So this purchase would include operations between St J and Whitefield? Thus creating a direct VTR-SLR interchange at Groveton...
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So this purchase would include operations between St J and Whitefield? Thus creating a direct VTR-SLR interchange at Groveton...
Would be great to work the branch on each end like the Hobo does (and be able to move equipment between easily. Conway can do its thing and then a Rochester-or Somersworth-based operation could serve another large population that might be interested in doing rides up to Wakefield and back. I think i...
By the photo, it looks like 1 out 3 might have windows that open.
The guys in Wisconsin with the Mark Twain Zephyr are using a similar sized engine, an EMD 567 6 cylinder that should fit well in the chassis. It's not a bad plan, but a newer unit could be even better. Even for limited use, it will be imperative to have functioning AC on the train since the windows ...
"Granite State Scenic" sounds more like it! I think this re-branding is long over due. Even as a kid, I was more impressed with the heritage railroads that just focused on the railroad experience. The Hobo theme certainly wasn't overplayed, but if nothing else, it might have swayed expecta...
When you say new engines are coming, do you mean propullsion engines for 9158? Or other locomotives?
If the latter, wonder If they have any interest in the old PAR FP9s?
The higher tolls at Portsmouth would probably hurt Maine more than anything else.
FRA sort of tried it in the 80s...but what about Diesel Light Rail? -Existing track might be used -Any crossing with a sidewalk would become a station. ("Stop and proceed" at the crossings would avoid wrecks possibly.) -Hillsboro branch could be used. -MHT Airport link could use street tra...
I'm pretty sure the clock is still ticking even when its down. Its got to be so frustrating! When will it ever be time to move on??
The combination of propulsion, air compression, and HVAC would require a tremendous battery capacity. I'm sure it's not impossible, but a combustion engine is certainly justified in this case for practicality and basic levels of historical accuracy. I don't think 99% care exactly which diesel is in ...
Since this thread was dormant for a while and I've never actually been to the Hobo to see the FY, I have a couple of questions about the set. Please, being mindful of the past discussions around this, I am not trying to start a war... I am genuinely curious. ISTR photos in this thread showing that ...
Oh wow! I had not heard that! That makes operational possibilities much more open for the FY! So does it have full controls, or does it work more like a caboose-type brake valve? If the latter, maybe a route with few crossings would be best like Kearsarge to Redstone. You could run back and forth fo...
I agree it's unlikely, but there is always a chance. Bob Morrel learned this in the 90s when the state shocklingly determined that CSRR was a better fit for the Mtn Division than the FY concept leaving the train stuck in Glen for years. And I agree, the Lincoln shop is probably not perfect, but cert...
My reading of the report is that the bidding proces has more to do with the restoration plan as opposed to competing monetary bids (they expect to transfer it for the usual $1 price tag). The FY association should have a pretty solid shot at getting the FY transferred. Afterall it was their idea, th...
Quite a few of the fully modified Boise Budds are at Grand Canyon. These are the ones that had the roof "exhaust" bumps removed and HEP added. I think the Hobo only has a couple MBTA modified Budds, but theirs are of the ones which retained the proper roof line of an RDC. The others at Lin...