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Maine Central Steam Locomotive #470 Discussion 1 … 29 30 31 32 33 by Richard Glueck - Mon Jul 05, 2004 10:28 am	490 Replies 151559 Views	by RGlueck Thu Jun 15, 2023 4:24 pm
Welcome to the B&M/MEC Forum! >>>Please Read<<< by MEC407 - Thu Aug 06, 2009 4:33 pm	0 Replies 13964 Views	by MEC407 Thu Aug 06, 2009 4:33 pm
Surviving equipment 1 … 8 9 10 11 12 by mb41 - Tue Jul 12, 2005 6:54 pm	175 Replies 69370 Views	by jbvb Sat Apr 20, 2024 9:30 am
B&M Conway branch 1 2 3 4 by b&m 1566 - Sat Mar 20, 2004 1:57 am	55 Replies 38295 Views	by MEC407 Thu Apr 18, 2024 6:10 am
Cabooses by Badandy - Mon Jan 08, 2024 4:15 am	1 Replies 480 Views	by jbvb Wed Feb 28, 2024 10:03 pm
Save the 1127! by ABurns - Wed Jan 17, 2024 7:38 pm	2 Replies 912 Views	by NHV 669 Sat Jan 20, 2024 4:12 pm
The Maine Central Railroad Mountain Division 1 … 131 132 133 134 135 by BM6569 - Wed Oct 27, 2004 1:02 pm	2016 Replies 449362 Views	by S1f3432 Mon Dec 25, 2023 5:28 pm
Question about B&M/MEC passenger cars by tecurtin0 - Wed Sep 20, 2023 9:15 am	3 Replies 720 Views	by davidp Sat Dec 23, 2023 7:07 pm
Caboose for sale - Winchester, MA 1 2 by Guilford Guy - Mon Jan 02, 2006 8:01 pm	20 Replies 12392 Views	by FatNoah Tue Dec 19, 2023 9:50 am
The Cocheco Railroad revisited 1 2 3 4 5 by Manalishi - Tue Jul 28, 2020 9:30 pm	67 Replies 8959 Views	by Cochecho Mon Nov 27, 2023 3:52 pm
Calais Branch 1 2 by riffian - Sat Oct 17, 2020 4:11 pm	24 Replies 5220 Views	by S1f3432 Tue Oct 24, 2023 6:07 pm
Western Route Main Line by Engineer Spike - Sun Jul 02, 2023 2:52 pm	6 Replies 1531 Views	by jbvb Fri Oct 20, 2023 7:15 pm
Southwest New Hampshire 1 2 3 by b&m 1566 - Fri Mar 22, 2013 11:57 am	33 Replies 14708 Views	by jbvb Wed Sep 20, 2023 8:20 pm
B&M 3713 and the Lackawanna Wyoming Historical Society with Steamtown has ended. by Pat Fahey - Mon Sep 04, 2023 6:26 am	1 Replies 534 Views	by Badandy Mon Sep 04, 2023 7:59 am
Boston and Maine de Mexico by riffian - Mon Jun 12, 2023 5:26 pm	5 Replies 1161 Views	by jwhite07 Mon Aug 28, 2023 5:04 am
Maine Central caboose in New Gloucester ME by S1f3432 - Sat May 20, 2023 5:19 pm	0 Replies 421 Views	by S1f3432 Sat May 20, 2023 5:19 pm
Boston & Maine engine #1210 by dale4948 - Sat Mar 25, 2023 10:29 am	1 Replies 702 Views	by arthur d. Sun Mar 26, 2023 6:17 am
"Hoosac Tunnel Tales" by ut-1 - Sat Mar 11, 2023 8:27 am	0 Replies 639 Views	by ut-1 Sat Mar 11, 2023 8:27 am
Arch Bridge in South Lancaster, NH by trainsinmaine - Thu Dec 22, 2011 2:45 pm	12 Replies 8590 Views	by NHV 669 Fri Mar 03, 2023 3:09 pm
Siding Tewksbury State Hospital? by NRGeep - Sun Oct 18, 2020 1:21 pm	4 Replies 1613 Views	by JCitron Sun Feb 26, 2023 5:17 pm
