Pan Am Railways: District 1

A westbound freight heads through Danville Junction.

Brunswick Extra 315 heads up to the wye on a rainy Sunday afternoon.

DJ-1's power rests at Danville.

NMED with MEC 321- ST 214- B&M 326 - MEC 517 pull a long and heavy NMED across the Great Falls Trestle in Lewiston/Auburn Maine.

Brunswick Extra 511 sets out cars for Maine Eastern on a warm Sunday evening. This was the first time I recall that a Pan Am Phase 1 painted locomotive made it up the Brunswick Branch!

One of many "Geeps" at Waterville Yard on a beautiful Columbus Day 2009.

HLCX 6400 - MEC 519 prepare to depart Waterville Yard with a long train.

ST 54 - B&M 252 take a break from working the west end of Waterville Yard while ST 71 pulls up with some cars on a beautiful Columbus Day 2009.

ST 54 - B&M 252 work the west end of Waterville Yard on a beautiful Columbus Day 2009.

ST 54 - B&M 252 work the west end of Waterville Yard on a beautiful Columbus Day 2009.

ST 54 - B&M 252 switched cars around on the west end of Waterville Yard all afternoon on this nice Columbus Day of 2009.

HLCX 6400 is seen in the lead of a long WAPO - which is about to depart Waterville Yard to start its trip west just a few minutes after this photo was taken.

Seen in Portland Maine.

Seen in Portland Maine.

P42DC's #193 and #20 sit side by side at the Portland Transportation Center.

Seen on a cold Sunday in December 09.

Brunswick Extra with MEC 376 - MEC 374 crosses Stanwood St. at sunset on their way back into Brunswick with ten loads of scrap from Grimmel's.

Brunswick Extra with MEC 374 - MEC 376 crosses Stanwood St. in Brunswick. They will head light up the Lewiston Lower Branch to Grimmel's to retrieve ten loads of scrap.

Brunswick Extra with MEC 376 - MEC 374 struggles upgrade as it prepares to cross River Rd. in Topsham with ten loads of scrap from Grimmel's.

MEC 374 makes it's second run to Grimmel's, first time being on 1/16/2010. MEC 504 also came to Brunswick recently, on 11/1/2009, but before the trips to Grimmel's started.

PO-? with MEC 504 - MEC 374 approach Cedar St. with nine loads of scrap from Grimmel's.

Seen at the end of the Brunswick Extra with MEC 504 - MEC 374.

PORU with B&M 334 - MEC 307 and a good sized train crosses the Great Falls Trestle from Auburn into Lewiston Maine.

HLCX 6329 trails HLCX 7182 westbound across Barrel Shop Road, on DJ-1 that was running from Leeds Jct. to Danville on a warm Friday morning in late Winter.

DJ-1 with HLCX 7182 - HLCX 6329 approaches Mill Road in North Yarmouth.

Brunswick Extra with MEC 377 is seen canned on the interchange track. They had arrived about midnight that morning and finally departed sometime Tuesday evening.

HLCX is on the lead of POWA - as it backs to the rests of its train at Leeds Jct. after making a pickup. It will depart eastbound shortly.

After making a pickup at Leeds Jct. - POWA heads east for Waterville, passing through a very scenic stretch between Leeds and downtown Monmouth.

NMSE with MEC 382 - MEC 501 - MEC 312 - B&M 335 heads across Plains Road in Readfield. THey will set out their rear two units at Leeds Jct. and meet POWA 514 at Rumford Jct. in Auburn later on.

NMSE with MEC 382 - MEC 501 - MEC 312 - B&M 335 crosses Rt. 132 in Readfield. They will set out their rear two units at Leeds Jct. and meet POWA 514 at Rumford Jct. in Auburn later on.

PORU with MEC 518 - MEC 503 heads east up the Rumford Branch with a solid train of loaded slurry tanks. I believe this was taken at River Rd. in Livermore Falls.

RI-1 takes a break at Riley's, before PORU arrives.

B&M 326 arrives in Brunswick with MEC 381.

DO-1 spins their power in Brunswick ME.

B&M 326 crosses the Androscoggin River, after bringing seven empties to Grimmel's. Seen arriving back in Brunswick at 3:08pm.

Crossing Church Rd. at 4:30pm with cars from Maine Eastern.

RUPO with MEC 517 - MEC 501 - MEC 315 crosses Depot Rd. in North Gray.

PO-1 departs Brunswick with B^M 327 - B&M 333 and 21 cars. Two cars that they brought in were centerbeams with ties, possibly for rebuliding the line for the Downeaster in 2012.

An eastbound with MEC 382 - MEC 380 waits for a crew at CPF-195.

PORU with B&M 330 - MEC 307 can be seen in the left part of the photo. The power off RUPO (MEC 518 - MEC 306 - B&M 326) can be seen off in the distance on the right. PONM with MEC 345 - MEC 379 can be seen crossing Leeds Junction Road.

PONM with MEC 345 - MEC 379 departs Leeds Jct. seen here crossing Cressey Rd. after meeting passing PORU and meeting RUPO!

WASE's power comes toward the mainline with MEC 607 - MEC 606.

Fresh from the paint shop, MEC 607 - MEC 606 prepares to hook up to WASE and take it west.

SAPPI-4 makes a train at the east end of Waterville Yard - with MEC 305 for power.

PO-1 wyes in Brunswick before coupling to six empties and heading to Grimmel's Long hood forward. They returned later with five loads.

MEC 503 is tied down near Hackett Rd. with a cut of cars, dropped off by PORU the night before.

Power for a westbound that night with MEC 511 - MEC 506 - MEC 512 is seen at the west end of Waterville Yard at sunset.

Sits at Rumford Jct. East. with a cut of boxcars.

PO-1 turns their engine in Brunswick Maine. Seen crossing Cedar Street.

PO-1 turns their power in Brunswick. Seen here at Cedar St.