Flying Yankee

Flying Yankee
Type and origin Power type Diesel Builder Budd Company and Electro-Motive Corporation Model BM-MEC 6000 Build date 1935 Total produced 1
Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR B-2 Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Bogies Jacobs Prime mover Winton 201-A Engine type Diesel Cylinders 8
Career Operators Boston and Maine Railroad Locale North America Delivered February 1935 Last run May 7, 1957 Retired 1957 Current owner Flying Yankee Association Disposition Stored, awaiting restoration

Flying Yankee

Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail
Status	Discontinued
Locale	New England
First service	1935
Last service	1957
Former operator(s)	Boston and Maine Railroad Maine Central Railroad
Route
Termini	North Station Bangor Union Station
Distance travelled	254 miles (409 km)
Average journey time	5.5-6 hours
Service frequency	Daily except Sunday
Train number(s)	Northbound: 15 Southbound: 16
On-board services
Seating arrangements	Streamline coaches (1954)
Catering facilities	Restaurant lounge car, catering by The Armstrong Company
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Route map Legend 25 September 1955 Bangor Pittsfield Northern Maine Junction Waterville Oakland Belgrade Winthrop Lewiston Danville Junction Portland Saco Wells ME NH Dover Exeter NH MA Haverhill Boston This diagram: view talk edit

The Flying Yankee is a diesel-electric streamliner built in 1935 for the Boston and Maine Railroad by Budd Company and with mechanical and electrical equipment from Electro-Motive Corporation. It was the third streamliner train in North America.^[1] That train ceased passenger service in 1957 and is stored at the Conway Scenic Railroad in New Hampshire. It was owned by the state of New Hampshire, until it was purchased by the Flying Yankee Association after being selected by the state of New Hampshire to receive ownership of the diesel streamliner.