3713 Restoration Project

The project to restore the Boston & Maine No. 3713 is a partnership between the Lackawanna and Wyoming Valley RHS, Inc. and the Steamtown National Historic Site. The partnership was formed in 1995, and its goal is to restore the engine to operating condition. When completed, the restored Boston & Maine Locomotive will be the first American manufactured engine to be used in regular service by the Steamtown National Historic Site for its excursion service.

"Called The Constitution and proud of her name, 3713 Boston and Maine."

Builder : Lima Locomotive Works
Date Built : December 1934
Type: 4 - 6 -2 Pacific
Drive Wheel Diameter : 80 Inches
Last Operated : 1958

Boston & Maine No. 3713 was used in high speed passenger service beginning in 1935, serving important routes including Boston - Bangor, Maine; White River Junction, Vermont and Troy, NY; Worcester, Mass. and Portland Maine; and Springfield, Mass. and White River Junction, Vermont. It operated at speeds of up to 70 miles per hour. The locomotive was purchased by F. Nelson Blount in 1960, and displayed at points in Massachusetts and Vermont, including the Boston Museum of Science.

You can help restore the 3713 with a tax deductible donation.

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This is a picture of the 3713 when it was in service on the Boston and Maine. This is how the locomotive looked when it was used in passenger service in the New England States. It is now undergoing restoration at Steamtown NHS, in Scranton, PA.