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17848
Bob, If you have or can get an employee time table this will answer your question. A portion out of the B&M ETT reads: Between White River Junction and...
Joseph Romano
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Jul 1, 2006
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17849
... The history of construction and ownership is very complicated, and goes back to before the first CV incarnation was built. The arrangement Joe describes...
James Van Bokkelen
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Jul 1, 2006
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17850
Bob, The washout you probably are referring to occurred in 1970 between Dole Junction and East Northfield/South Vernon on the east bank of the Conn River, but...
Tim Gilbert
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Jul 1, 2006
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17851
Hi All, Many thanks for the B&M info. Bob [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Bob Metell
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Jul 2, 2006
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17852
... That all depends on what point in time you're talking about. Back in the thrilling days of yesteryear before 1900 there was one period where the ConnRiver...
Scott J. Whitney
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Jul 2, 2006
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17853
Bob: If you're talking about the secton between E. Northfield, MA /S.Vernon, Vt. and Brattleboro, the reason was due to a sudden subsidence in one of the piers...
John Alan Roderick
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Jul 2, 2006
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17854
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the BM_RR group. File : /Don Haskel old...
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Jul 2, 2006
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17855
I didn't include it because it's ot done yet. I've heard tell that it may get blue first because of funding restrictions but if there is sufficient funding I...
Scott J. Whitney
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Jul 2, 2006
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17856
Thought it was 120... Westboro and EDF were 110 and they could turn pairs of GP-9's but not 38's....
Scott J. Whitney
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Jul 2, 2006
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17857
Boy oh boy, these posts are taking WAY too long to show up! I sent this last Monday or something.... Since then I fielded an inquiry to find out if anyone had...
Scott J. Whitney
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Jul 2, 2006
11:58 am
17858
Wasn't that the turntable that was damaged when a Budd or other equipment ran into the pit? As the Westboro table was the same size, the B&M went up to...
rfrend@...
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Jul 2, 2006
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17859
When was the Stony Brook branch connected to the Fitchburg main at the Willows, and the use of the Stony Brook branch between Willows and Ayer discontinued?...
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Jul 3, 2006
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17860
I'm not sure of the exact date, but would figure it to be some time in the late 20s when the "new" Ayer Tower was built. That would make the most sense. I used...
John Alan Roderick
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Jul 4, 2006
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17861
... I don't have a reference, but IIRC, an old Bulletin article said that bit of track rationalization was circa WWII, or maybe a year or two afterwards, and...
James Van Bokkelen
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Jul 4, 2006
12:16 pm
17862
... Per the 1937 Characteristics Chart (B&MRRHS reprint from the '80s), B.E.T., Westboro and Worcester (presumably New Haven by that time) had 110 foot...
James Van Bokkelen
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Jul 4, 2006
12:32 pm
17863
James Van Bokkelen <jbvb@...> wrote: ...IIRC, an old Bulletin article said that bit of track rationalization was circa WWII, or maybe a year or two...
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Jul 4, 2006
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17864
... circa WWII, or maybe a year or two ... roadbed was not particularly grown up when I first saw it, from an RRE trip through the Hoosac ... James, Went to...
Mike S
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Jul 4, 2006
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17865
... There were a lot of 60' turntables presumably dating back to the turn of the century or before, so I only typed in the larger ones. In 1937, there were...
James Van Bokkelen
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Jul 4, 2006
4:15 pm
17866
Mike S. wrote about turntables. That aside, Mike be well, be careful, and come home. Bob Foley [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Bob Foley
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Jul 5, 2006
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17867
... Thanks Bob. It shouldn't be long Only have 6 weeks remaining to redployment then I start the process of Release from Active Duty following this one year...
Mike S
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Jul 5, 2006
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17868
... Thanks for the info James and just so you know.. at least where I am located...your wish came true ! When you see Timmy White of Brentwood tell him I said ...
Mike S
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Jul 5, 2006
10:50 am
17869
It'll be good to have you back home as a "local" participant on the group come August, Mike. We are thankful for the lack of "fireworks" in your area on the...
John Hutchins
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Jul 5, 2006
6:48 pm
17870
Hi all: Here are a few B&M related items available Vanishing Markers, Ralph E. Fisher, Hardbound with Jacket, very good $65.00 Capital City Streetcar Days, B&M...
Kevin T. Farrell
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Jul 5, 2006
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17871
As I think about it more, the Brook was, IIRC, controlled from Lowell Tower which is/was newer than Ayer. Perhaps Lowell's construction was what brought about...
John Alan Roderick
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Jul 6, 2006
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17872
How long did the 200 stay painted in this scheme? File : /Don Haskel old slides/bm_200b.jpg Uploaded by : depotdon2 <dhaskel@...> Description : bicentenial...
Josh Hamilton
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Jul 6, 2006
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17873
I am about to shed some HO B&M stuff any interest contact me off list at bflude@.... The locos (mostly DCCed) - a couple of moguls (one PFM and one ...
Bill Flude
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Jul 6, 2006
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17874
'G' controled, at the Willows, the west end of the Brook. Dave Decker ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Dog Father
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Jul 7, 2006
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17875
I just opened up the Excel file provided by the Historical Society, meaning to look up the article that ran some years ago on North Chelmsford and the Stony...
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Jul 7, 2006
1:37 am
17876
Excel has a search function, called "find". It's under the "Edit" button in the Excel toolbar. type in your search word, and if it exists in the contents of...
charmantas
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Jul 7, 2006
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17877
Hi all: The Vermont Covered Bridge Road book is gone, the rest are still here along with a copy of The Best of Maine RR's by Ron Johnson for $40.00 Kevin...
Kevin T. Farrell
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