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The Railroad That Came Out at Night
Author Frank Kyper recounts stories of railroading around the Boston area between 1957 and 1977. From Union Freight, to Boston & Maine, to South Station, the great Chelsea fire, as well as local short lines and other historic tidbits. Relive the days of classic railroading in The Hub... Order today!
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show railroaders. Then, once she’d stimulated their interest, and gained their confidence in the serious- ness of her approach, she would say something like, “I can do this with you in the picture if you’ll let me ride with you in the cab (or other work environments depending on with whom she was talking).” It wasn’t long before she was donning coveralls and climbing into the cab or caboose, or enter- ing shops and yards.
Why Trains? Engineer in Shay, 1998 — ART COURTESY OF THE MAILLY TRUST
waiting in the car. We lived in an industrial area of Cincinnati, where there was an abun- dance of industrial subject matter to sketch: grain storage towers, rail crossings, and other sights commonly perceived as dull. In par- ticular, the curious designs created by the geometry of the pipes, intertwining then dis- appearing into planes and cylinders, caught my attention. Add the textures, steam and smoke, the magnificent railroads, all of this made the waiting time productive and seldom boring.” Her early works focused on the trains them-
selves, not on train people. But as her skills and confidence with human figures grew, she embraced railroad workers. She often carried an album of her train paintings with her to
In interviews, Mailly would trace her interest in paint- ing trains to the 1960s. Her father was an industrial
arts teacher. When the family took road trips — “there were lots of them,” says Eileen — it was not uncommon to stop at industrial sites to take in the technology. Trains were a part of that interest. And when, in 1960, Mailly was decorating their son’s bedroom, she want- ed a train painting to display, and so created one herself. Howard Mailly was an industrial engineer
with General Electric. Howard and Margaret traveled as well “to Connecticut, California, and everyplace in between,” says Eileen. How- ard too took an interest in railroads. “Trains,” says Eileen, “seem to appeal to all men with mechanical interests.” Margaret credits How- ard with providing a “fresh eye” on her work, one she routinely employed as the final test of
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