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Lewiston Industrial Track/Lewiston Lower Rd/Branch status

Guilford Rail System changed its name to Pan Am Railways in 2006. Discussion relating to the current operations of the Boston & Maine, the Maine Central, and the Springfield Terminal railroads (as well as the Delaware & Hudson while it was under Guilford control until 1988). Official site can be found here: PANAMRAILWAYS.COM.

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Re: ex-MEC Lewiston Lower Road status

  by drcrf93
 
bwparker1 wrote:I like how the one guy has the neon safety vest on. Always railfan responsibly! One other question, where exactly was that photo taken in Brunswick? Are we looking south down the lower road towards Freeport?
The guy with the neon saftey vest is actually a volunteer on the Maine Eastern passenger trains, but he always wears the vest while railfanning. The photo was taken at Stanwood Street, looking right down the interchange siding towards Freeport. My friend actually took that photo, but I was there when he did and I have taken many photos there before.

Re: ex-MEC Lewiston Lower Road status

  by fieroturbo
 
Times Record article about all of this: http://www.timesrecord.com/articles/201 ... 447183.txt
After an absence of more than two decades, freight trains have returned to state-owned railroad tracks that stretch from Brunswick to Topsham.

In late November 2009, trains carrying scrap metal from Grimmel’s Industries in the Pejepscot section of Topsham again began rattling along the rail line that links Brunswick to Topsham and Lisbon.

* Edited by the moderator to include a snippet of the article.

Re: ex-MEC Lewiston Lower Road status

  by Hux
 
fieroturbo wrote:Times Record article about all of this: http://www.timesrecord.com/articles/201 ... 447183.txt
After an absence of more than two decades, freight trains have returned to state-owned railroad tracks that stretch from Brunswick to Topsham.

In late November 2009, trains carrying scrap metal from Grimmel’s Industries in the Pejepscot section of Topsham again began rattling along the rail line that links Brunswick to Topsham and Lisbon.
Too bad the folks at Grimmel's weren't able to comment, as it is always interesting to get the businesses' side of things.

Re: ex-MEC Lewiston Lower Road status

  by drcrf93
 
There was one car, #6800 seen by my friend at Rigby yesterday. They must be planning another run sometime soon, but I'm not sure when. It's been pretty quiet in Brunswick the last three weeks.

Re: ex-MEC Lewiston Lower Road status

  by doublestack
 
Heads up Brunswick! It's 1:45pm and 512 with 27 cars just passed by my house (Freeport) heading your way. There is 9 new DPCX cement hoppers for Thomaston and 11 M/T hoppers for Grimmell's along with several grain cars. Look's like business is picking up.

Peter

Re: ex-MEC Lewiston Lower Road status

  by bwparker1
 
Who receives the grain cars?

Re: ex-MEC Lewiston Lower Road status

  by drcrf93
 
bwparker1 wrote:Who receives the grain cars?
If they are BN or BNSF cars, the're probably perlite cars for Thomaston. Thanks for the update DoubleStack! About time a train comes to Brunswick again! :-)

Re: ex-MEC Lewiston Lower Road status

  by bwparker1
 
drcrf93 wrote:
bwparker1 wrote:Who receives the grain cars?
If they are BN or BNSF cars, the're probably perlite cars for Thomaston. Thanks for the update DoubleStack! About time a train comes to Brunswick again! :-)
Those Maroon Cars... that would make more sense. Do they make drywall with Perlite?

Re: ex-MEC Lewiston Lower Road status

  by doublestack
 
If they are BN or BNSF cars, the're probably perlite cars for Thomaston. Thanks for the update DoubleStack! About time a train comes to Brunswick again!
Thanks, drcrf93. I should have said covered hoppers instead of grain cars. I see several of these ACF and PS type cars when they come through, mostly SF and BNSF in maroon colors with a occasional CN cylinder style.

Peter

Re: ex-MEC Lewiston Lower Road status

  by drcrf93
 
Double Stack wrote:
If they are BN or BNSF cars, the're probably perlite cars for Thomaston. Thanks for the update DoubleStack! About time a train comes to Brunswick again!
Thanks, drcrf93. I should have said covered hoppers instead of grain cars. I see several of these ACF and PS type cars when they come through, mostly SF and BNSF in maroon colors with a occasional CN cylinder style.

Peter
I'm not exactly sure what they use perlite for, but it is a very importland customer for Maine Eastern as well as the cement in Rockland.
Double Stack wrote:Heads up Brunswick! It's 1:45pm and 512 with 27 cars just passed by my house (Freeport) heading your way. There is 9 new DPCX cement hoppers for Thomaston and 11 M/T hoppers for Grimmell's along with several grain cars. Look's like business is picking up.

Peter
They arrived in Brunswick a little after 2:00 PM and set the cars out for Maine Eastern under Spring Street the bridge, then headed up the Lewiston Lower with the 11 M/T's. Here are some pictures, sorry I missed the engine.
http://photos.nerail.org/showpic/?20100 ... 231751.jpg
http://photos.nerail.org/showpic/?20100 ... 031833.jpg
Good day for trains in the Brunswick area. :-D I hope business with Grimmel's keeps up.

Dan

Re: ex-MEC Lewiston Lower Road status

  by pinwizard1971
 
Thanks to DoubleStack's heads-up I rushed out to catch MEC 512 on the way to Grimmel's. Wouldn't you know I just missed it as it crossed River Road in Topsham with it's load of hoppers. But I waited at the River Road crossing for about a half hour and caught it on the return trip. Here are the photos. I do have a short video of it crossing River Road which I'll upload and post a link to later this evening. Enjoy!

http://photos.nerail.org/s/?p=162515

http://photos.nerail.org/s/?p=162517

http://photos.nerail.org/s/?p=162518

http://photos.nerail.org/s/?p=162519

http://photos.nerail.org/s/?p=162520

http://photos.nerail.org/s/?p=162521

http://photos.nerail.org/s/?p=162522

http://photos.nerail.org/s/?p=162523

http://photos.nerail.org/s/?p=162524

http://photos.nerail.org/s/?p=162525

Re: ex-MEC Lewiston Lower Road status

  by drcrf93
 
Great pictures/videos pinwizard1971. Good to hear the horn at that crossing, I didn't think they usually blew it on that line.
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