Carl Purinton and B&M No 3240

by Daris A Nevil

Carl Purinton, as you know, founded the Brotherhood of Live Steamers in 1932. In addition to building live steam models and railroads, Carl worked as a fireman on the Boston & Main Railroad. For a time he was assigned to fire B&M No 3240, a J-1a Atlantic built by Mancester Locomotive Works in 1908.