Special Excursion
It's a special excursion indeed when folks at the White Mountain Central Railroad get to ride on the line's 1929 REO Railbus. In this frame, the bus is just exiting the west portal of the Howe Truss Covered Bridge over the Pemigewasset River, as it heads back to the station after a brief trip into Wolfman Territory.
This rare railbus was originally built as a city bus by the REO Motorcar Company in Lansing, Michigan and converted for rail-borne operations in 1930 at the shops of the Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad in Maine. She served several owners over the years before being acquired and restored by Clark's Trading Post for use on the White Mountain Central Railroad. She is typically stored away in the facility's engine house and is brought out for special occasions, such as the 2014 "Railroad Days" event where she is pictured here.
Special Excursion
It's a special excursion indeed when folks at the White Mountain Central Railroad get to ride on the line's 1929 REO Railbus. In this frame, the bus is just exiting the west portal of the Howe Truss Covered Bridge over the Pemigewasset River, as it heads back to the station after a brief trip into Wolfman Territory.
This rare railbus was originally built as a city bus by the REO Motorcar Company in Lansing, Michigan and converted for rail-borne operations in 1930 at the shops of the Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad in Maine. She served several owners over the years before being acquired and restored by Clark's Trading Post for use on the White Mountain Central Railroad. She is typically stored away in the facility's engine house and is brought out for special occasions, such as the 2014 "Railroad Days" event where she is pictured here.