Re: Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn
| February 15, 2010 06:51PM |
Hello Eric:
Eric Bolton Wrote:
> Are there any photos of the underside of the MU
> coaches?
Every now and then, a copy of the Electric Railway Journal with the BRB&L 1928 General Electric Company electrification shows up for sale on line. Used to have a copy of that but it disappeared along the way. There is good information on the conversion of the steam railroad coaches into those weird open platform 3-foot gauge trolley cars.
Some time in the 1980s, one of the former Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn RR electricians gave me a bunch of photo negatives taken by him and his buddies during the 1930s. Though I've not printed them, the pictures show all sorts of details of rolling stock and behind the scenes electrical related stuff. Need to dig them out and take another look.
Id love to see how the compressors and
> air reservoirs were placed. Im really considering
> building a 1:20.3 scale model of two of the MUs.
Some of that has to show up in side view photos? Do know that the electrified coaches had Brill 77E trucks. Maybe figure out standard equipment being used on new late 1920s Multiple-unit Interurban cars and go from there?
> Are all these photos in your book? This is the
> book "Narrow Gauge, The Story of the Boston Rever
> Beach & Lynn" correct? Printed in the 1980s? I
> want to make sure im looking at the right book on
> amazon before I buy it.
There are a lot of pictures in that book. Yes ... It is the 1980 edition titled ~ "Narrow Gauge - Story of the Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad" by Robert C. Stanley and published by the Boston Street Railway assn.
How much are those books selling for these days on Amazon.Com? Some "rare" book sellers were offering that edition for over $100 not that long ago. At that rate, I should of stashed away a couple of cases worth of books.
The book shows up on eBay from time to time. The last two copies that I bought via eBay cost me about twenty-five bucks each plus shipping. They were in somewhat lousy condition too with one book having what looked to be dry rot. Unbelievable, but true!
Anyway, perhaps there is a market for a Second Edition of the original book. That would be the most expeditious way to do it. Would try to keep the retail price under $20 for softbound and maybe ten dollars more in hard cover. Need to work it out.
Inbound train on draw bridge trestle over Saugus River - Last day of service - January 27, 1940
Edited 7 time(s). Last edit at 02/15/2010 07:08PM by RCS.
Eric Bolton Wrote:
> Are there any photos of the underside of the MU
> coaches?
Every now and then, a copy of the Electric Railway Journal with the BRB&L 1928 General Electric Company electrification shows up for sale on line. Used to have a copy of that but it disappeared along the way. There is good information on the conversion of the steam railroad coaches into those weird open platform 3-foot gauge trolley cars.
Some time in the 1980s, one of the former Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn RR electricians gave me a bunch of photo negatives taken by him and his buddies during the 1930s. Though I've not printed them, the pictures show all sorts of details of rolling stock and behind the scenes electrical related stuff. Need to dig them out and take another look.
Id love to see how the compressors and
> air reservoirs were placed. Im really considering
> building a 1:20.3 scale model of two of the MUs.
Some of that has to show up in side view photos? Do know that the electrified coaches had Brill 77E trucks. Maybe figure out standard equipment being used on new late 1920s Multiple-unit Interurban cars and go from there?
> Are all these photos in your book? This is the
> book "Narrow Gauge, The Story of the Boston Rever
> Beach & Lynn" correct? Printed in the 1980s? I
> want to make sure im looking at the right book on
> amazon before I buy it.
There are a lot of pictures in that book. Yes ... It is the 1980 edition titled ~ "Narrow Gauge - Story of the Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad" by Robert C. Stanley and published by the Boston Street Railway assn.
How much are those books selling for these days on Amazon.Com? Some "rare" book sellers were offering that edition for over $100 not that long ago. At that rate, I should of stashed away a couple of cases worth of books.
The book shows up on eBay from time to time. The last two copies that I bought via eBay cost me about twenty-five bucks each plus shipping. They were in somewhat lousy condition too with one book having what looked to be dry rot. Unbelievable, but true!
Anyway, perhaps there is a market for a Second Edition of the original book. That would be the most expeditious way to do it. Would try to keep the retail price under $20 for softbound and maybe ten dollars more in hard cover. Need to work it out.
Edited 7 time(s). Last edit at 02/15/2010 07:08PM by RCS.
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