Fitchburg Cutoff and Davis Square Tower by seagull6 - Wed Feb 01, 2023 1:38 pm	7 Replies 1192 Views	by copcars Fri Feb 10, 2023 7:15 pm
The Woburn Loop remembered. by seagull6 - Wed Feb 01, 2023 1:56 pm	3 Replies 998 Views	by jbvb Tue Feb 07, 2023 5:18 pm
Salem & Lowell West Peabody Rail Yard by tom18287 - Tue Aug 30, 2022 8:33 pm	7 Replies 1923 Views	by tom18287 Wed Dec 21, 2022 9:54 pm
branch line to Cog from Mt Division? 1 2 3 by NRGeep - Thu Jul 24, 2008 5:08 pm	33 Replies 5650 Views	by oldlob Fri Dec 09, 2022 7:39 pm
Lowell, MA by Who - Fri Dec 02, 2022 2:53 pm	6 Replies 1279 Views	by b&m 1566 Tue Dec 06, 2022 9:31 am
Waterville Station Plans/Pictures Required for Digital Model/Recreation by PViolette - Mon Feb 14, 2022 11:59 am	6 Replies 1765 Views	by markhb Wed Nov 16, 2022 10:00 am
Need info about abandoned in place railroad in Littleton-Dalton-Whitefield- NH by sextant - Mon Nov 07, 2022 9:10 pm	5 Replies 1228 Views	by sextant Sat Nov 12, 2022 1:04 pm
Need info on Odgenburg aka Lamolie Valley line from Portland ME to Saint Johnsbury to Swanton by sextant - Sat Oct 15, 2022 4:54 pm	6 Replies 941 Views	by NHV 669 Thu Oct 20, 2022 8:10 am
MEC Lower Road in danger 1 2 by backroadrails - Wed Apr 10, 2019 7:20 pm	19 Replies 8393 Views	by Mikejf Sat Aug 27, 2022 6:38 pm
Lowell, MA Stations by b&m 1566 - Sun Nov 29, 2015 12:47 am	3 Replies 4633 Views	by Red Wing Fri Aug 26, 2022 4:53 pm
B&M "Prince Spaghetti" covered hopper #5835 by Benjamin Maggi - Wed Mar 11, 2020 7:54 am	6 Replies 3219 Views	by Lincoln78 Wed Aug 17, 2022 2:43 pm
Old Tracks in Tewksbury, MA circa 1980 1 2 by drvmusic - Tue Jan 08, 2013 2:36 pm	21 Replies 11932 Views	by GuilfordRailSD45 Mon Jun 20, 2022 1:34 pm
Maine Central Business Car #333 1 2 3 4 by lvrr 560 - Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:17 pm	48 Replies 45177 Views	by FatNoah Sun Apr 17, 2022 8:54 am
Central Mass Railroad in Clinton by MrB - Fri Mar 18, 2022 4:54 am	6 Replies 1405 Views	by jbvb Sat Apr 09, 2022 6:36 pm
Clinton Engine House 1 2 by Engineer Spike - Fri Apr 03, 2020 4:59 pm	25 Replies 5165 Views	by FatNoah Fri Mar 18, 2022 9:24 am
Alan Dustin by GTIKING - Sun Feb 27, 2022 7:04 pm	4 Replies 1383 Views	by MEC407 Thu Mar 10, 2022 11:18 am
What if no Guilford? 1 2 by trainsinmaine - Thu May 02, 2019 10:48 am	18 Replies 6628 Views	by GTIKING Sun Feb 27, 2022 6:06 pm
Rockingham Jct.station 1 2 by arthur d. - Sun May 19, 2019 4:08 pm	28 Replies 7923 Views	by GTIKING Sun Feb 27, 2022 2:39 pm
Surviving Maine Central Passenger Equipment 1 … 3 4 5 6 7 by gokeefe - Fri Aug 31, 2012 6:26 pm	93 Replies 52651 Views	by arthur d. Sun Dec 12, 2021 8:21 am
Question on F2, F3, F7s on B&M 1 2 3 by rfranzosa - Wed Jan 13, 2010 1:56 pm	36 Replies 17015 Views	by jbvb Wed Oct 13, 2021 9:08 pm
