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I've been wondering how long it will be before someone tacks a picture of Marvel's Stan Lee up by that "Excelsior." The word has been a favorite of Mr. Lee for many years.

As suggested by F-Line, I'm interested in starting. I was a student at Wentworth Institute about 40 years ago. I have never forgotten the afternoon I was descending the stairs at Kenmore Station, and heard what sounded like a truck horn in the tunnel. Wow, could it be? I hustled down the stairs in t...

At or around the time the MBTA stashed cannibalized LRV's down the disused Tremont tunnels, I recall hearing that the Boston Fire Department was seriously unhappy with this practice, and required that the units be removed. Truth or fiction? You decide.

I thought the film was protection against scratches, dents and dings along the way during shipping.

Bramdeisroberts wrote:
These new units are shaping up to be sharp looking, I may have to eat some MAJOR crow about CNR if they're built as good as they look.

Wikipedia says chaining codes measure, 'distances from a fixed point, called chaining zero, following the twists and turns of the railroad line, so that the distance described is understood to be the "railroad distance," not the distance by the most direct route ("as the crow flies&qu...

The new station would be built between Dexter and Conant Streets When I was riding my bicycle around there about 55 years ago the area seemed to be an underused rail yard that also saw some trash transshipment. The original Pawtucket/Central Falls station, perched directly above the NEC tracks, was...

Not much help if you are not on facebook. Thanks anyway.

We're always interested in site and equipment pictures. Please, give us a look when you can.

Ah ha! I seem to remember hearing that there was going to be 10 such cars, purely as an experiment. Sounds like someone is juicing the numbers. That wouldn't be Governor C., would it.

It has been common for some time in a variety of industries, including railroads and transit, to "sell" equipment to a financial entity, and then "lease" it back. The financial entity gets tax advantages, and the original owner gets a cash infusion.

Adams_Umass_Boston wrote:Hello Gerry,
I only see one photo of a Santa on a PCC. There might me an issues with your Flickr account.

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Crabman1130 wrote:What was the IND second system going to be? Is there a link?

The EGE wrote:In case anyone hasn't already gotten their fill of pictures, here are mine from today.

MBTA F40PH-2C 1050 wrote:...just drop the topic...