When I contacted the Hobo Railroad, they informed me that they would not start running until next week, but we could stop by and see everything on their property so that is what we planned to do today.
The Hobo Railroad station.
Hobo Railroad S-1 958 built by American Locomotive Company in 1949 as Maine Central 958.
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad RDCA 141 built by Budd in 1957. This is part of the Roger Williams, a streamlined, six car, lightweight, DMU passenger train built for the New Haven. It was based on Budd's successful RDC DMU cars. The end two cars were equipped with streamlined locomotive style cabs and noses, resembling those on the Fairbanks-Morse P-12-42 Diesel locomotives. The four intermediate cars lacked operating controls and cabs. For operation into Grand Central Terminal, the cars were each equipped with third-rail shoes, and small traction motors, allowing them to operate into the terminal under electric power, with their engines shut down.
After a short period of time in high speed service, the train was split up and the cars were used in service with the New Haven's other RDCs. They worked for the New Haven, Penn Central and Amtrak until the last cars were retired in the 1980's. In the 1970's, Amtrak used several former Roger Williams cars on the New Haven–Boston Bay State. The two end cars, and one intermediate car, are preserved in operating condition by a private owner, at the Hobo Railroad in Lincoln.
New York, Haven and Hartford Railroad RDCB 162 trailer coach built by Budd in 1957, part of the Roger Williams trainset.
Boston and Maine transfer caboose C-164 built by International Car in 1960 and lettered as MBTX C-2.
Canadian National Railway caboose 77995 built by the railway in 1975 and painted as Rutland 51 to honour a conductor on the Rutland Railroad.
Amtrak coach-dormitory car 39906 built by Budd in 1952 as Santa Fe 532.
Amtrak coach-dormitory 39907 built by Budd in 1952 as Santa Fe 533.
Hobo Railroad S-1 958.
North Stratford Railroad box car 491.
Boston & Maine caboose C86 built by International Car in 1959.
Baltimore and Ohio RDC-2 1960 built by Budd in 1956.
Hobo Railroad S-3 1186 built by American Locomotive Company in 1952.
Canadian Pacific RDC-1 9060 built by Budd in 1956 and lettered White Mountain & Atlantic Railroad.
New York Central coach 2902 "Cayuga Lake" (ex. Amtrak 5642, exx. Penn Central 2902, exx. Maine Central 5642) built by Budd in 1947.
Hobo Railroad dining car "Mountain View", ex. Delaware, Lackawanna and Western multiple unit 2625 built by Pullman and General Electric in 1930.
Hobo Railroad RDC-1 6148 "Fairview", nee Boston and Maine 6148 built by Budd in 1955.
Canadian Pacific Railway caboose 434584 built by the railway in 1977 and numbered 4584 by the Hobo Railroad.
Canadian Pacific Railway caboose 434617 built by the railway in 1979 and numbered 4617 by the Hobo Railroad.
Boston & Maine caboose C-45 built by Pullman-Standard in 1944 and numbered 445.
Hobo Railroad scene.
The Flying Yankee Boston and Maine/Maine Central 6000 is in a tent for protection from the elements.
Hobo Railroad scene.
Reading Railroad RDC-1 9154 built by Budd in 1962 and painted as Hobo Railroad 9154 "Mountain Park". We then went to the Clark Trading Post to ride the White Mountain Central Railroad.
Much later, after an excellent Cafe Lafayette Dinner Train experience, we came back to take pictures of the rest of Hobo Railroad's equipment.
Down along the tracks we found stored equipment.
Boston and Maine RDC 6118 built by Budd in 1955.
Boston and Maine emblem on that RDC.
Boston and Maine RDC-2 6209 built by Budd in 1955. We drove back to the Hobo Railroad grounds.
A one truck car. This ended our Hobo Railroad visit. Thank you to the Hobo Railroad for letting us visit their railroad today.
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