# Event Details - **Event Name**: MILL TALK: Fantrip! Enthusiast Outings on the Boston & Maine Railroad - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 03 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Wed, 03 Jun, 2026 at 08:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: Please note: this is a LECTURE, not a tourAbout this Eventpresented by Rick KfouryChartered by the Mass Bay chapter of the Railroad Enthusiasts, fantrips were sponsored by the Boston & Maine, which used its equipment and ran everywhere from the 1930s onwards. They rambled over mainlines and crept up W**d-choked branchlines. These trips allowed passengers to ride on lines that had long since become freight-only, and gave photographers the chance to snap photos in unlikely places. Many of the photos come from the J. Leonard Bachelder Collection, part of a massive collection that the B&MRRHS has helped preserve.Rick Kfoury is a railroad historian and author with an express interest in New England railroading in the second half of the twentieth century. He has authored four books on the subject, The New England Southern Railroad Volumes I and II, Queen City Rails: Manchester's Railroads 1965-1990, and Steam Trains of Yesteryear: The Monadnock, Steamtown & Northern Story.A 2018 graduate of the Keene State College history program, Rick currently serves as President and Newsletter Editor for the Boston & Maine Railroad Historical Society and is employed in college admissions for Southern New Hampshire University.is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization composed of people who want to share their knowledge, and learn more about, the history and operations of the Boston and Maine Railroad, its predecessors, and successors. The Society was founded in 1971 and consists of over 1,000 active members from the New England region and beyond. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/waltham/mill-talk-fantrip-enthusiast-outings-on-the-boston-and-maine-railroad/100001987708566831 - **Event Categories**: Art, Photography, literary-art, trips-adventures - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Waltham - **state**: MA - **country**: United States - **location**: Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation - **lat**: 42.372984 - **long**: -71.23400200000003 - **full address**: Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation, 154 Moody Street, Waltham, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: MILL TALK: Fantrip! Enthusiast Outings on the Boston & Maine Railroad - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/2d62f9a8f2fde73d47e045c3fd979fd5d3c245e98a5f71e193ded658dc333964-rimg-w1200-h600-dccfcab6-gmir.jpg?v=1776654492 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is MILL TALK: Fantrip! Enthusiast Outings on the Boston & Maine Railroad being held? - **A:** MILL TALK: Fantrip! Enthusiast Outings on the Boston & Maine Railroad takes place on Wed, 03 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Wed, 03 Jun, 2026 at 08:00 pm at Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation, 154 Moody Street, Waltham, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing MILL TALK: Fantrip! Enthusiast Outings on the Boston & Maine Railroad? - **A:** MILL TALK: Fantrip! Enthusiast Outings on the Boston & Maine Railroad is organized by Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "MILL TALK: Fantrip! 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