BM 3685 on train No. 72, the "Day White Mountains Express", southbound on the Connecticut River Main Line
departing White River Junction, Hartford, VT - August 26, 1946. Albert G. Hale photo, Walker Transportation Collection.
(https://www.bmrrhs.org/highgreen/high-green-episode-19-the-memories-of-loyd-macnair-part-1)
DAY WHITE MOUNTAINS
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.
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. That unnamed service was discontinued in 1961.
Day White Mountains Overview
Service type: Inter-city rail
Status: Discontinued
Locale: Northeastern United States/Quebec
First service: 1926
Last service: 1956
Former operators: 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 numbers: 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)
The Boston & Maine Railroad Historical Society
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