Rare eastern Santa Fe-type
H.F. Harvey took this picture of Boston & Maine Railroad 2-10-2 Santa Fe-type locomotive No. 3021 (Schenectady, 1923) at Worcester, Mass., in the 1940s.
H.F. Harvey
H.F. Harvey took this picture of Boston & Maine Railroad 2-10-2 Santa Fe-type locomotive No. 3021 (Schenectady, 1923) at Worcester, Mass., in the 1940s.
H.F. Harvey
Mogul-type
Kalmbach Media founder, Al Kalmbach, took this picture of Boston & Maine Railroad 2-6-0 Mogul-type locomotive No. 1432 (Manchester, 1906) at Claremont Jct., N.H., in September 1951.
A.C. Kalmbach
Kalmbach Media founder, Al Kalmbach, took this picture of Boston & Maine Railroad 2-6-0 Mogul-type locomotive No. 1432 (Manchester, 1906) at Claremont Jct., N.H., in September 1951.
A.C. Kalmbach
Lima-built Pacific-type
A company photographer likely took this picture of Boston & Maine Railroad 4-6-2 Pacific-type locomotive No. 3715 (Lima, 1937) for a Lima Locomotive Works builder’s photo.
Lima Locomotive Works
A company photographer likely took this picture of Boston & Maine Railroad 4-6-2 Pacific-type locomotive No. 3715 (Lima, 1937) for a Lima Locomotive Works builder’s photo.
Lima Locomotive Works
Lima-built Berkshire-type
Perhaps the same company photographer took this picture of Boston & Maine Railroad 2-8-4 Berkshire-type locomotive No. 4000 (Lima, 1928) for a Lima Locomotive Works builder’s photo.
Lima Locomotive Works
Perhaps the same company photographer took this picture of Boston & Maine Railroad 2-8-4 Berkshire-type locomotive No. 4000 (Lima, 1928) for a Lima Locomotive Works builder’s photo.
Lima Locomotive Works
Baldwin-made Mountain-type
Much further east than Lima, Ohio, a photographer captured this Boston & Maine Railroad 4-8-2 Mountain-type locomotive No. 4117 (Baldwin, 1941) on display at the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Eddystone, Pa.
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Much further east than Lima, Ohio, a photographer captured this Boston & Maine Railroad 4-8-2 Mountain-type locomotive No. 4117 (Baldwin, 1941) on display at the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Eddystone, Pa.
Baldwin Locomotive Works
EMD GP38-2
Moving a few decades forward in time, a photographer took a picture of Boston & Maine Railroad GP38-2 general purpose-type EMD locomotive No. 202 (EMD, 1973).
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Moving a few decades forward in time, a photographer took a picture of Boston & Maine Railroad GP38-2 general purpose-type EMD locomotive No. 202 (EMD, 1973).
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Alco RS2
Diesel locomotives of days gone by still run, so it's easy to imagine Boston & Maine Railroad RS2 road-switcher-type American Locomotive Co. Locomotive No. 1503 (Alco, 1948) still in service on a short line or tourist railroad somewhere. But in this photo, Bruce Owen Nett captured it at Newport, Vt., in 1951.
Bruce Owen Nett
Diesel locomotives of days gone by still run, so it's easy to imagine Boston & Maine Railroad RS2 road-switcher-type American Locomotive Co. Locomotive No. 1503 (Alco, 1948) still in service on a short line or tourist railroad somewhere. But in this photo, Bruce Owen Nett captured it at Newport, Vt., in 1951.
Bruce Owen Nett
GP18
Perhaps not a steamy builder's photo, but Boston & Maine Railroad GP18 general purpose-type EMD locomotive No. 1770 (EMD, 1961) seen at the EMD plant, in La Grange, Ill., still looks clean and ready for hard work.
EMD
Perhaps not a steamy builder's photo, but Boston & Maine Railroad GP18 general purpose-type EMD locomotive No. 1770 (EMD, 1961) seen at the EMD plant, in La Grange, Ill., still looks clean and ready for hard work.
EMD
FTA-B and F2A
Boston & Maine Railroad FTA-B No. 4204 (EMD, 1943) and F2A No. 4263 (EMD, 1946) seen in Boston, in the late 1940s.
Kent W. Cochrane
Boston & Maine Railroad FTA-B No. 4204 (EMD, 1943) and F2A No. 4263 (EMD, 1946) seen in Boston, in the late 1940s.
Kent W. Cochrane
This Boston & Maine Railroad SW1 switching-type EMD locomotive No. 1118 (EMD, 1949) pauses for the camera at the Electro-Motive plant, in La Grange, Ill.
EMD
EMD
Starting in October 2019, Classic Trains editors will celebrate the heritage, history, and lore of famed (and infamous) railroads. We start this series with the beloved Boston & Maine.
Please enjoy a collection of images located in the David P. Morgan Library archives at Kalmbach Media that include B&M’s iconic locomotives and scarce builder’s photos.
You might also enjoy this B&M history article from Classic Trains, and a photo gallery of Boston & Maine passenger trains.
