Boston & Maine (BM) 3673 - Alco 4-6-2

Built by Alco-Schenectady in February of 1913, the loco served well until finally being retired and scrapped in September of 1956. Specs - class P-2-b, 73" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 22x28" cylinders, engine wt of 238,000 lb and tractive effort of 31,600 lb. No date, location or photographer was listed for the photo. Does anyone recognize the corner of the railroad station to the left?

Another view of Boston & Maine 4-6-2 Pacific #3673 standing at Boston's North Station passenger platform. Specs - class P-2b, 73" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 22x28" cylinders. No exact date or photographer listed for the photo.

Here's another view of the Alco-Schenectady built 4-6-2 Pacific as it stands at the Boston North Station passenger platform. Specs - class P-2b, 73" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 22x28" cylinders. No date or photographer listed for the photo.

Getting underway for another passenger run with a flurry of steam and smoke is this 1913 Alco-Schenectady built 4-6-2 Pacific #3673. Specs - class P-2b, 73" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 22x28" cylinders. No exact date or photographer listed for the photo.

Built by Alco-Schenectady in 1913, this Boston & Maine class P-2b had 73" drivers, generated 200 psi of boiler pressure for its 22"x28" cylinders, had an engine weight of 249,350 lb, and could produce a tractive effort of 31,559 lb. No date, location or photographer were listed. The date & area are approximations.

P-2b 4-6-2 3673 leaving North Station, Boston with one of the last afternoon commuter trains in steam - sister 3672 was the only other steamer to operate this afternoon.

B&M P-2b 4-6-2 3673 emerging from the East Somerville roundhouse. Sister 3672 was the only other steamer that powered an afternoon commuter train this day.

P-2b 4-6-2 3673 has just embrged from the "thru" stall at the East Somerville roundhouse and will now move to a ready track at the rear of the gigantic building. Later in the afternoon 3673 will proceed to the coach yard with a group of coupled engines to powep commuter trains.

P-2b 4-6-2 3673 is ready to back into North Station for the afternoon commuter rush. Trains backed in and out with a trainman at the rear using the air brake and sounding the back-up "peanut whistle"

B&M P-2b 4-6-2 3673 is being overtaken by an RDC train at the throat to North Station Boston. There was barely a minute when a train wasn't passing this point during the afternoon rush.

The end is near - Boston & Maine P-2b 4-6-2 3673 would be retired days after I shot her in the company of her replacements.Ban

The B&M 4-6-2 is at Lynn with an evening Boston to Marblehead commuter train. Steam was several years in the past where I lived in RI so I decided I would ride a steam commuter from Boston to Lynn before it was too late.