Conway Scenic Railroad FP-9 model diesel locomotive

Conway Scenic Railroad FP-9 model diesel locomotives numbers 6516 and 6505 bring a trainload of tourists down through Crawford Notch State Park in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.  The train crosses the Frankenstein Trestle on its journey back to North Conway, New Hampshire in the late 1990’s.  Above the train is 6,288 foot Mount Washington and on this clear day the peak and it’s observatory can be seen.  For more information about this tourist ride, one of the most scenic in the United States visit www.conwayscenic.com.
This 18” x 24” print of an original drawing
Price: $20 (Click Here if you wish to order a print)

Maine Central F-3A number 671 on Frankenstein Trestle

Maine Central F-3A and F-3B model diesels number 671 hauling westbound freight train RY-2 struggle against a grade of 116 feet per mile as it crosses over Frankenstein Trestle in Crawford Notch, New Hmapshire.  The trestle, and the ravine it crosses in a span of 500 feet was named for Godfrey N. Frankenstein whi was a well known artist of the nineteenth century and painted scenes in the White Mountains.  RY-2 was a daily freight train that ran from Portland, Maine to a canadian pacific railroad connection at St Johnsbury, VT.
This 18” x 24” print of an original drawing depicts this once daily spectacle as it was during the early 1960's
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(supply is extremely limited)

Rutland Railroad K-2 class pacific steam locomotive number 84

Rutland Railroad K-2 class pacific steam locomotive number 84 steams southward into Rutland, Vermont with a train of milk cars.  Milk was gathered from the dairies of northern NewYork state and Vermont and shipped to markets in Boston and New York City. This was once a prime commodity of the Rutland Railroad, and this sized print of an original drawing depicts the milk traffic during its glory years of the 1940's.
This 18” x 24” print of an original drawing
Price: $20 (Click Here if you wish to order a print)

Boston and Maine R-1-D class mountain type
steam locomotive number 4113

Boston and Maine R-1-D class mountain type steam locomotive number 4113.  Named “Black Arrow” brings its train the “Ambassador” to a stop at the White River Junction, Vermont station.  The R-1-D’s were the most modern and exotic of steam locomotives on the Boston and Maine Railroad.  Built in 1941, these engines saw use in the most prestigous passenger and freight train assignments until these positions were replaced by the diesel locomotives.  By the mid 1950’s most of this class of R-1-D (4113-4117 in numbers) were gone except for the 4113 which was scrapped in September of 1956.  The “Ambassador” was actually two trains, one from New York City, and one from Boston that joined at White River Junction and ran to Montreal.  This service lasted until 1965.  The station at White River junction, Vermont is still used to this day as a railroad station with Amtrak making two daily stops. 

Maine Central GP-38 Number 251
at Crawford Notch Station

Locomotives have successfully battled the 2.2 percent grades of Crawford Notch and are bringing a symbol freight train RY-2 to a halt at the classic Crawford Notch Depot to sign the register book.  RY-2 was a daily freight train that ran from Rigby Yard in Portland, Maine, through New Hampshire’s White Mountains and connected with the Canadian Pacific Railroad in St. Johnsbury, Vermont.  The Maine Central discontinued freight train operation over this route on September 3, 1983.  The Crawford Notch depot remains today and it is owned by the Appalachian Mountain Club as a Gift Shop and home base for hiking mountain trails nearby.  Tourists enjoy stopping here while riding on the Conway Scenic Railroad.

WING ROAD STATION

Boston and Maine number 905, an A-39-b class 'american' 4-4-0 type steam locomotive eases a local passenger train into the Wing Road station at Bethlehem, N.H. from Fabyans station (Bretton Woods) circa 1926.

BOSTON & MAINE

Boston and Maine P-2 pacific number 3677 with a northbound passenger train passes 'Robie's Store' in Hooksett, N.H. in the 1940's.

BOSTON & MAINE

Boston and Maine Railroad S-1-b number 3020 Santa Fe type 2-10-2 on Northbound freight BU-3 running from Boston, MA. to White River Jct., VT.at the Kenningston Covered bridge at Andover, N.H. on the B&M's Northern line. Circa 1930.

RUTLAND

Rutland railroad L-1 Mountain number 90 with the 'GREEN MOUNTAIN FLYER' speeds north of Rutland, VT. for Montreal in the late 1940's.