Calais Branch, Mountain Division, and Lower Road included in Rail Trail bill by CPF66 - Wed Sep 08, 2021 4:49 pm	2 Replies 3513 Views	by CPF66 Tue Sep 14, 2021 10:20 am
B&M 1741 (GP9) by p42thedowneaster - Fri Jun 18, 2021 9:23 pm	7 Replies 5566 Views	by p42thedowneaster Fri Aug 13, 2021 7:52 pm
B&M diesel locomotive end-date roster? by Benjamin Maggi - Wed Jun 30, 2021 12:02 pm	7 Replies 1699 Views	by Benjamin Maggi Sat Jul 10, 2021 7:01 am
State of Maine - The Gull (B&M/MEC LD Passenger Service) 1 2 3 4 5 by gokeefe - Mon Aug 20, 2012 10:08 pm	68 Replies 41442 Views	by jbvb Fri Jul 09, 2021 8:38 pm
B&M trash trains? by NRGeep - Fri Jun 11, 2021 1:26 pm	6 Replies 1381 Views	by edbear Sat Jun 12, 2021 11:55 am
B&M Accident Harvard Street Medford/Somerville 1957/58 by Aerie - Tue Jan 02, 2007 7:08 pm	7 Replies 7400 Views	by GinnyAtwater Sun May 09, 2021 12:40 am
BM 2752 by Cowford - Thu Apr 22, 2021 6:09 pm	3 Replies 1099 Views	by EDFLD Bill Sun Apr 25, 2021 9:54 pm
Pro-PBM on MBTA Cab car by shadyjay - Fri Mar 05, 2021 9:15 pm	3 Replies 1222 Views	by arthur d. Sat Apr 17, 2021 8:00 am
MEC Calais Branch telephone rings - 1970 by BR&P - Wed Feb 24, 2021 12:24 am	5 Replies 1477 Views	by MEC407 Mon Apr 12, 2021 5:28 am
Maine Central's - Kineo Branch by b&m 1566 - Thu Sep 03, 2020 3:41 pm	7 Replies 5560 Views	by b&m 1566 Fri Mar 05, 2021 4:42 pm
underpass at Alewife by NRGeep - Wed Jan 27, 2021 3:15 pm	8 Replies 1665 Views	by jbvb Fri Feb 12, 2021 8:31 pm
1908 BM Flagman Shanty location in Wakefiled MA by mokanpy - Tue Jan 05, 2021 12:58 pm	5 Replies 1719 Views	by jaymac Sat Jan 23, 2021 12:05 pm
Company Ice? by ABurns - Thu Dec 10, 2020 9:28 am	5 Replies 1528 Views	by jbvb Sun Dec 27, 2020 8:09 pm
Waterville Station Demolition Pictures Wanted by PViolette - Tue Dec 08, 2020 10:15 am	0 Replies 675 Views	by PViolette Tue Dec 08, 2020 10:15 am
B&M Snow Train Photos by Otto Vondrak - Mon Nov 23, 2020 12:21 pm	10 Replies 2869 Views	by NHN503 Sat Dec 05, 2020 2:41 pm
Between Hoosick Falls and Troy, did the B&M pass north or south of Tomhannock Reservoir? by bellstbarn - Sun Oct 11, 2020 10:35 pm	2 Replies 911 Views	by bellstbarn Mon Oct 12, 2020 7:19 am
Fred Frailey (Trains Mag): Dave Fink the elder anecdotes 1 2 by johnpbarlow - Tue Nov 01, 2016 6:14 am	16 Replies 9814 Views	by Wayside Mon Oct 05, 2020 9:57 am
Boston & Maine's - Marlborough Branch. by b&m 1566 - Wed Sep 16, 2020 1:06 pm	12 Replies 6861 Views	by jaymac Sun Oct 04, 2020 3:55 pm
Sanbornville, NH turntable by Pat Fahey - Tue Sep 08, 2020 12:29 pm	3 Replies 898 Views	by b&m 1566 Sat Sep 19, 2020 9:56 am
Brunswick's, Maine roundhouse by Pat Fahey - Fri Sep 04, 2020 8:02 pm	2 Replies 953 Views	by S1f3432 Sat Sep 05, 2020 7:22 pm
