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In 1957, after twenty two years of service in New England the Boston and Maine Flying Yankee (a virtual clone of the Burlington Zephyr) was retired and donated to the Edaville railroad.
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I took this picture of the deteriorating train at Edaville in 1984. Windows were cracked and discoloured, it was sinking into the ground and it was obvious there was not enough money to maintain it. I wondered what would become of it.
But good news, in the early 90s the train was sold and moved to New Hampshire for restoration. In 1997 the restoration was started at the Claremont Concord Railroad at Claremont Junction, NH. and in 2005 the train was moved to the shops of the Plymouth & Lincoln (Hobo) Railroad in Lincoln, NH where the restoration of this historic streamliner will be completed. http://www.flyingyankee.com
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