Because of their uniqueness, the #5000-5007 series were the only B&M cars cited on the Carbuilders Cyclopedia's bibliography of selected articles from Railway Age or Railway Mechanical Engineer (page 210 of the August 8, 1942 issue of Railway Age). The bottom of the well was open but, with a load, a flexible cover was installed to protect the ...

Boston & Maine Freight Cars - Summary A complete (?) listing of B&M RR (and predecessor railroads) freight equipment. Based on Official Railway Equipment Register data, and other sources.

Through 1960, the B&M owned about 5,000 freight cars, but a 1966 Official Railway Equipment Register only lists 3,500. Much of the reduction was the retirement of most of the B&M's hoppers and gondolas as "tide coal" shipments ended.

The Boston & Maine Railroad Historical Society is composed of people who share a common interest in the history and operations of the Boston and Maine Railroad and other related railroads. READ MORE. The links on this page are to Freight Car data scanned from the archives, and transcriptions thereof.

Boston and Maine 1910 built Baldwin-Westinghouse electric locomotive #5000 is resting in North Adams,MA. In a few years with the arrival of B&M FT's the need for electrification will be over and the 5000 and her sisters will be retired and scrapped.

Data from Boston & Maine 1947 diagrams and 1919 Locomotive Classification, supplied by Allen Stanley in May 2005 from his extensive Rail Data Exchange.(Many thanks to Chris Hohl for his 21 November 2015 email and spreadsheet detailing the specs for all of the B&M Atlantic variants.)

Nov 14, 2008 · City Point Central Railroad has a lightweight passenger car from Maine Central. It is probably one of the only lightweight MEC cars still preserved in Maine today. The road number was MEC #391.

In 1931, the B&M and Maine Central jointly purchased four sets of DeLuxe equipment for the Flying Yankee, Pine Tree Limited and other Boston - Bangor name trains. The B&M's were numbered 4581 - 4584 (coaches) and 3608/3609 (combines).

Boston & Maine Railroad #5000 at North Adams, Massachusetts. Collection of Matthew D. Cosgro Image > Postcard > Real Photo > Kodak (1950-Present) Object ID 9304007327, Recorded 2023-07-17. ... Subject, Railroad: Boston and Maine Railroad Subject, Station: North Adams. Facebook; About; Contact;