Boston & Maine Steam Engines

I can't say whether or not these trains existed in the 1:1 world or not. We all collect differently, but somewhat the same.

There are those of us that want purely prototypical as close to reality as possible, and those that don't.  A lot of people collect and run trains that they would like to see even if they weren't truly run.  Throughout my collecting years I've picked up trains just because they were pretty with no concern whether they actually existed or not.  And, I've been perfectly happy with them.  And of course, I have trains that actually were so.

I'm more bothered by automobiles on our layouts or on flat cars that are being produced at 1:43.  1:48 or 1:50 vehicles are hard to come up with, but I won't buy a car with a wrongly sized vehicle.

So, bottom line: if you like it it's good.

Alan

Hello BOGS,

As a fellow modeller of the Boston & Maine Railroad, they never owned a Hudson or Mikado steam locomotive. The Boston & Albany had Hudsons and the Maine Central had Mikados. The Boston & Maine and Boston & Albany had Berkshires, which were not identical. The B&M sold their Berkshires to the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific during WWII because of the decline of traffic in New England and the increase of traffic on the West Coast.

The Boston & Maine Railroad did not operate Hudson 4-6-4 steam locomotives. B&M 3702 was a Class P-3a Pacific built by ALCO in 1923.

Pacific 4-6-2 Class P steam locomotives were the main line passenger power on the Boston & Maine Railroad from 1910 until dieselization. B&M Class P-4a Pacific type 4-6-2s were built by Lima Locomotive Works and first delivered to the railroad in 1934. They had 80-inch driving wheels and ran at 260 psi boiler pressure. Weight was 339,200 pounds. Tractive effort was 40,900 pounds and 52,800 pounds including trailing-truck booster. Pacific 3713, “The Constitution,” was named through a public relations contest held by the railroad. It is currently undergoing restoration at the Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, PA. The brass model pictured below was made by Weaver Quality Craft Models in 2013.

MELGAR

Your feedback was awesome and I truly appreciate the time you took to respond. Thank you!

Awesome looking engine Melgar, I have engine 3710 weathered.  One of Weavers better brass engines.

MELGAR posted:

The Boston & Maine Railroad did not operate Hudson 4-6-4 steam locomotives. B&M 3702 was a Class P-3a Pacific built by ALCO in 1923.

Pacific 4-6-2 Class P steam locomotives were the main line passenger power on the Boston & Maine Railroad from 1910 until dieselization. B&M Class P-4a Pacific type 4-6-2s were built by Lima Locomotive Works and first delivered to the railroad in 1934. They had 80-inch driving wheels and ran at 260 psi boiler pressure. Weight was 339,200 pounds. Tractive effort was 40,900 pounds and 52,800 pounds including trailing-truck booster. Pacific 3713, “The Constitution,” was named through a public relations contest held by the railroad. It is currently undergoing restoration at the Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, PA. The brass model pictured below was made by Weaver Quality Craft Models in 2013.

MELGAR

I hate you. I did not get this loco, because of my "buying inattention caused by having Too Much Stuff, some of which means less to me that this Lima 4-6-2 would have".

I have wanted a model of this loco since 1960 or so (I was 12). Athearn offered a plastic and metal one ($15 new) in HO, and I do now have one of those in my Tiny (< 1:48) Loco Collection. Also, it is a Lima, always a little snazzier. The B&M means little to me, but that P-3a is a sexy beast.

If anyone wants to sell theirs (3-rail) , my e-mail is in my info. We'll talk.

This one is a P-4a. The finest model I own... Weaver also made similarly beautiful models of the New Haven I-4 (Pacific) and I-5 (Hudson) steam engines.

MELGAR