Dwight A. Smith begins his illustrated talk on the B&M in New Hampshire. Rick Nowell photo
April 1, 2017 -- Boston & Maine Railroad Historical Society Members received Boston and Maine Steam Volume 2 in their mail as an extra benefit of membership. For over 25 years Bob Liljestrand (the "Bob" of Bob's Photos) and Dave Sweetland published a long series of nicely researched softcover photo books on a wide range of railroad topics. One of their last was Boston and Maine Steam Volume 1, covering the B&M's Pacifics.
Dave Sweetland passed away shortly after its 2008 publication. By then, however, he and Bob had completed the manuscript and has chose photos for a companion volume whose fate remained in limbo for several yeas. Learning that Volume 2 existed and was substantially complete, the B&MRRHS Board of Directors approached Bob Liljestrand in early 2016 and worked out an arrangement for its publication.
Volume 2 covers the B&M's Class T 2-8-4, Class R 4-8-2, and Class S 2-10-2 freight locomotives all built in the Twentieth Century. Editor Carl Byron planned the book as a tribute to Dave Sweetland and the work he and Bob Liljestrand have done to memorialize New England railroading in general, and the Boston and Maine Railroad in particular.
Both volumes are available for purchase from the Society.
