The Day White Mountains was a passenger train jointly operated by the Boston and Maine Railroad and the New Haven Railroad between Berlin, New Hampshire and New York City, New York. It served vacationers to New Hampshire's White Mountains. In line with trains of that era, it made many local stops along the way, as many as 34 in 1948.[1]
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Inter-city rail |
| Status | Discontinued |
| Locale | Northeastern United States/Quebec |
| First service | 1937 |
| Last service | 1956 |
| Former operator(s) | Boston & Maine New Haven Railroad |
| Route | |
| Termini | New York City, New York Berlin, New Hampshire |
| Average journey time | 10 hours, 55 minutes (northbound) 11 hours, 50 minutes (southbound) |
| Service frequency | Daily |
| Train number(s) | 77 (B&M), (northbound) 72 (B&M), (southbound) |
| On-board services | |
| Seating arrangements | Coach seating |
| Catering facilities | Buffet parlor car |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
In 1956, the Day White Mountains name was discontinued and the service was replaced with Budd Rail Diesel Cars, requiring a transfer in White River. Junction.[2] That unnamed service was discontinued in 1961.[2]
References
edit- ^ "May 1948 Timetable: Northern New England Travel Guide". Boston and Maine Railroad.
- ^ a b "August 1950". RICHARD K. “RICK” HURST.