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B&M Memories Videos - Volume V

The Films of Dana D. Goodwin

If there are any errors on these pages, please contact me (Ken Akerboom).

Scene Index

Reel 1

• First comes Boston & Maine Railroad action in and around Fitchburg, MA.
• Passenger action on the Boston & Albany Railroad.
• A Railroad Enthusiasts fan trip on the narrow gauge Bridgeton & Harrison Railroad in Maine.
• More Boston & Maine Railroad action at Fitchburg.
• The famous East Wind, at Ayer and Worcester, running behind both Boston & Maine and New Haven power.
• An amusement park railroad at an unknown location.
• More action featuring the East Wind. Note the number of cars painted in yellow and silver.
• The only known color movie footage of General Motors FT demonstrators.
• More Boston & Maine action at Fitchburg, featuring:
  • A 4100 class R-1 on a freight train.
  • a T-1 class 2-8-4 on a freight train.
  • Various classes of B&M Pacifics, including P-2's, P-3's and P-4's.
• More action on the Boston & Albany.
• Action on the Delaware & Hudson, including Challengers.

Reel 2

• Boston & Maine steam double-header action at Wachusett.
• More Boston & Maine double-header steam action.
• Boston & Maine's East Wind in color.
• Boston & Maine mogul 1458 with a train on the Hillsboro Branch around 1941.
• Scenes of the narrow-gauge Bridgeton & Harrison being torn up.
• The East Wind with Boston & Maine R-1d's 4117, 4115, 4113.

Reel 3

• New York Central passenger diesels.
• Boston & Maine steam action at Wachusett.
• More Boston & Maine Railroad action at Fitchburg including diesel switchers and the steam locomotive servicing facility.
• A sad day! Boston & Maine R-1's heading for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad behing three 4200 class diesels.
• A wig-wag crossing signal in action.
• Action on the Delaware & Hudson.
• Action on the New York Central.
• Delaware & Hudson challengers and 4-8-4s.
• A short passenger train.
• Another Railroad Enthusiasts fan trip.
• Another sad day! Four Boston & Maine FT class diesels pulling a train of T-1's heading for the Santa Fe Railroad.
• A P-2 Pacific on a passenger train.
• Boston & Maine steam action including:
  • B&M R-1 4103
  • A "fresh out of the shops" R-1d 4112.
  • B&M Berkshires with a solid tank train, with a K-7 pusher.
• Boston & Maine 4200 class FT's in action
• Action in the Boston & Maine's West Fitchburg yards
• Freight action
• Boston & Maine Railroad action including:
  • 4200 class FT's on a tank train.
  • B&M 6000, the Flying Yankee
• A P-4 Pacific on a passenger train.
• The circus comes to town behind steam power.
• Double headed steam train approaches
• The film closes out with action at Edaville Railroad in its early days, including work trains and the golden spike ceremony.

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