... Jacob, Before 1930, most ports in New England received tidewater coal both anthracite and bituminous from three bays - New York, Delaware & Chesapeake plus...
My son is 2? and always asks me what is in those boxcars and tank cars as they pass by our house in Dover, NH. I tell him "freight", but I would like to offer...
... Steve, Malcolm Laughlin has compiled a list of active sidings today throughout New England at http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/nerrfreight.files which...
This is part of a map that was produced for Portland Terminal and was used (among other things) to advertise industrial and commercial land available in...
In the 1957 Symbol Books, there are two trains each way between Boston and Rigby in the April version (No. 65), but only one in the October version (no. 66). ...
The blueprints for Rigby Yard show a modest sized stock pen. It appears that there were two chutes for loading/unloading and 5-6 pens. I have seen an article...
Today Massey Coal ships coal by water to the Sprague (formerly Merrill) terminal in Portland and then distributes it by rail mostly to Mead in Rumford. Malcolm...
... were impleneted late in 1968. ... I recall there was also a Worcester to Rigby train, WR-1, and its counterpart, RW-2. We used to see WR-1 in the...
Several years ago Preston Johnson mentioned that during the early 40s, when he worked Tower H, the B&M shipped a hot load of stock cars (~10-12) from Rigby to...
NO!!! RW-1 was M-7, WR-2 was M-6 Maine Bullets. N-1 to Worcester and P-2 to Rigby were 50's trains that also ran. There were 2 round trips. Plus the potato...
Whoops! You're right. I been busted for spreading false rumors! That's what I get for letting my fingers dance on the keys by memory vs. pulling out the...
N-1 and P-2 ran on the New Haven until Penn Central took over. Ben Perry HE LIT A MATCH TO CHECK GAS TANK THAT'S WHY THEY CALL HIM SKINLESS FRANK BURMA~SHAVE ...
Dave, Actually, N-1 and P-2 were on the FTSB's before the Maine Bullets (M-6/M-7) whose first run was in June 1931. The Newsboy and Dirigo were inaugurated...
Malcolm, Were there any symbol freights between Mechanicville and Springfield, White River Jct. and Concord in the 68-69 Through Freight Train Schedules? If...
Excuse the cross posting, but I'm looking for some help. I am kit-bashing a B&M Brookside HO Scale milk car, #1835. It is now painted and is ready for the...
Can anyone tell me which tracks at Portland Union Station were used as the "coach yard"; i.e., for storage of passenger equipment. Were specific tracks used...
While on a quick weekend vacation, I spotted a set of rails beneath Interstate 195, the short connector between the Maine Turnpike and Route 1 near Saco and...
It's called the Saco Industrial Track. Runs between Biddeford and Saco, on the ROW of what used to be the mainline of the Eastern Railroad. Crosses the Saco...
Jacob; looking at the station from the non trackside,from St. John St.,the coach yard was on your right(east towards Bangor),,just past the Congress St. grade...
The portion that serves the industrial park is an extension off the old Eastern north of the Saco station site. Garland Plastics, Casco Bay Steel and Wood...
When the Eastern was ripped up from the Quarry,a few miles "east" of North Berwick to Rigby,in 1944,the section from the old "AR"(Alfred Road) interlocking...
I am looking for help in identifying the date of a B&M Freight Symbol Book. Unlike other symbol books I have, this one comes in a small 4" x 7" binder (13...
Bud: Many thanks for the info. I own the 1991 book. I did not know about the 1984 book, But I found it on the internet. I should have it in a week! jacob Re:...
Happy Labor Day! The BMRRHS web site has been updated with the fall schedule for the #410 Restoration Project. This fall work will continue on the cab of the...
... From: DelawareLackawanna@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DelawareLackawanna@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bruce Sent: Friday, September 01, 2006 9:36 PM To:...
Just a quick note to say that the power plant in Salem, which still gets its coal by ship, belonged to New England Power Company. It was sold in the mid-90s to...
That sounds like the one printed on yellow-orangish coloured stock in a dark blue binder. The date is about 1970 as the lack of the word "Debtor" after the B&M...
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