[Vaughan--home movies] Reel 19

Date1950 – 1951

Can DescriptionsTrains IV

Donor-supplied NotesTRAINS - IV / B+W: on. Jan. 2, 1950: A N.H. Steam 400 series loco, on the advance section of Train No. 171, "The Patriot," leaving the South Station with a diner and coaches for New York and Washington Regular No. 171 in the background. / 1. Mon. Feb. 27, 1950: Jimmie Butler working the gates at Prides Crossing Station on Hale St. for the 9.45a.m. train from Boston. The automatic gates were put in soon after, on / Sun. April 30: B. + M. Railroad Enthusiasts Trip over the Claremont Branch in New Hampshire. / Loco. No. 3699 taking water at Nashua. 2 Locos. Nos. + backing on at Concord, N.H. / Scenes at Contoocook, N.H. Contoocook River R.R. Covered Bridge Train coming out of bridge / "The Alouette" leaving Boston, at 9.00a.m., D.S.T., for Montreal, with open observation can Frost on cars at Beverly Farms, min. temp. about 30 at Prides.

Donor-supplied NotesSun. April 30, 1950: 2. B. + M. R.R. Enthusiasts Trip - Cont. West of Contocook, N.H. on the Claremont Branch. Taking Water at Bradford, [?] MI, Lake Sunapee and covered bridges, over the Sugar River. / B. + M. No. 74, "Connecticut Yankee" headed south at Claremont Jct. Ice and snow besides the tracks. / 3. Black + White: B. + M. No. 77, "Day White Mountains" headed north at Claremont Junction. Covered bridge across the Connecticut River at Windsor, Vermont. Scene along the Connecticut. Activity at White River Jct. / C.V. No. 603, 4-8-2, at the head-end of the "Ambassador" ready to leave for Montreal.

Donor-supplied NotesFri. Sept. 22, 1950: B+W: Sam arriving at Topsfield, Mass on the last regularly scheduled passenger train into Topsfield. / Color Sat. Jan. ?, 1951: New Bangor and Arostook potatoe "Reefer" car in patriotic colors at Beverly, Mass., No., Ben and Allan are the car inspectors Undercar heater is shown. B. + M. No. 213, 10.45a.m. train from Boston to Beverly, arriving at Beverly. / Wed. April 18, 1951: B. + M. color: No. 250 7.34a.m. Train from Pride's to Boston coming into and leaving Prides Crossing, loco. N. 2687 with 10 cars. / Frick's private railroad car barn in the background The "Westmoreland" was stored here.

Donor-supplied NotesSun. June 4, 1950: Color: New Haven R.R. Enthusiasts trip, concluded: Loco. No. 1380: Junction of Quinebaug and Deep Rivers forming the Thames River at Norwich, Conn. / Along the East bank of the Thames from Norwich to New London, Conn. / Red Top - crew headquarters of the Harvard Crews. / Submarine base at New London with subs in storage. / Bridges at New London, edge of the warm front. / Sat. June 24, 1950: B.+W.: The "Bar Harbor" Express crossing the Union R. at Ellsworth Falls, Maine hauled by B.+ M. diesel No., with 10 cars. Getting the car out of the ditch. The "Bar Harbor" in the station of Ellsworth.