The Flying Yankee

[Loughlin]

The flying yankee was built in 1935, it is a streamline and an icon of its era, it has 3 cars including the main car, it traveled from bangor to boston spending most of its track time in New Hampshire in maine. After 50 years of sitting in a barn it is now being refurbished by the state of New Hampshire to once again ride the rails.

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[tombarnes]

Will it be in private use? I.E. rented out for excursions, political junkets and the like? I assume it will ply the tracks between Boston and Portland, but is there another possibility out there? This sounds interesting.

[Loughlin]

More than likely it wont touch any tracks outside the state of New Hampshire, i think its gonna run the hobo railroad line, which is a scenic railway not a commuter. it would be totaly cool if could be a commuter and travel its original route, but it being restored is pretty sweet on its own.

[Cotuit]

The state of New Hampshire? Restoring a train? Really?!?!? Things are changing up there!

It would be cool if it could run from Manchester to Hampton Beach via Portsmouth or something like that.

[tombarnes]

That's fantastic news! What a beautiful train. Keep us posted!

[Southernyank]

Wow! that is great news. It will definately be one of a kind in todays day in age.