Flying Yankee
The Flying Yankee was a diesel-electric streamliner built in 1935 for the Maine Central Railroad and the Boston and Maine Railroad by Budd Company and with mechanical and electrical equipment from Electro-Motive Corporation. It was also the name of a passenger train, the third streamliner train in North America. That train ceased passenger service in 1957 and is stored at the Hobo Railroad in New Hampshire. It is owned by the state of New Hampshire, which in 2023 said it wants to sell the train.
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| Service type | Inter-city rail |
| Status | Discontinued |
| Locale | New England |
| First service | 1935 |
| Last service | 1957 |
| Former operator(s) | Boston and Maine Railroad Maine Central Railroad |
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| Termini | North Station Bangor Union Station |
| Distance travelled | 254 miles (409 km) |
| Average journey time | 5 hours |
| Service frequency | Daily, except Sunday |
| Train number(s) | Northbound: 15 Southbound: 16 |
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| Seating arrangements | Streamline coaches (1954) |
| Catering facilities | Restaurant lounge car, catering by The Armstrong Company |
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| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
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