Looking South Along the Old Worcester & Nashua Railroad

Looking south along the old Worcester & Nashua Railroad in Groton MA.  The line is now part of the Nashua River Rail Trail.  At left is a 1935 US Geodetic Survey marker.

1889 Boston & Albany RR Stock Yard Receipt

1889 Boston & Albany RR Stock Yard Receipt

1916 Boston & Albany Railroad Milk Shipment Receipt

Boston & Albany Railroad Milk Shipment Receipt (1916)

Low-speed Collision & Derailment of MBTA Commuter Trains in Boston 4/10/19

https://www.necn.com/news/new-england/Buses-to-Replace-MBTA-Commuter-Rail-Fairmount-Line-After-Minor-Derailment--508363091.html

https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/04/09/upright-derailment-slows-train-traffic-at-south-station/

https://boston.cbslocal.com/2019/04/10/mbta-fairmount-commuter-rail-line-train-derailment-service/

https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/04/09/commuter-rail-train-derails-outside-south-station-causing-delays/N2JwPaKmA4TzhX2EHiGw1N/story.html

MBTA Commuter Train Derails in Boston MA 4/2/19

https://whdh.com/news/train-derailment-near-north-station-impacting-several-commuter-rail-lines/

https://www.gloucestertimes.com/news/mbta-derailment-lengthens-morning-commute/article_c536d118-5561-11e9-b8ac-bfd76b53c520.html

https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/04/02/no-injuries-reported-in-slow-speed-derailment-of-mbta-rockport-train/

https://wbznewsradio.iheart.com/content/mbta-commuter-rail-train-derailed-outside-north-station/

https://www.gloucestertimes.com/news/mbta-derailment-lengthens-morning-commute/article_c536d118-5561-11e9-b8ac-bfd76b53c520.html

Recent New England Model Railroad Announcements JAN 2019

It had been a while since I sifted through my model railroad new-release emails, so I finally sat down and put together this update:

HO SCALE

ATHEARN:  50’ Waffle High Cube Box Car – Guilford (MEC)

ATHEARN:  50’ FMC 5347 Box Car – Green Mountain (red oxide)  

INTERMOUNTAIN:  Wood Sided Refrigerator Cars – Bangor & Aroostook (white, 6 road #s)

ATLAS:  EMD GP7 Diesel Locomotive – Bangor & Aroostook

ATLAS:  EMD GP40-2 Diesel Locomotive – Guilford (B&M)

ATLAS:  Alco RS1 Diesel Locomotive – Green Mountain (# 400, 401, 405)

ATLAS:  Alco RS3 Diesel Locomotive – New Haven (orange/green/black)

ATLAS:  GE 8-40C Diesel Locomotive – Pan Am (MEC # 7552, 7635)  

ATLAS:  Heavyweight Single Window Coach – Rutland (green)

ATLAS:  Paired Window Coach – New Haven (MOW maroon)

ATLAS:  Evans Gondola – Maine Central (green)

ATLAS:  70 Ton 9 Panel Hopper – Central Vermont (green)

INTERMOUNTAIN:  R-70-15 Refrigerator Cars – Bangor & Aroostook (blue, 6 road #s)

INTERMOUNTAIN:  5283 Cubic Foot Box Car – Bangor & Aroostook (teal, 6 road #s)

RAPIDO:  EP-5 Electric Locomotive – New Haven

RAPIDO:  Alco FB-2 Unit - New Haven (2 schemes)

RAPIDO:  EMD SW1200 Diesel Locomotive – New Haven

RAPIDO:  Alco RS-11 Diesel Locomotive – New Haven  

RAPIDO:  Stainless Steel Dining Car – New Haven
TANGENT:  GATC 4180 Airslide Covered Hopper - B&M/Prince Spaghetti

N SCALE

ATHEARN:  50’ FMC 5347 Box Car – Green Mountain (red oxide) 

ATHEARN/ROUNDHOUSE:  Eastern 2 Window Caboose – Boston & Maine (2 road #s)

ATLAS:  Alco RS1 Diesel Locomotive – Green Mountain (# 400, 401, 405)

ATLAS:  EMD GP38 Diesel Locomotive – Bangor & Aroostook

ATLAS:  GE 8-40C Diesel Locomotive – Pan Am (MEC # 7552, 7635)  

ATLAS:  60’ Passenger Cars (RPO/Combine/Coach/Baggage) – Boston & Maine (maroon)

ATLAS:  40’ PS1 Box Car – Rutland

ATLAS:  Single Door Boxcar – Boston & Maine (McGinnis Blue)

ATLAS:  Russell Snow Plow – Boston & Maine (blue)

ATLAS:  Evans Gondola – Maine Central (green)

ESM/ATLAS:  NE-5 TraiLiner Caboose – New Haven (very limited run, 2 #s)

INTERMOUNTAIN:  ACF Type 27 Riveted 8,000 Gallon Tank Car – Baker’s Chocolate

INTERMOUNTAIN:  50’ AAR Double Door Box Car – New Haven (red, 6 road #s)

MICRO TRAINS:  Weathered 2-Boxcar Set – Boston & Maine (#020 44 696) 

O SCALE

ATLAS:  50’ PS-1 Plug Door Box Car – Bangor & Aroostook/State of Maine

ATLAS:  Pulp Wood Flatcar – Maine Central

ATLAS:  50’6” Box Car – Pan Am (MEC, 2 #s)

BACHMANN/WILLIAMS:  GE 70-ton Locomotive – Rutland

Commuter Rail Train, Car Collide in Stoughton - NECN

Commuter Rail Train, Car Collide in Stoughton - NECN: A commuter rail train and a car collided on the tracks in Stoughton, Massachusetts on Monday morning.