Item 10452 - Bangor and Aroostook Railroad engines 142 and 172, ca. 1940

Item 10452 - Bangor and Aroostook Railroad engines 142 and 172, ca. 1940
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Item 10452
Bangor and Aroostook Railroad engines 142 and 172, ca. 1940
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B&A engine 172 was a 2-8-0 built by Alco in 1907. It was scrapped in 1951 when diesel engines started to dominate the nation's railroads.

B&A engine 142 was a 4-6-0 built by Aclo in 1906 and scrapped in 1951.

Information source: "Bangor and Aroostook: the Maine Railroad," Jerry Angier, Herb Cleaves, Flying Yankee Enterprises, 1986, p. 256-257.

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