Lakeport, NH B&M enginehouse by Pat Fahey - Fri Sep 04, 2020 7:33 pm	0 Replies 705 Views	by Pat Fahey Fri Sep 04, 2020 7:33 pm
Eastern Division abutments coming down. by arthur d. - Wed Jun 07, 2017 7:57 pm	10 Replies 6836 Views	by MEC407 Mon Aug 31, 2020 8:32 pm
B&M Connecticut River Line??? 1 2 by cu29640 - Sat Nov 08, 2014 4:05 pm	26 Replies 12515 Views	by NHV 669 Mon Jul 20, 2020 8:20 am
B&M MBTA RDC at Palmer? by NellsChoo - Wed Apr 05, 2006 12:33 pm	13 Replies 4816 Views	by dcm74 Sat Jul 18, 2020 11:48 am
Portsmouth Branch: Emery 1 2 by Manalishi - Wed Jun 24, 2020 4:47 pm	15 Replies 2614 Views	by arthur d. Wed Jul 01, 2020 7:23 pm
B&M and Maine Central passenger shared passenger trains? by NRGeep - Wed Feb 05, 2020 5:59 pm	5 Replies 2168 Views	by gokeefe Sat Jun 20, 2020 7:58 pm
Manchester & Keene Branch by trainsinmaine - Thu Apr 16, 2009 7:07 am	7 Replies 4138 Views	by Manalishi Fri May 08, 2020 2:54 pm
The Original Route by b&m 1566 - Thu Apr 23, 2020 4:00 pm	6 Replies 4875 Views	by b&m 1566 Tue Apr 28, 2020 8:11 pm
Commuter rail power Lexington branch by NRGeep - Fri Mar 27, 2020 9:09 am	5 Replies 2640 Views	by B&M 1227 Wed Apr 22, 2020 11:04 pm
B&M's response to 1918 plague by NRGeep - Sun Mar 22, 2020 9:20 am	3 Replies 1686 Views	by jaymac Sat Apr 04, 2020 1:07 pm
Tunnel Repair by Engineer Spike - Thu Mar 26, 2020 2:27 pm	1 Replies 1418 Views	by edbear Thu Mar 26, 2020 8:46 pm
Defunct lines in downtown Nashua 1 2 by jlarose - Tue Apr 24, 2007 10:42 pm	28 Replies 13549 Views	by edbear Wed Feb 26, 2020 8:54 pm
The Eastern Railroad revisited 1 2 3 4 5 by Manalishi - Wed Nov 27, 2019 6:20 pm	69 Replies 13212 Views	by arthur d. Sun Jan 12, 2020 9:14 am
Who Owns the Clinton Tunnel? by trainsinmaine - Sat Nov 02, 2019 11:21 am	6 Replies 2693 Views	by RussNelson Wed Nov 20, 2019 12:27 am
Penobscot and Union River Railroad by trainsinmaine - Sat Sep 28, 2019 7:57 pm	2 Replies 2243 Views	by trainsinmaine Tue Nov 12, 2019 10:19 pm
Named Steam Locomotive - Signs ? by scottb613 - Thu Sep 19, 2019 9:11 am	5 Replies 6094 Views	by scottb613 Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:41 am
B&M ALCO S4 1274 by bumthum - Fri Jul 13, 2012 12:16 am	7 Replies 7204 Views	by bmcdr Sun Oct 06, 2019 9:44 pm
Salem Harbor Branch by RenegadeMonster - Tue Sep 24, 2019 7:29 pm	2 Replies 1827 Views	by RenegadeMonster Wed Sep 25, 2019 5:37 am
Groveton rail service post-BM by deacongeof - Thu Aug 29, 2019 1:45 pm	10 Replies 4130 Views	by NHV 669 Mon Sep 23, 2019 5:53 pm
saugus branch question by tom18287 - Sat Sep 14, 2019 8:23 pm	5 Replies 2567 Views	by edbear Thu Sep 19, 2019 2:22 pm
