Rare Books

Boston and Maine Railroad

Description: Includes train(s): Flying Yankee; Mountaineer. Includes (selected items): brochure: "The Streamlined Flying Yankee Comes to New England" (1935), with large fold-out picture map. Promotes a stainless steel diesel electric train similar to the Burlington Pioneer Zephyr.
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1935-1956
Call number: 646607
Creator: Merrill, Leslie O(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Leslie O. Merrill, 1976-2008.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights: The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
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