I might also suggest as a general History of Railroads in New England: "Lost Railroads of New England"., 2nd edition, Ronald Karr, copywrite 1996, Branch Line...
The Sanborn map link that was given recently on this group was a great help for research. Now it appears the password and/or user name has changed. does...
I recently had a very nice discussion with George Corey (well published rail photographer)on the subject of B&M passenger equipment. R. W. Jones ("B&M Forest,...
... My Broadway Limited Imports (BLI) B&M E-7A with the corrected color is engine number 3811. I don't recall what other numbers may have been issued. Thanks...
Notice: The Railroad Explorer website has been updated to reflect the new issue, Spring/Summer 2009, which is now complete and will be shipping from the...
Morning All; I'd like to know the Sanborn info too, but one bit of good news I have is 6hat all of the Essex County MA atlases are on line at the Essex County...
... That's the Saugus Branch, originally built about 1850 from Malden to Lynn by B&M-aligned interests to steal traffic from the Eastern RR. The Eastern got...
Libraries do have these on microfilm. Just go to your consortium library reference desk. A library only has the volume connected to their resident county. I...
Try it now; the link was just broken http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2 <http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=42.460465~-71.0142 ...
Unfortunately even now, many email readers still seem to chop up this URL. Here is a short URL I just created: http://tinyurl.com/q54h9f Also, Bing seems to...
I have two old Fitchburg Railroad freight waybills: one for Car No.792 originating Boston and destination Chester,VT dated October 8, 1890 abstracted at...
Steve Mumley might be interested in them given Rutland origins/destinations. I'll forward your note to him to give him the option of contacting you if he's...
Hi Group, I recall hearing that the ex B&M, Claremont & Concord Doodlebug escaped the torch and went to a museum. Half an hour of googling has yielded nothing....
Scrap right after the mail contract eneded. The body of the trailer car survived up until the time of the Claremont Junction enginehouse fire but was scrapped...
B&M #151 became Sperry Rail Car #127, Aug 1939. Walther's offered a model of this car in it's original livery and later in yellow and silver as SRS #127. B&M...
The real spark plug on progress on the B&M 1094 cafe-coach at IRM is Jack Biesterfeld. Like several of you, my involvement is primarily financial to keep it...
... Troy was not a really a freight gateway. There was probably never more than local trains doing this move. The easiest move would be to run around the...
Dear Mr. Bowden, The Boston & Maine #1180 is currently located underneath the Roberts Building pavilion at the Museum in stable condition. It has not been...
To what musuem does this refer, Bruce? Perhaps I missed a thread somewhere... JCH John Hutchins, P.O. Box 595, Littleton, MA 01460-0595 ... From: "Bruce C...
Johnsonville to Mechanicville was the "Freight main" and, as such, never really had much in the way of scheduled passenger service after 1927. The Troy Branch...
... I appreciate the information on the abandoned Saugus Branch Line. I just received 2 books that I ordered, A Field Guide to Southern New England Railroad...
I am planning a trip to Central Mass soon, (An excuse to use my camera) and I am trying to find some places where I can take some photographs of trains. I am...
Mike, I have eaten there a couple of time and it has been excellent each time. Palmer certenly has some traffic, but I am not up on the current "Hot" spots. ...
Hi Mike - Yes ! The Steaming Tender is a very good place for a railfan to eat. Everytime I've gone there, a (couple) CSX trains flew by. Maybe you'll catch...
St. Louis it is, John. The Museum of Transportation is out on the west side of town. They have a great collection including a very rare old Boston and Albany...
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