Trackside with Arthur E. Mitchell Errata

Boston & Maine Trackside with Arthur E. Mitchell - Errata and Addenda

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Carl's Errata and Addenda

First a note of appreciation to all those with eagle eyes who caught these oversights, and/or wished to add additional information. Your efforts are deeply appreciated, and I am pleased to know to what depth you scrutinize my efforts.

Sincerely,
Carl R. Byron
June 6, 2000

Page Photo Description
6 David Rooney notes that the open platform steel combine is a former DL&W car built in either 1911 or 1914 by American Car and Foundry, and purchased secondhand by the B&M.
10 Dwight Smith notes the 'Company Gondola cars' are actually hoppers.
22 Dick Symmes notes that #1388 is a 2-6-0 Mogul.
23 Top Dwight Smith notes two Moguls, two Pacifics, and a K7 2-8-0.
28 Roger Robar notes: "The milk car you refer to is an ex-B&M 13000 series reefer car. I'm sure in this 1954 photo the car was used for ice storage. Note the horizontal siding on the bottom third of the car, indicating a quick rehab of the car, hence the freshly painted car. Also note the black sign on the side, another indication of a non-revenue car."
31 David Rooney indicates that the lower image on page 31 could not have been taken at North Woburn Jct., since the trip's return to Boston from Lowell was after dark and via the Lexington Branch. The location is hence unknown.
35 David Rooney notes that although the 'End of Steam Excursion' was in April, 1956, Pacific powered locals continued for three more months to Marblehead.
39 Top Roger Robar notes: "The baggage car. ...is a CPR #4141-4174BE series 60' baggage/express car. It was built by the CC&F in 1913, and rebuilt in 1919 with steel underframe, retaining the outside truss rods to support its wood body. This 1953 photo shows a newly painted car."
47 Top David Rooney, Dwight Smith and Preston Johnson all note that the coach is ex-Reading, not NYC.
47 Bottom Dwight Smith notes: "I can count four different types of milk cars in the train of five cars. The first and third cars are GPEX steel cars with rounded sills, the last car is a GPEX steel car with an indented sill (see pix on page #48), the fourth car has a wood body, and the difference in the second car is more obvious".
48 Bottom Roger Robar comments: "You indicate the B&C 70-tonner is heading north onto the CPR main. This is totally wrong. The B&C owned the track all the way through to the west end abutment of the Connecticut River bridge into Woodsville. In other words, the B&C owned the 'north' leg of the wye at Wells River, The B&M owned the track to the 'south switch' of the B&C track and the 'south' Wye track to the bridge, The CPR trackage stopped at the 'north switch' of the B&C,"(Per B&M trackage maps in his collection )! Dwight Smith also notes: "The train is headed towards its home terminal of Montpelier, not Barre",
49 Top
49 Top Dwight Smith notes: "The car is an all-steel Rutland RPO/Coach combine, there is no baggage Section, Towards the end of mixed train service on the Barre & Chelsea RR this car replaced the B&C's more familiar wood bodied RPO/Baggage/Coach combine #14."
49 Bottom Dwight Smith notes, "The ARLX meat reefers are not on a 'team track', but rather on an interchange track to be picked up by the B&M for delivery to the Armour branch in Woodville".
64 Bottom
52 Preston Johnson notes that more information on the station renaming can be found in B&MRRHS Bulletin Volume 5, #1 (Fall 1975).
55 Top Dwight Smith notes that the station is Claremont, not East Claremont, Also Pinsly is spelled without the 'e'.
60
61 Dwight Smith opines that the referred to Conductor is more likely the flagman of today's fantrip 'Extra'.
65 Roger Robar notes that the Woodville station is a wood shingle sided wooden building, not brick.
68 Top Joe Shaw believes the water tower is in Portsmouth, NH.
73 David Rooney notes that it is an Outbound RRE fantrip crossing the trestle at Clinton. Other images are found on pages 28-30.
78 David Rooney notes that the Ex-DL&W coaches were built in 1911 or 1914 by Barney & Smith.
79 Dwight Smith notes that B&M M3050 has Fox trucks; not arch bar.
88 Dwight Smith notes that the engineer's position indicates that he's backing his cars out from North Station after completing a run.
89 David Rooney states that the cars in the top photo are ex-NYC 'Putnam Division' cars, and not of B&A heritage.
93
94 David Rooney notes that the date should be Mid-Summer 1952 not 1953.
94 In 1952 the Customs House tower was the 2nd tallest building in Boston, having been superceded by the (1st) John Hancock tower in 1949.
94
96
97 David Rooney, Preston Johnson, Dwight Smith and Dick Symmes all note that the mentioned Moguls are all Pacifics. (Mea Culpa, Mea Culpa!!)
98 David Rooney correctly notes that the British Monarch who Abdicated in 1936 was King Edward VIII (8th). Documentation of the proposed 5-car CN/CV/B&M streamliner and NH shovel nosed equipment is located in the Flying Yankee documents in the B&MRRHS Archives. The same documentation includes the claim of the far-reaching effect of King Edward's Abdication upon the Central Vermont purchasing dept!
104 David Rooney, Dick Symmes, and Preston Johnson all note the engine is a P2 Pacific.
119 Middle B&M #1115 is an SW-1.

