Wednesday, April 6, 2011

BOSTON & MAINE 494






OWNED BY THE BOSTON &  MAINE  (THIS LOCOMOTIVE WAS BUILT IN 1892 BY MANCHESTER LOCOMOTIVE WORKS,)<><>THE 494 IS ONE OF ONLY 4  OF THIS TYPE OF LOCOMOTIVE LEFT.<><>THE 4-4-0 AMERICAN WAS THE MOST NUMEROUS TYPE OF STEAM LOCOMOTIVE BUILT IN AMERICA><><> ( THE OLE 494 IS A BIG DRAW TO TOURISTS WHO LIKE TO LOOK AT HER AND  BE PHOTOGRAPHED BY THE ENGINE.<><>(THE ENGINE IS A LINK TO THE LITTLE TOWN'S (RAILROAD HISTORY.) WHAT A BEAUTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(I HAVE BEEN TAKING PHOTO'S OF THIS LOCOMOTIVE FOR MANY YEARS AND MY DAD WORKED EVERY DAY FOR YEARS ON THE (BOSTON & MAINE RAILROAD AND I HEARD ALL THE GREAT STORIES.

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