&A line. The B&M is far...
Dear Group Could anyone tell me if it is possible for a UK-resident and non-member of the B&M Society to buy the "Modelers Notes" on CD (I'm happy to pay a ...
Hi Richard, This is from the B&MRRHS society web site: The long awaited CD Volume 3 of the Modelers Notes will be introduced in January at the Springfield...
Hi Sean - For anyone that doesn't have this CD, it nice to have. Lots of modeling hints and projects. Volume 3 is just as good (if not better) than the last...
Just passing along some information about an upcoming event. ... The attached document contained the following text: Historical Meeting at THE EAST KINGSTON...
James--Thanks for the info. I decided to try using a block of extruded foam and started carving (salvaged from a construction site-cost $0). Laid on Plastruct...
... Hi Carl, I was, and I have stereo tape recordings of some of those times...Fred Alther and Dick Buss were also fast runners. Best regards, Wayne Hills...
Question: When the B&M broke up the FT's in to 3 unit sets with the F2's, was there any order to the pairings? In other words, which FT set went with which F2?...
Richard Irish
dicjani@...
Feb 8, 2006 3:49 am
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No, but the sets were at first limited to FT/freight F-2 sets only. The FT-'s had a different MU jumper pin arrangement from the later AAR standard 27 pin...
Thanks Scott. So anything in the 4250 to 4264 series would work? Dick...
Richard Irish
dicjani@...
Feb 8, 2006 4:47 pm
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Yes, it didn't matter which went where. In later years the railroad converted the remaining F-2's to 27 pin sockets, however, while there were still FT's...
Ok folks, I am giving my fellow members of the Boston and Maine nation a shot at a David Ellis Pullman Standard B&M Flying Yankee set. Set includes 5 pair of...
Hi folks, I had conversation with the folks manning the Broadway Limited booth at the show in Springfield, during which I asked if they had any interest in...
The following B&M brass for sale. Check.Money Order or Paypal. Prices do not include shipping. Pic's available on request. All brass in excellent condition in...
... I've built 8 of Bob Ellis's "Concord Car Shops" etched/plated sides into cars. I only used the ECW sideframes on the combine, as the IHC trucks I used on...
I wonder if Athearn still has the dies for the Pacific they brought out many years ago. I think it was a P4. Chuck Chisholm [Non-text portions of this message...
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