Page	Photo	Description
6		David Rooney notes that the open platform steel combine is a former DL&W car built in either 1911 or 1914 by American Car and Foundry, and purchased secondhand by the B&M.
10		Dwight Smith notes the 'Company Gondola cars' are actually hoppers.
22		Dick Symmes notes that #1388 is a 2-6-0 Mogul.
23	Top	Dwight Smith notes two Moguls, two Pacifics, and a K7 2-8-0.
28		Roger Robar notes: "The milk car you refer to is an ex-B&M 13000 series reefer car. I'm sure in this 1954 photo the car was used for ice storage. Note the horizontal siding on the bottom third of the car, indicating a quick rehab of the car, hence the freshly painted car. Also note the black sign on the side, another indication of a non-revenue car."
31		David Rooney indicates that the lower image on page 31 could not have been taken at North Woburn Jct., since the trip's return to Boston from Lowell was after dark and via the Lexington Branch. The location is hence unknown.
35		David Rooney notes that although the 'End of Steam Excursion' was in April, 1956, Pacific powered locals continued for three more months to Marblehead.
39	Top	Roger Robar notes: "The baggage car. ...is a CPR #4141-4174BE series 60' baggage/express car. It was built by the CC&F in 1913, and rebuilt in 1919 with steel underframe, retaining the outside truss rods to support its wood body. This 1953 photo shows a newly painted car."
47	Top	David Rooney, Dwight Smith and Preston Johnson all note that the coach is ex-Reading, not NYC.
47	Bottom	Dwight Smith notes: "I can count four different types of milk cars in the train of five cars. The first and third cars are GPEX steel cars with rounded sills, the last car is a GPEX steel car with an indented sill (see pix on page #48), the fourth car has a wood body, and the difference in the second car is more obvious".
48	Bottom	Roger Robar comments: "You indicate the B&C 70-tonner is heading north onto the CPR main. This is totally wrong. The B&C owned the track all the way through to the west end abutment of the Connecticut River bridge into Woodsville. In other words, the B&C owned the 'north' leg of the wye at Wells River, The B&M owned the track to the 'south switch' of the B&C track and the 'south' Wye track to the bridge, The CPR trackage stopped at the 'north switch' of the B&C,"(Per B&M trackage maps in his collection )! Dwight Smith also notes: "The train is headed towards its home terminal of Montpelier, not Barre",
49	Top
49	Top	Dwight Smith notes: "The car is an all-steel Rutland RPO/Coach combine, there is no baggage Section, Towards the end of mixed train service on the Barre & Chelsea RR this car replaced the B&C's more familiar wood bodied RPO/Baggage/Coach combine #14."
49	Bottom	Dwight Smith notes, "The ARLX meat reefers are not on a 'team track', but rather on an interchange track to be picked up by the B&M for delivery to the Armour branch in Woodville".
64	Bottom
52		Preston Johnson notes that more information on the station renaming can be found in B&MRRHS Bulletin Volume 5, #1 (Fall 1975).
55	Top	Dwight Smith notes that the station is Claremont, not East Claremont, Also Pinsly is spelled without the 'e'.
60 61		Dwight Smith opines that the referred to Conductor is more likely the flagman of today's fantrip 'Extra'.
65		Roger Robar notes that the Woodville station is a wood shingle sided wooden building, not brick.
68	Top	Joe Shaw believes the water tower is in Portsmouth, NH.
73		David Rooney notes that it is an Outbound RRE fantrip crossing the trestle at Clinton. Other images are found on pages 28-30.
78		David Rooney notes that the Ex-DL&W coaches were built in 1911 or 1914 by Barney & Smith.
79		Dwight Smith notes that B&M M3050 has Fox trucks; not arch bar.
88		Dwight Smith notes that the engineer's position indicates that he's backing his cars out from North Station after completing a run.
89		David Rooney states that the cars in the top photo are ex-NYC 'Putnam Division' cars, and not of B&A heritage.
93 94		David Rooney notes that the date should be Mid-Summer 1952 not 1953.
94		In 1952 the Customs House tower was the 2nd tallest building in Boston, having been superceded by the (1st) John Hancock tower in 1949.
94 96 97		David Rooney, Preston Johnson, Dwight Smith and Dick Symmes all note that the mentioned Moguls are all Pacifics. (Mea Culpa, Mea Culpa!!)
98		David Rooney correctly notes that the British Monarch who Abdicated in 1936 was King Edward VIII (8th). Documentation of the proposed 5-car CN/CV/B&M streamliner and NH shovel nosed equipment is located in the Flying Yankee documents in the B&MRRHS Archives. The same documentation includes the claim of the far-reaching effect of King Edward's Abdication upon the Central Vermont purchasing dept!
104		David Rooney, Dick Symmes, and Preston Johnson all note the engine is a P2 Pacific.
119	Middle	B&M #1115 is an SW-1.

The following commentary received from Dwight Smith is quoted verbatim:

I can not wholly agree with you on the captions for certain of the automobiles pictured. Page 14 & 15 you claim the photo depicts 'GM's dominance of the postwar auto industry ...' Well, yes and no. There are only two postwar autos in the photo, the '47 or '48 Buick and a 1951 Lincoln (not a Mercury). The 1942 Buick and the slant back Chrysler product on the left are prewar models. So much for GM dominance. On page 74 I can pick out Art's Buick Special and the '50's Olds, but I can not spot a '46 Chevy. What appears to be a 1951 Chevy is about to pass Art's double parked Buick. While still on page 74, top picture. That is not really a 'Woodie', but a 1949-50-51 Ford 2-door station wagon with an all-steel body and imitation wood trim. Page 81: The Dodge is neither a '38 or '39, it is a 1937 model. Page 93, top: That is a 1939 Ford, not a '38.

Other's Comments

A John Blake, in Ohio, emailed in the following comment:

...Mr. Smith's comments. His comment about 49-51 Ford Station Wagons(reference page 74) isn't quite right. While these cars were basically all-steel as he says, the trim was indeed real wood. It was not until 1952 that Ford(and Mercury too) started to use imitation wood trim.

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