... I have not had personal experience with the U-boats or the Century Series, only anecdotal. As pointed out by SJW, the radio was most likely the reason for...
... down on all that. How to work with them and how to make them work when you have GE's in the mix, as we sometimes do here. Its non-accumulative. They showed...
The Lisbon Historic Railroad Station and Museum will have its official opening Oct.19th starting at 1:00 p.m. This circa 1870 B&M Station restoration project...
Congratulations Roger ! I know this has been a labour of love from the start and you are the driving force behind making this happen ! Michael Sherbak Aiken SC...
Congratulations Roger. I know you have devoted considerable time and effort to this renovation. Enjoy the fruits of your labor. Norm Larkin ... From: Roger...
Great job, Roger! It looks beautiful. But what are you going to do with all that time you've freed up...?? ;-) JCH John Hutchins, P.O. Box 595, Littleton, MA...
Roger, congratulations on completing your fine endeavor. It's refreshing to have the past brought to the present instead of being allowed to fade away. Duane...
As one who enjoyed immensely the photos that Bruce Bowden posted recently I'd like to provide some follow-up information about one of them. I realize that the...
I have 12 issues of Locomotive & Railway Preservation Magazine from 1986 to 90 for sale. $7.50 the lot plus media mail shipping for 2.5#'s. please respond off...
Subject: Re: [BM_RR] Lisbon Railroad Station Grand Opening Great job, Roger! It looks beautiful. But what are you going to do with all that time you've freed...
During conversation with one of my co-workers yesterday, he was telling me about his early employ with the B&M as a fireman on the Boston-Mechanicville runs...
... He also said that the cars used were the modern steel ones bought late by the B&M. He also had no idea about the notion that milk from NY could not go to...
I have added a repro of a repro of a Fitchburg RR timetable to my looseleaf book on the B&M book and have a copy ready to go if anyone wants it. Price is the...
I am looking for Information, pictures or diagrams of the West Acton RR station that will show what the west & east sides looked like. That's the end facing...
Rapido officially announced the cars today, and provided several pre production drawings of them! From the drawings the cars look amazing! The first samples...
These kits (including trucks) have arrived. All but 6 are now gone or spoken for. If you're interested in one of the remaining kits or would like additional...
... The GE units of the period did not have AC traction motors. There are some points to consider here. First, one has to use the limitations, as to short time...
Subject: Grand Opening Lisbon Historic RR Station For Immediate Release October 10, 2008 Contact: Carol Herzig (603) 444-1785 or (603) 838-2200 Plans are...
... they had ... time. ... This may have to be more era specific, but as I recall, the only RR frequency EL had in common with B&M was 161.4 Mhz. This was...
Radio use was not universal at that time on the B&M though. None of the Budd Cars were equipped with radio units, and if they were, they were portables that...
Re: Vic wrote: It seems unlikely anyone at B&M would have been satisfied having a train on its main line that didn't have chan 1 capability that was used...
... Almost.... Yes, the 161.400 was common, but so was 161.520 which was B&M's road channel at the time EL was still in existance. It wasn't until after...
Edited for content... ... Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 10:25:35 AM Subject: [BMRRHS links] ... we have a former B/M diesel on site (being turned into a photo...
InterMountain recently released a series of N scale milk cars. Of these released, I'm wondering which cars we'd likely see in the Boston milk "shed" area. I...
Whiting's didn't get much milk by rail. Only on occasion would one see a wood sided milk car at their unloading platform which was alongside the Mystic Wharf...
... InterMountain recently released a series of N scale milk cars. Of these released, I'm wondering which cars we'd likely see in the Boston milk "shed" area....
Greetings All; Bordens; Consumer's; and Sheffield Farms would not have been seen in Boston. Bakers would have been seen at the Bakers plant in Milton, MA...
Are you certain no Bordens cars ran into Boston, Ben? Or did any that appeared in VT end up going to NY City vs. Boston? JCH John Hutchins, P.O. Box 595,...
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