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The railroad opened in 1840 to Exeter, New Hampshire, and on January 1, 1842, the two companies merged with the Boston and Portland to form a new Boston and Maine Railroad. Woodburytype of 0-4-0 Achilles , Baldwin Locomotive Works , 1871 1898 map Locomotive emerging from Salem station on the Eastern line, c. 1910 } Boston and Maine depot in ...
Maine Central Railroad began operating diesel locomotives in 1935, and had retired all steam locomotives by 1954. That time interval was a joint operating period with the Boston and Maine Railroad (B&M). [ 1 ]
The Maine Central Railroad (reporting mark MEC) was a U. S. class 1 railroad [2] in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. By 1884, Maine Central was the longest railroad in New England. Maine Central had expanded to 1,358 miles (2,185 km) when the United States Railroad Administration assumed control ...
The Flying Yankee is a diesel-electric streamliner built in 1935 for the Boston and Maine Railroad by Budd Company and with mechanical and electrical equipment from Electro-Motive Corporation. It was the third streamliner train in North America. [1] That train ceased passenger service in 1957 and is stored at the Conway Scenic Railroad in New ...
The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (New Haven) acquired 40 RDCs, which it called "Shoreliners", in 1952–53. By 1955 these accounted for 65% of the New Haven's passenger routes. [32] This achievement was eclipsed by the Boston and Maine Railroad, whose fleet grew to 108 by 1958.
Boston and Maine 3713, also known as the "Constitution", is the sole survivor of the "P-4a" class 4-6-2 "Heavy Pacific" type steam locomotives. It was built in December 1934 by the Lima Locomotive Works for the Boston and Maine Railroad (B&M), hauling passenger trains around the New England region.
The Boston and Albany Railroad (reporting mark B&A) [1] was a railroad connecting Boston, Massachusetts to Albany, New York, later becoming part of the New York Central Railroad system, Conrail, and CSX Transportation. The mainline is currently used by CSX for freight as the Berkshire Subdivision and Boston Subdivision.
Pages in category "Passenger trains of the Boston and Maine Railroad" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .