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1903
Boston & Maine began receiving its B-15 Moguls during the first years of the twentieth century.
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The history, engineering, and character of the Boston & Maine Railroad's Mogul locomotives.
BOSTON & MAINE
2-6-0
MOGUL
TYPE
STEAM
DRIVERS
6
ERA
1900s
RAILROAD
B&M
THE MOGUL
A simple wheel arrangement with a long history.
A Mogul is a steam locomotive with a 2-6-0 wheel arrangement: two leading wheels followed by six coupled driving wheels.
The arrangement gave railroads a useful combination of flexibility and adhesion. For the Boston & Maine, Moguls became part of the everyday machinery of New England railroading.
BOSTON & MAINE
The B-15 class
A turn-of-the-century New England workhorse.
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Manchester
American Locomotive Company's Manchester, New Hampshire works built Boston & Maine locomotives including No. 1455.
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New England
B&M Moguls worked across a railroad that connected industrial cities, mill towns, branch lines, and northern New England.
"Two leading wheels. Six drivers. One unmistakable New England machine."
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1455
ALCO — MANCHESTER, N.H.
PRESERVED HISTORY
No. 1455
Boston & Maine No. 1455 was built by the American Locomotive Company at its Manchester, New Hampshire works in 1907.
The locomotive represents a direct connection between B&M's steam-era operations and the industrial history of New Hampshire.
After its railroad career, 1455 passed through preservation collections and ultimately became part of the Danbury Railway Museum collection.
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A century of history.
1903
B&M's B-15 Mogul era begins.
1907
No. 1455 is constructed at ALCO's Manchester works.
1910s
B&M Moguls continue working freight and local assignments across the system.
Steam Era
Dieselization gradually replaces steam locomotives across the railroad.
Today
Surviving locomotives preserve the memory of New England's steam era.
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