The Yankee Clipper was a luxury train offering service between Boston and New York City. Early, it pulled by a Class I-4 Pacific engine and later led by Class I-5 Hudsons. [1] All of its cars, including Club car, two Parlor cars, Dining car, and Sun Parlor Observation car, were Pullmans. [2]
Its first ever stop was at Readville station on April 14, 1934. [3] At that stop, it dropped off Irving and Murton Millen, two brothers who robbed a Needham, Massachusetts bank and shot two police officers, Francis Oliver Haddock and Forbes McLeod. [3] Thousands came to see the brothers get off the train. [3]
References
- ^ Burns, Adam (May 6, 2023). "The Yankke Clipper". American Rails. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
- ^ "["Yankee Clipper" in Forest Hills, Mass]". The Portal to Texas History. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
- ^ a b c Parr 2009, p. 60.
Works cited
- Parr, James L. (2009). Dedham: Historic and Heroic Tales From Shiretown. The History Press. ISBN 978-1-59629-750-0.
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