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June 2007 Bob Warren, Editor (Bmbobwarren@Comcast.Net) Visit the B&MRRHS on the Web At: Http: Web.Org/Bmrrhs ^ Y 7 Boston & Maine Railroad Historical Society \9 Incorporated 71 / Y Meeting/Membership Telephone Number (978) 454-3600 copyright 2007 B&MRRHS May - June 2007 Bob Warren, Editor ([email protected]) Visit the B&MRRHS on the web at: http:www.train web.org/bmrrhs/ Opinions expressed in the signed columns or letters of this Newsletter are those of their respective authors and not necessarily represent the opinions of the Society, its officers or members with respect to any particular subject discussed in those columns. The inclusion of commercial products or services in this Newsletter is for the conve• nience of the membership only, and in no way constitutes an endorsement of said products or services by the Society or any of its officers or directors, nor will the Society be responsible for the performance of said commercial suppliers. We reserve the right to. edit all material, either due to length or content, submitted.for publication. B&MRRHS CALENDAR Meetings commence at 3:30 pm on the second Saturday at Rogers Hall unless otherwise indicated. May 12th A Field Guide to Southern New England Railroad Depots and Freight Houses by John Roy, Jr. June 9th Warren Huse will present "The Laconia Car Company." July No Meeting — Lowell Folk festival - See Pg.3 August No Meeting. September 8th Justin Winiarz will show various railroading. October 12th A presentation by Len Batchelder of 1950's steam trains of Al Wynne. November 1st Buddy winiarz will show various railroading. December 8th Members night. Members are asked to bring slides (at least 50) a video or a DVD to share with fellow members. We provide the projector, screen and video/DVD player. Directions To The Rogers Hall Society Meeting Location From Rt. 495 take exit 38 which is Rt. 38, go right, this is Rogers St. Depending if you come from the north or south there are six and seven sets of lights respectively. Approximately 1.3 miles from Rt. 495 is the last set of lights (working) bears to the left here. Rogers Hall is about 3 tenths of a miles on your right. Directly across the street is Rogers Fort NEXT ISSUE Hill Park, parking is available there. The deadline for submitting material If you come from Rt. 133 (Andover St.) follow that until you intersect for the Newsletter is the first of each Rt. 38 in Lowell. Go through this intersection and take your third left even month. Such material can be sent which is High St. Go to the end and take a left and this will take you to to the editor at the above email address Rogers Hall on your left and Rogers Fort Hill Park on the right. or to 2285 Stagecoach St.SW, Los Lu- If you come from Rt. 38 or Rt. 113 you need to get off at the over• nas,NM 87031 head traffic circle as if going to Saints Memorial Hospital. Follow this The editor reserves the right to edit any to the intersection of Rts. 38 and 133 and follow the above directions submitted material. I to High St. •I 2 B&M RR Historical Society Newsletter MEMBER INFORMATION MEMBERSHIP Newsletter • Please renew your membership within the Correspondence concerning the Newsletter can be sent to either ninety-day renewal period or you will be deleted 2285 Stagecoach, Los Lunas, NM 87031 from the membership list* AH renewing members or emailed to: are provided a preaddressed renewal envelope, [email protected] containing your membership data on the flap.Please All Other Correspondence goes to the following address (or by DO NOT over tape the flap. email) including catalog orders, correspondence with the Board of Directors, Archives, Historian, or Bulletin. • Write any address changes on an additional piece of paper and include within the renewal envelope B&MRRHS, P.O. 469, Derry, NH 03038 or • Payment is by check or money order ONLY... please [email protected] In all instances involving money DO NOT send cash as the society will do not send cash. You may pay by cash if you attend not be held responsible for if lost. a Membership meeting or train show at which the society has a presence. Make checks, etc. payable to B&MRRHS Address Change: if you change your address please let the Society • If you do not get society publications after renewing know by mail or email. When you do not let us know, it costs extra for contact the society at the address below. postage: first mailing, returned postage and second mailing, i.e., three • Prior to moving, please notify the society to insure mailing costs to one person. continued receipt of society publications, etc. Failure Society Officers, Directors and Staff to do so requires additional