Conway Scenic Railroad train passing through Bartlet New Hampshire.
Conway Scenic Railroad train passing through Bartlet New Hampshire. Read More »
Stan Amster Photography – Scenic and Commercial Photography in Northern New England.
Sunday turned out to be a really nice spring day. And what a better way to spend the day?. In Franconia Notch of New Hampshire
Sunday afternoon in The Basin Read More »
When I was driving by, I took notice that the clouds looked kinda stormy. I snapped a few pictures before the skies opened up.
A stormy afternoon at the Mount Washington Hotel Read More »
The Conway Scenic Railroad 7470 steams into North Conway New Hampshire on a hot summer day.
Steam locomotive #7470 was built by the Grand Trunk Railway Point St. Charles Shops at Montreal, Quebec, in 1921 with serial #22/1500. It is a coal fired switching locomotive with an 0-6-0 wheel arrangement; it has 51” driving wheels and 22” x 26” cylinders. It develops 36,700 lbs of tractive effort.
The weight of the locomotive in working order is 87 tons and the tender weighs 65 tons. The locomotive is equipped with super-heaters. Originally built as Grand Trunk Railway #1795, it soon became Canadian National Railway #7470, Class 0-18-a. It was acquired in 1968 by Dwight Smith, and in 1974 joined the start-up Conway Scenic Railroad as #47. It was renumbered to #7470 in 1989.
Conway Scenic Railroad 7470 steams into North Conway Station. Read More »
Former Boston & Maine 4266 (F7a), former Maine Central 573 (GP7), and the Former Boston & Maine 4268 (F7a) come through The Gateway on a warm day. This was the first time all three former Boston & Maine units have run together.
Side note. I was the only person at this location when this special excursion train ran. In other words, Only I have pictures of this consist coming through The Gateway.
Conway Scenic Railroad Mountaineer train at The Gateway Read More »
Steam locomotive #7470 was built by the Grand Trunk Railway Point St. Charles Shops at Montreal, Quebec, in 1921 with serial #22/1500. It is a coal fired switching locomotive with an 0-6-0 wheel arrangement; it has 51” driving wheels and 22” x 26” cylinders. It develops 36,700 lbs of tractive effort.
The Conway Scenic Railroad 7470 in the snow. Read More »