B&M F7A 4265 1 2 3 4 by b&m 1566 - Mon Nov 06, 2006 1:08 am	46 Replies 27012 Views	by ericofmaine Sat Sep 07, 2019 11:40 am
What was 1st C-C freight locomotive to regularly run on B&M? by johnpbarlow - Sat Apr 06, 2019 5:36 am	6 Replies 3437 Views	by SSW921 Tue Jul 16, 2019 10:32 am
K8 Consolidation ? by scottb613 - Mon May 06, 2019 1:48 pm	6 Replies 6144 Views	by scottb613 Wed May 22, 2019 10:01 am
Fun facts: MEC in 1963 by Cowford - Fri Apr 19, 2019 6:35 pm	10 Replies 4226 Views	by TomNelligan Mon May 13, 2019 4:26 pm
Boston And Maine Rectangular Herald by ABP4014 - Tue Apr 30, 2019 11:54 am	2 Replies 2184 Views	by CarterB Tue Apr 30, 2019 1:08 pm
Worcester & Hillsboro Branch/Worcester & Contoocook Branch by b&m 1566 - Tue Apr 02, 2019 1:59 pm	2 Replies 5980 Views	by jaymac Wed Apr 03, 2019 11:54 am
Question about B&M RDCs after the blizzard '78 by p42thedowneaster - Sun Oct 21, 2018 11:46 pm	8 Replies 7458 Views	by Engineer Spike Tue Apr 02, 2019 9:25 pm
Between Hoosick and North Pownal by trainsinmaine - Sat Nov 24, 2018 8:06 am	7 Replies 4495 Views	by Manalishi Sat Mar 09, 2019 6:49 pm
Seeking info on Clifford Somerville, B&M p.r. director 1950s by Morning Zephyr - Sat Jan 19, 2019 5:04 pm	3 Replies 3840 Views	by edbear Sun Feb 10, 2019 9:35 pm
Eastern CM bike trail infrastructure removal by NRGeep - Mon Dec 10, 2018 12:49 pm	9 Replies 4361 Views	by jbvb Sat Feb 09, 2019 11:01 am
Lowell junction by Rockguy - Fri Jan 18, 2019 5:27 pm	3 Replies 2872 Views	by jbvb Sat Feb 09, 2019 10:43 am
Maine Central / Pulp and Paper Mills 1 2 3 by Highball - Wed Jan 12, 2011 12:04 am	35 Replies 19399 Views	by gokeefe Mon Jan 28, 2019 9:57 pm
Maine Central Radios by mwhite - Wed Dec 26, 2018 3:23 pm	3 Replies 2768 Views	by jbvb Thu Jan 03, 2019 9:18 pm
Flying Yankee Derailment by CGRLCDR - Mon Nov 26, 2018 9:24 am	7 Replies 4194 Views	by arthur d. Sun Dec 23, 2018 1:16 pm
Original Boston and Maine Valuation Plans by PViolette - Tue Dec 18, 2018 6:30 pm	2 Replies 3373 Views	by PViolette Wed Dec 19, 2018 9:55 am
B&M Cars to be scrapped by backroadrails - Thu Dec 06, 2018 8:34 pm	0 Replies 2917 Views	by backroadrails Thu Dec 06, 2018 8:34 pm
B&M Portland Discontinuance by gokeefe - Sat Dec 01, 2018 9:41 pm	11 Replies 4159 Views	by jbvb Wed Dec 05, 2018 6:10 pm
Maine Central Final Passenger Discontinuance 1 2 by gokeefe - Sun Nov 25, 2018 9:44 pm	15 Replies 6000 Views	by gokeefe Sun Dec 02, 2018 11:51 pm
B&M 1956 Normal Consist of Passenger Trains by gokeefe - Sat Dec 01, 2018 10:53 pm	2 Replies 2864 Views	by edbear Sun Dec 02, 2018 10:57 am
Original MEC line in Benton and Waterville by trainsinmaine - Sat Nov 24, 2018 3:49 pm	0 Replies 2658 Views	by trainsinmaine Sat Nov 24, 2018 3:49 pm

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