B&M RR MAG.,2/49:TRAIN RADIO;HOOSICK FALLS FLOOD;TV SKI AD;GREENFIELD DS;DETROIT

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Your bid is for the February 1949 issue of the Boston and Maine Railroad Magazine. This digest-sized publication measures 15.6 by 23.4 cm and contains the usual 32 pages. The editor comments that the photo of Mount Washington on the cover reflects the lack of snow in the local area, meaning Boston. NEW TRAIN RADIO OPERATIONS by Editor-in-Chief, Cliff Somerville, covers pages 2-4 with detailed text, and 5 photos, of this technological revolution in railroading on the B&M. Timothy G. Sughrue Becomes Executive Vice President includes a good photo of this B&M President-to-be. YEAR END FLOOD WRECKS BRIDGE has two fascinating photos of downtown Hoosick Falls, New York. Visit the site today and bring this issue with you. NEW YEAR'S EVE FLOOD COST US 0,000 gives the details on the next page. Hey, guys, it is Hoosic River, NOT Hoosick! Mrs. Mabel B. Choate of Somerville, Massachusetts, completes 50 years of service as a telegrapher. Our Off Line Agencies: DETROIT rates a page and a half and has a great photo of three men you would not dare to dismiss without a favorable routing order!  HOW WE'RE DOING is not so good. WHO GETS OUR NATIONAL INCOME covers 2 pages. AMONG THOSE RETIRING lists 8 names and has 3 photos. B. AND M. USES TELEVISION TO PROMOTE SKIING and claims to be the first railroad anywhere to use TV for advertising. Alden grew up in a home with no TV so wouldn't know. THE SUGGESTION SYSTEM covers a page and WITH THE BOSTON AND MAINE FAMILY fills pages 18-30 with fascinating personal glimpses of railroading B&M style and 24 photos. Family Snapshots in Greenfield, Massachusetts, has 5 photos: Homer J. Speanburg sits in front of the CTC machine that was given to me in 1964 and Maurice J. Paul sits at his desk where I would work when he was off. When the photos were taken, Alden was 6 years old. This magazine is in excellent condition, showing moderate staple rust from unheated storage. Your satisfaction guaranteed. Please see my other eBay auctions for more rare and scarce railroad paper. I provide personal service without silly eBay games like waiting for payment before shipping, mandated payment methods, clumsy communications and charging for return shipping. Please check my feedback and DSR's. Everything I sell is POSTPAID USA, so the winning bid is what you pay, plus eBay’s state tax if applicable, unless you want special services. I normally ship first day after auction ends IF I have a payment plan & a proper shipping address, or you are a recent previous buyer. Thank you for reading. Alden Dreyer, 91 Reynolds Road, Shelburne MA 01370-9649. Copyright by AHD August 2021.