\ 7 . ,—— Boston\ 9& MaineIncorporated Railroad Historical Societ y 71 / —« J_ T E^VVSLETTE^I Meeting/Membership Telephone Number (978) 454-3600 copyright 2010 B&MRRHS September - October 2010 Bob Warren, Editor ([email protected]) Visit the B&MRRHS on the web at: http:www.tram 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 suppliersB&MRRH. We reserve theS righ CALENDAt to edit all materialR , either due to length or content, submitted_for publication. Meetings commence at 3:30 pm on the second Saturday at Rogers Hall unless otherwise indicated. Sept. 25th We will be back at the Silver Lake Railway for another fun-filled day. Oct. 16th Justin Winiarz will be taking us on his railroad travels. Nov.1301 George and Kathy Melvin will do a presentation on their book "B&M Memories" which covers the 45 year career of Preston Johnson on the B&M. There will be a book signing and we hope that Preston Johnson will be able to attend. Dec.ll01 "Members Nite", bring your slides and videos. 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 r1 last set of lights (working) bears to the left here. Rogers Hall is about 3 NEXT ISSUE I tenths of a miles on your right. Directly across the street is Rogers Fort I Hill Park, parking is available there. I The deadline for submitting material I If you come from Rt. 133 (Andover St.) follow that until you intersect I for the Newsletter is the first of each I Rt. 38 in Lowell. Go through this intersection and take your third left I even month. Such material can be sent 1 which is High St. Go to the end and take a left and this will take you to I to the editor at the above email address I I or to 2285 Stagecoach St.SW, Los Lu- Rogers Hall on your left and Rogers Fort Hill Park on the right. nas,NM 87031 If you come from Rt. 38 or Rt. 113 you need to get off at the overhead I traffic circle as if going to St. Johns Hospital. Follow this to the intersec• I The editor reserves the right to edit any tion of Rts. 38 and 133 and follow the above directions to High St. I submitted material. 2 B&M RR Historical Society Newsletter MEMBER INFORMATION MEMBERSHIP Newsletter - Correspondence concerning the Newsletter can be sent to either • Please renew your membership within the 2285 Stagecoach, Los Lunas, NM 87031 ninety-day renewal period or you will be deleted or emailed to: from the membership list.* AH renewing members bmbob warren @ comcast.net are provided a preaddressed renewal envelope, All Other Correspondence goes to the following address (or by containing your membership data on the flapJPlease email) including catalog orders, correspondence with the Board of DO NOT over tape the flap. 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Sanborn The 470 Railroad Club is again running a special excursion train Epping, N.H. — Richard "Buster" Bourne Sanborn, passed the entire length of the Conway Scenic Railroad's Crawford Notch away,Aug.2,2010. line on Saturday October 16th He was born May 25,1940 in Exeter, N.H. and a lifelong The train will depart from the Conway Scenic Railroad's North resident of Epping, N.H. He received his B A. from Plymouth Conway station at 9:30 A.M. on Saturday October 16 for a scenic Teaching College and immediately began employment as a ride to Fabyans and rectum. Photo stops and runbys will be made science teacher at the Lincoln-Akerman School in Hampton as conditions allow. Stops are planned at the White Mountain Cider Falls, N.H. where he spent his entire career of 45 years. Company in Glen and at the AMC's Highland Center He belonged to numerous historical societies including at the site of the Crawford House Hotel. We also plan to travel the B&MRRHS, and served as guest speaker on numerous over the relocated ex-Maine Central Railroad track through North occasions anytime he was asked to speak about trains in that Conway village during our trip, local area. Our train will return to our starting point about 5:00 P.M. allowing Richard was a train admirer all his life. In his earlier days, time for our passengers to dine at the restaurant of their choice, or he would travel an average of 20,000 miles a year by way of to begin their homeward journey. train, all throughout the United States and Canada. He was a Trip Committee historian and avid collector of train memorabilia. The 470 Railroad Club Eagle-Tribune 37 Longwood Drive Portland, Maine 04102 Coach tickets @ $55.00 Adult; $52.00 Child 12 or under Saugus Branch Abandonment First Class tickets @,$62.00 Adult; $54.00 Child 12 or under. The railroad filed to abandon freight rights on the Saugus Branch Dome tickets® $65.00 Adult; Child $58.00 Child 12 or under. using the Notice of Exemption procedure. MBTA owns the line; Box lunch tickets @ $11.50 each. Choice of: Ham & Cheese; the last freight traffic ran in 1998, passenger service ended in turkey; Veggie Pocket 1957. ST stated that the branch began at Milepost 2.69(at Everett Please enclose a Business Size STAMPED SELF-ADDRESSED Junction 2.69 miles from North Station, where it splits off from ENVELOPE with your Name, Address, City, State, Zip the MBTA Rockport Branch) and ran through Everett, Maiden, Telephone/E-mail Revere, Lynn, and Saugus to Milepost 12.43 (where it rejoins the Tickets will be mailed Oct. 9th, checks will be deposited the same Rockport Branch at West Lynn). day. It is to become a rail trail. Bike to the Sea promotes the devel• opment of a bicycle and pedestrian trail from Maiden area to the beaches of Lynn and Revere. A state feasibility study conducted Flying Yankee Newsletter has concluded that a trail to the sea along the Saugus Branch rail It has been a long time since most of you have heard line is feasible from the Flying Yankee. We have gone through some changes and reorganization since the beginning of the year.