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I would like to thank the following individuals, companies, and societies that have made this history and material possible for publication: Stephen Boothroyd; Peter Barney; Francis B.C. Bradlee; the Boston & Maine Railroad Historical Society of Lowell, Massachusetts; the R.E. Chaffin collection; David Dickinson; the Essex Institute of Salem, Massachusetts; William T. Fletcher; Walter R. Fogg; M.W. Fowler; John Goodwin; the Arthur J. Grant collection; the Ralph Hanson collection; Charles J. Kennedy; Edward C. Kirkland; Ron LeBlond; Walter E. Lenk; Chet Lord; the Maine Central Railroad; Herbert Marsh; the Kenneth F. McCall estate; Kathryn Melanson; James Nigzus; Rick Nowell; C. David Perry; the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society collection; F.W. Smith; G.P. Starbuck; Edward Strobridge; L. Ashton Thorp; Raymond E. Tobey; Ralph S. Wallace; the Wolfeboro Historical Society; and Forrester Wyman.
B & M ORCHARD BEACH (0-4-0), OLD ORCHARD, MAINE. The early locomotives presented a fascinating variety. In 1851, the New England Association of Railroad Superintendents and the Middlesex Mechanics Association put some engines on view, providing a chance to appraise them for those interested.
B & M No. 47, ACHILLES, (0-4-0). All the early locomotives were named and more or less ornamented. The Boston & Maine was one of the last of the New England railroads to keep up the practice of naming engines.
B & M No. 48, GOVERNOR CARVER (0-4-0). The Governor Carver was built in Rhode Island in 1891.
B & M No. 79, BRADFORD (0-4-0). This locomotive was built by the Manchester Locomotive Works in 1879.
B & M No. 313, SHAWSHEEN (0-4-0). The Hinkley Locomotive Works built this engine in 1873.
B & M No. 9 (0-4-0). Built by Grant Locomotive Works in 1878, this locomotive had 9- by 14-inch cylinders.
B & M No. 63, PRIDE (0-4-0). B & M No. 63 was built in Concord, New Hampshire, in 1872 with 13- by 20-inch cylinders.
B & M No. 456, ADAMS (0-4-0). Built by the Manchester Locomotive Works in 1890, this engine was renumbered as No. 87 in 1911.
B & M No. 368, (0-4-0). Equipped with 15- by 22-inch cylinders, B & M No. 368 was built by the Hinkley Locomotive Works in 1878.
B & M No. 399 (0-4-0). Taken in Lowell, Massachusetts, this picture shows Arthur Huntley, engineer, and Ben Roper, the slim fireman on the far right.
B & M No. 461, DIANA (0-4-0). The locomotive Diana, with 16- by 24-inch cylinders, was built by the Manchester Locomotive Works in 1891.
B & M No. 95, HURON (0-4-0). The crew members of each Boston & Maine locomotive took a great deal of pride in their engine. The bells and whistles were shined and the oil cups and other parts were kept polished. This work consumed as much as two or three hours of a firemans work each day.
B & M No. 1097 (0-4-0). This engine was built in 1879 for the Troy & Boston Railroad and was designated No. 13. It had 16- by 22-inch cylinders. After the Fitchburg Railroad took control, it became No. 139 in 1895, then No. 342, and No. 603 in 1899. When the Boston & Maine leased the Fitchburg Railroad, it became No. 1097. The engine was retired in 1908.
B & M No. 357 (0-6-0), G-9-B. This locomotive was built by the Manchester Locomotive Works in 1899. It was renumbered as No. 165 in 1911 and was scrapped in 1926. This picture was taken in Lowell, Massachusetts, near the Russell Lumber Company.
B & M No. 59, COLUMBIA (4-4-0). The locomotive Columbia, built by the Manchester Locomotive Works in 1872, had 17- by 22-inch cylinders. It was rebuilt in 1886.
B & M No. 58, WILLIAM MERRITT (4-4-0). This locomotive was built in 1872 by the Manchester Locomotive Works. It had 17- by 22-inch cylinders. Rebuilt by the Boston & Maine in 1883, it was redesignated as No. 645 in 1911.
B & M No. 42, GENERAL SHERMAN (4-4-0). Built by Hinkley Locomotive Works in 1867, the General Sherman had 16- by 24-inch cylinders and was scrapped in 1908.
B & M No. 41, GENERAL GRANT (4-4-0). The Manchester Locomotive Works built this engine in 1867. It had 16- by 24-inch cylinders and was scrapped in 1908.
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