expenditures to have President Buddy Winiarz returned mail forwarded to you if your new address Vice President Jim Nigzus becomes known. Treasurer Paul Kosiolek • A RED DOT on your address label indicates that this Secretary Wayne Gagnon Clerk Ellis Walker is the last item you will receive from the Society, as you have not renewed within the allotted timeframe. Board of Directors • All questions regarding your membership should be Pat Abegg Mike Basile Carl Byron Wayne Gagnon Andrian Gintovt John Goodwin addressed to: Paul Kosciolek Russ Munroe Richard Nichols Membership Sandy Shepard c/o B&MRRHS, PO Box 469 Alternate Directors Dan Hyde Jonathan Miner Derry, N.H. 03038 Buddy Winiarz, Membership Sec. Staff Archives Chairman Frederick N. Nowell III Hardware Archives Chair. Vacant B&MRRHS Membership Dues Bulletin Editor Andrew Wilson All values in US dollars. Dues are payable by check, money Contributing Editors George H. Drury order, postal money order or cash. Sorry, but we are unable to Distribution John A. Goodwin accept charges. Please allow 4 to 6 weeks for processing. Layout and Art Director John Alan Roderick Please send membership requests to: Technical Asst. David A. Fletcher B&MRRHS - Membership 410 Chairman Jim Nigzus PO Box 469 Historian Russell Munroe, Jr. Derry, NH 03038-0469 Membership Secretary Buddy Winiarz Modelers Notes Bruce Bowden Bob Warren Basic $32 Model Projects Coordinator Vacant Basic & Spouse $34 Newsletter Editor Bob Warren Contributing $35 Contributing Editor Buddy Winiarz Canada & Overseas $55 Program Chairman Jim Nigzus Buddy Winiarz Sustaining $50 Show Coordinator James Nigzus Supporting $75 Webmaster Jonathan Miner Benefactor $100 Corporate $500 B&M RR Historical Society Newsletter 3 B&M and back into the station, usually the first track north of the Items of Interest B&A main tracks. It was then headed in the right direction for May 31 and June^l 2007—Conway Scenic RR host a trackcar its departure north. In this case, the headend equipment was well meet. Tracksters arrive afternoon of May 31 and depart CSRR positioned for the handling of checked baggage and mail. I never at 8:00 am June 1. got to see the arrival of the Washingtonian. June 1, 2, 3, 2007—19th annual Trackcar Weekend on the Hobo Express and mail was handled in cart trains all of the time. I saw Railroad in Lincoln, NH. more than one cart dumped onto the tracks as it bounced over them June 20, 2007—Open house of the B&M Flying Yankee at Hobo on the way to its train. I think that the elevators may have mostly Railroad, Lincoln, NH. accommodated checked baggage as they could only take one cart July 1, 2007—20th anniversary celebration of the Hobo Railroad at a time. The express and mail was processed in the station build• in Lincoln, NH. Equipment displays, exhibits, free carnival and ing beneath the tower, immediately north of the station trackage. A train rides. B&A (NYC) switcher would spend a lot of time switching Railway July 28, 29,2007-Lowell Folk Festival, downtown Lowell, Ma. Express Agency and U.S. Mail cars on the north track, closest to B&M combine open to the public. the station. The next track to the south was used for switching and August 11,2007—Celebrate 100 years of the Grand Trunk Railroad holding headend cars. Headend equipment (mostly NH and PRR) station in Gorham, NH 9:00 to 9:00. B&M F unit #4265 is on not being worked would spend its time between trains on the NH display at the station. between NH SS274 and the Memorial Avenue bridge area to the Sept. 8,2007—Glory Days of Railroading in White River Jet., Vt. south. During these years, B&M passenger equipment consisted B&M #494 is on display here along with a B&M caboose. of RDC's and the Ambassador would be equipped with NH and August 11, 2007 come to the Danbury Railway Museum in CN passenger cars and that great CN RPO. Danbury, Ct. and help celebrate the 100th anniversary of B&M Mainline NH freight trains would be made up in and leave from #1455. the B&M Brightwood yard. They would cross the B&A diamond and head south to the Cedar Hill yard near New Haven. In the late Volunteers Needed '50's, I saw new NH FL-9's leading NH freights in the B&M yards, Your Society is looking for volunteers to halp man the com• probably in initial shakedown service. bine during the Lowell Folk Festival July 28 and 29. Anyone B&M engines were all serviced at the NH engine house, located interested inhelping out please contact Jim Nigzus at PO Box just SW of the B&A diamond, on the river bank. The first time I 9116 Lowell, Ma. 01853. saw the new B&M GPI 8's occurred when four of them crossed the B&A diamond on the way to the NH engine facility.
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