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Day White Mountains

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Day White Mountains
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
StatusDiscontinued
LocaleNortheastern United States/Quebec
First service1926
Last service1956
Former operator(s)Boston & Maine
New Haven Railroad
Route
TerminiNew York City, New York
Berlin, New Hampshire
Average journey time10 hours, 55 minutes (northbound)
11 hours, 50 minutes (southbound)
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)77 (B&M), (northbound)
72 (B&M), (southbound)
On-board services
Seating arrangementsCoach seating
Catering facilitiesBuffet parlor car
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)

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]

Prior to 1947, it was known as the "Day White Mountains Express". 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

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  1. ^ "May 1948 Timetable: Northern New England Travel Guide". Boston and Maine Railroad.
  2. ^ a b "August 1950". RICHARD K. “RICK” HURST.