Of interest, the D&H leased former B&M 4075 to the Adirondack Railroad to run their Utica to Lake Placid service, for the 1980 Olympics. I believe the shot of 4075 at 26:49 was taken at Old Forge, NY, in that service.
I knew B&M operated RS2s and RS3s, but I knew very little about the unit's service lives. This video answered the question of their years of service and also brought to light differences in things concerning paint and equipment options. Thank you for such an enjoyable video!
I was lucky enough to get a cab ride in D&M 975, in Mackinac city, late in the 70's. We switched the CHIEF WAWATAM car ferry, and the yard there. D&M kept them in good shape, and they passed into LSRC ownership. 974 was not repainted, 975 ended her career in LSRC colors. Today, the track north of Alpena/Gaylord is gone, like the Chief Wawatam, and the yard at Mackinac City.Gone, but not forgotten .
Another great video! I am very grateful for the work you guys do to keep the memory of the late, great Boston and Maine alive. I saw the 1500 on the Bemis in Waltham in 1972 several times, and many RS3’s on Bemis as well. Also used to see the RS3’s on through freights on the Fitchburg occasionally, in the late 60’s and early 70’s, always looking dingy as you said Rick, to match the deplorable track conditions of the railroad at that time. I enjoyed this video immensely!
Its cool to see some History of the old B&M in todays world! Mass Coastal down in Hyiannis still has 3 FL9s in the New Haven colors and they have an old B&M caboose still in the (what i believe) original paint scheme! Sadly it just sits in their yard on a storage track but the FL9s get used DAILY! on their Excursion trains
I have a huge old water cooled sharpening wheel that has a brass badge that says “ALCO Manchester No. 463” on it. It’s got a beautiful built-in cast iron water holding tub that the wheel sits in. The wheel itself is 34” diameter, 4” wide, and it weighs in around 500lbs.
My cub scout pack got a tour of the B&M shops because one of our fathers worked for the railroad. The things that stuck in my mind were the big heated caustic tanks used for parts cleaning, Mr. Sunskis starting an EMD switcher that was parked in the shop and being told they liked Alcos better than EMDs because Alcos were stouter machines built by a real locomotive company. I think they used the comparative sizes of Alco and EMD pistons to make the point. I don't know if that was the general opinion or just the guys working in the shop. This would have been in 1972 or 1973. Hard to imagine anyone letting a pack of cub scouts anywhere near those caustic tanks nowadays.
I am a fan of the RS Units for sure. This video was a wonderful watch and will probably watch again when it comes back into my feed. Hope that Lionel will make a Legacy version of this engine. I have a vintage picture of (I think) five RS units MUed together though that is of the Lackawanna. Keep on making these videos and I will keep on watching them.
Fantastic video, thank you! It was mentioned that these Alcos "sounded different". I can tell you that one Saturday we had one for the day in the Concord {NH} yard and I swear it sounded like it was running on rocks. Our normal SW1sounded like a Cadillac in comparison.
Great video as always you love to see alcos! Btw If you guys ever need footage for a Vermont episode please don’t hesitate to reach out to me I got some footage of 405 and modern Vermont rail system
The ALCO units had been painted with more durable paint than on the EMD units. Their paint held up much longer than contemporary EMD’s. EMD policy dictated that their units would be replaced with new ones after 15 years. B&M however, ran into financial problems in the early’60’s.
Now this is the type of stuff I'd go to a movie theater for. Great work!
Babe! Wake up! New Minuteman Diesels episode just dropped again!
Of interest, the D&H leased former B&M 4075 to the Adirondack Railroad to run their Utica to Lake Placid service, for the 1980 Olympics.
I believe the shot of 4075 at 26:49 was taken at Old Forge, NY, in that service.
I knew B&M operated RS2s and RS3s, but I knew very little about the unit's service lives. This video answered the question of their years of service and also brought to light differences in things concerning paint and equipment options. Thank you for such an enjoyable video!
