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The to-do list runs dozens of pages and contains 1,035 individual tasks. When Steamtown National Historic Site finally checks off the last one, the fully restored Boston & Maine Railroad 3713 l… ...
Proceeds will benefit the restoration of Boston & Maine steam locomotive 3713, the Constitution, at Steamtown National Historic Site, Scranton.Festivities are from 5:30 to 8 p.m. featuring a ...
Known as “The Constitution,” the 3713 was built by Lima Locomotive Works in Lima, Ohio, in 1934 and operated on Boston & Maine passenger lines in New England until 1958.
Heavy restoration is underway for an iconic locomotive. Maine Central Locomotive 470 traveled frequently between Boston and Bangor from the 1920's, until pulling the final steam powered train in 1954.
HANCOCK — A group of volunteers is restoring the last steam-powered locomotive operated by Maine Central Railroad with the goal of putting it back into operation. The locomotive, known as No ...
Known as #1127, the locomotive was built in 1954 by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors for the Boston and Maine Railroad, according to the Danbury Railway Museum’s Facebook page.
Former Maine Central Railroad locomotive No. 470 played a critical role in New England’s transportation history. Today No. 470 is a last survivor of the wonderful locomotives that hauled the ...
BOSTON, Feb. 12. The threatened strike of the locomotive engineers and firemen employed by the Boston and Maine Railroad Company, operated between this city and Portland, with several branches and ...
The Conway Scenic Railroad’s “winter steam” event, held over the weekend in Conway, New Hampshire, took passengers for a ride back in time on a 100-year-old steam engine locomotive.
The to-do list runs dozens of pages and contains 1,035 individual tasks. When Steamtown National Historic Site finally checks off the last one, the fully restored Boston & Maine Railroad 37… ...