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Boston and Maine 3713, also known as the "Constitution", is the sole survivor of the "P-4a" class 4-6-2 "Heavy Pacific" type steam locomotives. It was built in December 1934 by the Lima Locomotive Works for the Boston and Maine Railroad (B&M), hauling passenger trains around the New England region.
This hurricane which peaked at Category 3 intensity was a major one, especially for eastern Massachusetts. October 3, 1805 – A hurricane that struck Mantanzas, Cuba reportedly reached the District of Maine (part of Massachusetts until 1820) as a tropical cyclone. Little information is available on this storm, however, a tropical cyclone ...
The Long Island Expressway in New York City shut down due to flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Ida. [44] At least three people were killed in Westchester County. More than 200 cars were abandoned on roads. A man was killed near the Saw Mill River Parkway after his car was submerged. [4] A total of 18 people died in New York State.
2005 brought the second-most active Atlantic hurricane season in recorded history, only beaten by 2020. In August 2005, the powerful Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast region. Katrina broke the levees of New Orleans, Louisiana and flooded 80% of the low-lying city.
On December 3, 2013, the City Council of Waterville voted to sell the No. 470 locomotive to the Maine-based non-profit New England Steam Corporation (NESCo), which entered a delayed purchase and sale agreement with the city, vowing not to disturb the locomotive until it had raised the purchase price and the anticipated moving costs. [10]
Energy Secretary Rick Perry authorizes the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to release oil supplies to combat fuel price spikes, due to the shutdown of oil refineries in Texas which were affected by Hurricane Harvey. [226] President Trump will donate $1 million of his own funds to recovery efforts in Texas according to the White House. [227]
Unit 600 entered service on February 7, 2014, on Northeast Regional train 171 from Boston to Washington, D.C. [17] As the new locomotives entered service, they gradually displaced the electric locomotives that Amtrak had previously operated.
No Name was opened by Nick Contos in 1917 as a stand to serve the fishermen workers on the pier but, over time, turned into a full-service restaurant. [2] The Contos family never named the restaurant. [3]