Belfast, Maine: B&MLRR Engine House Razed 6/21/11

Mr. Bruce Cooper has posted a series of photos showing the demolition of the 1946-vintage Belfast & Moosehead Lake engine house being demolished in Belfast, ME.  Another railroad structure gone...

SEE: http://photos.nerail.org/s/?p=189918
SEE: http://photos.nerail.org/s/?p=189913

NEMCO EMD NW2 #1000 Scrapped

Long-term Archiving: Digital Photography’s Achilles’ Heel - TRAINS Magazine

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Trains Magazine recently posted this interesting article regarding the archiving of photographs.  It includes a chart that lists the known lifespan of various forms of storage media... from DVDs to glass negatives.  A must-read for railfans and collectors with a lot of photos to store.

READ THE ARTICLE: Long-term archiving: digital photography’s Achilles’ heel - TRAINS Magazine

Con-Cor 1935 New Haven Comet 3 Car Train in HO & N

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Con-Cor will be releasing the New Haven's COMET streamliner in both HO and N scale.  The train was built by the Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation and debuted in 1935.   

More more information and photos CLICK HERE ----> Con-Cor 1935 New Haven Comet 3 Car Train in HO & N

Rhode Island Police Investigate Rail Theft - TRAINS Magazine

NEWPORT, R.I.—State police say someone stole 32-feet of rail from the Newport Secondary Line in Portsmouth, according to a story in the Boston Globe.

State police Capt. Raymond Studley told the Newport Daily News that the thieves apparently used a cutting torch to remove 22 feet of rail from the south side of the tracks and another 10 feet from the north side of the line during Memorial Day weekend. The Old Colony & Newport Railway uses the Newport Secondary Line, which is owned by the state of Rhode Island. The rail line runs along the shore of Narragansett Bay from Newport to Portsmouth, a distance of 14 miles.

The Newport Secondary Line was built to provide a connection between Boston and Long Wharf in Newport, but it is seldom used. Police say the most recent train was eight weeks ago, when a group of railroad enthusiasts chartered an excursion.

READ: Rhode Island police investigate rail theft - TRAINS Magazine

Amtrak Vermonter Resumes Following Derailment - TRAINS Magazine

Photo Jonelle DeFelice

NEW YORK — Amtrak’s Vermonter is operating as normal today, two days after a minor derailment at Sharon, Vt., fouled the route. Nobody was injured when Sunday’s northbound Vermonter derailed two wheels of one car.

Buses substituted for trains yesterday north of Springfield, Mass. The derailment occurred on New England Central rails, and is currently under investigation. The train connects New York with St. Albans, Vt.

READ: ‘Vermonter’ resumes following Sunday derailment - TRAINS Magazine

GMTX #116 Heads Home on Pan Am Train 495ED

5/30/11: GMTX #116 heads home on Pan Am train 495ED after being used by the MBTA
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