NVRRA Rail Fair 2019 Boxboro MA - October 5 & 6

NVRRA RailFair

October 5th & 6th, 2019 

10AM to 4PM 

Boxboro Regency Hotel & Conference Center 

Boxboro, MA 

The Nashua Valley Railroad Association is a model railroad club building and operating a permanent layout in Shirley, MA. NVRRA models the Boston & Maine Railroad from Boston to Mechanicville, NY in the modern era (1980+). RailFair helps defray annual operating costs.

Recent New England Model Railroad Announcements SEPT 2019

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ATHEARN:  Alco RS3 Locomotive – Providence & Worcester

ATHEARN:  EMD GP39-2 Locomotive – Guilford (D&H)/ CSX ex-Guilford schemes, with/without sound

ATHEARN:  PS 5344 Box Car – Bangor & Aroostook, MM&A

ATHEARN:  40’ Gondola – Maine Central (green)

ATHEARN:  40’ Wood Reefer – Bangor & Aroostook

ATHEARN:  50’ 5283 FMC Double Door Boxcar – Bangor & Aroostook  

ATHEARN:  85’ All-Purpose Flat Car – Maine Central (red)

ATLAS:  EMD GP40-2 Locomotive – Boston & Maine (blue), 3 road numbers

ATLAS:  FM H16-44 Locomotive – New Haven (orange/black)

ATLAS:  Alco S2 Locomotive – Maine Central (black/red)

ATLAS:  2-Bay Offset Hopper – Maine Central

ATLAS:  1932 ARA Box Car – Maine Central (green)

BOWSER:  Wood Chip Hoppers – Boston & Maine (McGinnis), 3 road #s: 7505, 7507, 7512

BOWSER:  EMD F3 A/B Units – Bangor & Aroostook, B&M McGinnis schemes  

BOWSER – N5 Caboose – Boston & Maine (due 4/2020)

LIONEL:  Flatcar w/Water Tank Load – B&M

RAPIDO:  USRA Double-Sheathed Wood Boxcar – Boston & Maine

RAPIDO:  Comet Coaches & Cab Cars – CDOT, MBTA (sets & singles)

RAPIDO:  EMD F40PH Ph3 Locomotive – MBTA (3 #s)

RAPIDO:  EMD FL9 Rebuilds – ConnDOT, Maine Eastern (relaunched project)

RAPIDO:  Alco RS-11 Locomotive – New Haven (McGinnis)  

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ATLAS:  Russell Snow Plow – Maine Central (green), Bangor & Aroostook

ATLAS:  EMD GP40-2 Locomotive – Guilford (B&M, 3#s) with or without SOUND

ATLAS:  Alco S2 Locomotive – Maine Central (black/red)

ATLAS:  GE U23B Locomotive – Conway Scenic #2820

ATLAS:  60’ Coach – Conway Scenic (4 road #s!)

BOWSER – N5 Caboose – Boston & Maine (due 4/2020)

RAPIDO:  Comet Coaches & Cab Cars – ConnDOT, MBTA (sets & singles)

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ATLAS:  Comet II Passenger Coach – MBTA

ATLAS:  Comet II Passenger Cab Car (coach) - MBTA

BACHMANN:  N5c Caboose – New Haven

BACHMANN:  Alco FA-2 Locomotive – New Haven  

LIONEL:  4-6-6T Locomotive - Boston & Albany (3-rail)

Loaded Autorack Burns in Gardner MA

I love how the news says the "train" was on fire, instead of saying a "railcar" was on fire.  Also, I have read that 10, around 15, and 20 vehicles were burned!  Now THAT is getting all the details!  Not to mention the fact Pan Am hauls Fords and one other, Japanese make (which escapes me at the moment) on those trains.  I'd like to know what caused the fire... arson, "hot box", or possibly a hybrid car who's batteries caught fire.  For now, here's all we know:

https://www.necn.com/news/new-england/Train-Car-Carrying-a-Dozen-Vehicles-Destroyed-in-Fire-Gardner-Massachusetts-559913731.html

https://www.telegram.com/news/20190910/train-fire-in-gardner-destroys-new-cars

www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/09/10/alarm-fire-gardner-damages-rail-car-carrying-new-vehicles/2xmevKLcCk4UUNa4h7NeNK/story.html

https://boston.cbslocal.com/2019/09/10/gardner-train-car-carrier-fire

Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad Sues Maine Narrow Gauge Museum Over Investment in Steam Locomotive

READ:  Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad Sues Maine Narrow Gauge Museum Over Investment in Steam Locomotive

It wants compensation for its investment of over $144,000 connected to restoration of a Narrow Gauge steam engine.