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When I was kid growing up in the Boston Area there were still Snow Trains running out of North Station. I remember seeing the ads in the newspaper and on TV (IIRC). I wasn't a skier but it would have been fun going up there just for the ride. By the time I got out of the military in 1970 I think the...

Over the past 15 years or so I have visited the abandoned South Weymouth Naval Air Station a couple of times. Whilst driving around the station I noticed that there were railroad tracks running across the west side of the field. I think they even crossed a runway. Also while driving around the outsi...

My wife and I have reservations for the Notch Train in mid-June. We're really psyched (mostly me) to ride in the dome car. I came across this video on the B&M/MEC Mountaineer on YouTube. It covers both diesel and steam with lots of shots of the engine house and helpers working out of Bartlett. C...

I came across this YouTube video on the Mountain Division including diesel and steam operations. There's lot's of great video of helpers working out of Bartlett, NH. It's a long video, I had to watch it in 3 separate segments while working out on the treadmill at the YMCA. It starts with a diesel po...

My dad used to be a Construction Manager with New England Telephone Company in Boston. His area of responsibility included Causeway Street, Commercial Ave, Atlantic Ave and Northern Ave, as well as all of South Boston. Back in the early 60s I was riding with him on Commercial and Atlantic Aves. The ...

Hopefully the engineer set the brakes and he and the engineer ran for the back of the locomotive. I'd love to know more details on this wreck.

Thanks for the information. I assumed because of all the rolled and pressed stainless steel that it was beyond the capabilities of most shops to repair. Do you have anymore information or photos on the repair? They must have had to lift the head unit onto flat cars and tow it to the shop. The other ...

This was the Flying Yankee (Berkshire) derailed in Walpole, NH. It looks like the lead unit/engine took quite a bit of damage. They must have had to return it to the factory to have it rebuilt. I can't image local B&M shops were equipped to fix damage like that. Does anyone have more information...

When did freight service cease on the CNJ Phillipsburg Branch? The graphite mill that I am restoring in Asbury used to get freight deliveries at Asbury-Ludlow Station. One old timer claimed that they were still getting graphite deliveries up to 1988. Does that sound right? Another old timer confirms...

I just saw this on Facebook. Does anyone know about this? Is this a serious threat to Delaware River Railroad Excursions? It sounds like a couple of disgruntled NIMBYs. The train for the Delaware River Railroad Excursions can be described as a “living museum”, where tourists can purchase tickets to ...

I drive to Asbury almost everyday, passing over the crossing at Ludlow Station Road on the Phillipsburg Branch. For the past few weeks I have been seeing fresh flange marks in the crossing almost everyday. My guess is that NJT is clearing brush and looking for encroachments, but it's encouraging to ...

There hasn't been anything down this end of the line in over 6 months. Yesterday I checked a couple of other crossings west of Ludlow Station Road and found signs that they had been through there with a flail brush cutter. At one crossing they drove over the section of the crossing that was paved ov...

I drive Ludlow Station Road in Bethlehem Township, Hunterdon County to get to work in the morning. Yesterday I noticed flange marks at the crossing of the old CNJ tracks, now NJT, to Phillipsburg. These tracks have been out of service since 1988. I think NJT probably inspected the track with a high-...

I've noticed that a lot of PRR diesel locomotives have what appear to be railings on on the roof. Can anyone explain what they were used for and why no other railroads seem to have used them?

That's a good explanation. Thanks.