Fall 2022 locomotives

In the decently clean functioning cab of C424 #19 on display at the URHS event.

Friendly buff and volenteer Billy W. greets visitors at M&E 19 at the URHS event.

A front end shot of the most recent work in progress at the URHS was the preserved U34CH still the classic NJ DOT paint scheme on display at the event in the shop house.

A view of the cab of the historical GE 44 Tonner on display at the URHS event.

Historical EL SW9 on display at the URHS event.

70 Tonners hidden in the back behind ME 19 at the URHS event.

In the cab of the U34CH beast GE locomotive

A couple months ago a 44 tonner from Southern Morrisville was donated and brought by truck to the URHS and is on display at the shop house.

On display the URHS event was the clean well restored teal blue painted NYC E8A sitting by the shops.

CSX manifest M426's lite power backs into the crew drop off point after dropping their train in the yard looking off an overpass on the east end tower after 6 pm.

M426 lite powdr crosses over and backs into the east end of Portland yard finishing for the day.

My regional pulling into the electric station after 5 hours.

CP general freight carrying slurry tanks, gets permission to continue down the line bound for Searsport with two admiral cab GP units @ 11:31 hrs

The Waterville yard job moves around a high cube boxcar that is defected.

A CSX maintience crew chocks up the high cube boxcar dropped off the yard job, times changing as CSX corp will fully take over PANAM operations.

SAPPI-3 running near dusk crosses over the Martin Creek branching off the Kennebec River as the sun starts to set under the mountain as they continue north toward the paper factory. @ 17:50 hrs

SAPPI power makes a reverse move by the entrance of the yard @ 16:30 hrs

Fading sun as SAPPI-3 heads north toward the Mill with loaded boxcars passing by an un-used costumer along US-201 @ 17:16 hrs

Two crews working Friday afternoon (SAPPI-4 and the yard job) @ 16:30 hrs

An aerial view of CP general manifest F13 works the yard at N. Maine Junction building their train for Searsport. @ 09:00 hrs

Wide shot of the empty former Maine Central yard, past the Bangor and Aroostook RR building @ 10:00 hrs

Another aerial view of OT-1 idling in the yard working about six hours that day.

SAPPI-4 dropping off the empties in the yard before coming to build the outbound train. @ 16:00 hrs

Waterville yard job works the new Propane siding on the west end of the yard. @ 15:45 hrs

PORU continues eastward on their journey with lots of boxes for SAPPI and Rumford, passing through Leeds Junction Road @

SAPPI-4 round the curve passing over and along US highway 201. @

PORU passing by the grain mill between Rumford and Leeds Jct by US highway 219. @

SAPPI-4 sits ready to head back to Waterville with the train being built overnight with the empties, pictured here at the entrance of the plant. @ 08:30 hrs

PANAM general manifest (Portland to Rumford) approaches Leed Junction, the conductor would have to step off and set the switch for the Rumford Branch. @

Wide shot of PORU chugging northward at 10 miles per hour by Blue Rock Road.

The next morning the same power and crew on the outbound SAPPI-4 cross the Martin Stream trestle @

Going away shot of PORU at Maine highway 106

SAPPI-4 comes into the Waterville yard limits at Fairfield junction where the Hinckley Branch meets the main route to Bangor.

Former Guilford on the Rumford Branch crossing the Dead River bridge along Maine highway 106. @

SAPPI-4 contuines its slow 10 mile an hour journey to Waterville yard passing by Bray's point on the Kennebec River Reservoir @

Aerial shot of PORU with lots of boxcars of paper comes through town with the former International Paper mill of 1956 in the lower foreground.

Portland yard on a chilly Sunday morning with two crews on duty looking off US highway 1. @ 09:00 hrs

Another shot from the US highway one overpass of the Portland yard job shuffling cars with two Guilford GP units. @ 09:30 hrs

Finishing the triangle before the power backs up and wyes around, pictured outside the port entrance. @ 9:30 hrs

Futtre POED power runs down over the Fore River outside the city to wye the power and then build their train in the yard. @ 10:22 hrs