I was lucky enough to get a cab ride in D&M 975, in Mackinac city, late in the 70's. We switched the CHIEF WAWATAM car ferry, and the yard there. D&M kept them in good shape, and they passed into LSRC ownership. 974 was not repainted, 975 ended her career in LSRC colors. Today, the track north of Alpena/Gaylord is gone, like the Chief Wawatam, and the yard at Mackinac City.Gone, but not forgotten .
Another great video! I am very grateful for the work you guys do to keep the memory of the late, great Boston and Maine alive. I saw the 1500 on the Bemis in Waltham in 1972 several times, and many RS3’s on Bemis as well. Also used to see the RS3’s on through freights on the Fitchburg occasionally, in the late 60’s and early 70’s, always looking dingy as you said Rick, to match the deplorable track conditions of the railroad at that time. I enjoyed this video immensely!
Boston and Maine GPs visited Newburyport a lot in the 60s and early 70s.
Its cool to see some History of the old B&M in todays world! Mass Coastal down in Hyiannis still has 3 FL9s in the New Haven colors and they have an old B&M caboose still in the (what i believe) original paint scheme! Sadly it just sits in their yard on a storage track but the FL9s get used DAILY! on their Excursion trains
Another outstanding production Rick! Congratulations and thanks to all who contributed.
man, you're pumping out these videos! great job man!
I have a huge old water cooled sharpening wheel that has a brass badge that says “ALCO Manchester No. 463” on it. It’s got a beautiful built-in cast iron water holding tub that the wheel sits in. The wheel itself is 34” diameter, 4” wide, and it weighs in around 500lbs.
Thanks for the memories. Nice job.
My cub scout pack got a tour of the B&M shops because one of our fathers worked for the railroad. The things that stuck in my mind were the big heated caustic tanks used for parts cleaning, Mr. Sunskis starting an EMD switcher that was parked in the shop and being told they liked Alcos better than EMDs because Alcos were stouter machines built by a real locomotive company. I think they used the comparative sizes of Alco and EMD pistons to make the point. I don't know if that was the general opinion or just the guys working in the shop. This would have been in 1972 or 1973. Hard to imagine anyone letting a pack of cub scouts anywhere near those caustic tanks nowadays.
Phenomenal and informative video as always!
Another amazing video, thank you!
Great video!
Great job!!!
I am a fan of the RS Units for sure. This video was a wonderful watch and will probably watch again when it comes back into my feed. Hope that Lionel will make a Legacy version of this engine. I have a vintage picture of (I think) five RS units MUed together though that is of the Lackawanna. Keep on making these videos and I will keep on watching them.
Great stuff. Thanks
Fantastic video, thank you! It was mentioned that these Alcos "sounded different". I can tell you that one Saturday we had one for the day in the Concord {NH} yard and I swear it sounded like it was running on rocks. Our normal SW1sounded like a Cadillac in comparison.
Fantastic!
Cool video rs2 and rs3
First rate Production.
Great video as always you love to see alcos! Btw If you guys ever need footage for a Vermont episode please don’t hesitate to reach out to me I got some footage of 405 and modern Vermont rail system
Mackinac is pronounced Mac-in-naw. Good video, appreciate your efforts
Hey Rick the last Alco purchase was actually the S-5's. ;)
Whoops! They'll get their due soon enough! Thanks for the clarification 🙏🏼
One hopes that the #1508 would at least be restored cosmetically to its original maroon and gold colors.
The ALCO units had been painted with more durable paint than on the EMD units. Their paint held up much longer than contemporary EMD’s. EMD policy dictated that their units would be replaced with new ones after 15 years. B&M however, ran into financial problems in the early’60’s.
I do hope they can start a fund to get #1508 back to running. it will cost $$$, but maybe Conway Scenic can grab her.
22:45 what’s this unit right here?
likely b&m 1547
Cp rail lease Rs3
Good mention! Yes, Canadian Pacific leased B&M RS3s a number of times in addition to GP7s and F7s.
Awesome video!