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Will the bridge collapse in Baltimore change any port activity on the East Coast? More for SJ and Halifax?

Looks like those improvements to the trackage at Searsport will be seeing some more action in the coming year. The owner of the cement plant in Thomaston that is closing down production has announced that they will be importing cement from Spain and then transport it to the what will now be a distri...

Today, NS has a derailment in Lower Saucon Twp, PA near Bethlehem. Pictures show at least two engines partially in the Lehigh River. One posting said that three trains were involved, but has not been confirmed. Cleanup crews were in the river and on the river bank cleaning up fuel and plastic pellet...

Is there anyway the North American ports could pickup any of this business and then ship it East and West by US and Canadian railroads? I don't know if the ports and railroads have any wiggle room for more traffic?

DownEast Scenic RR is acquiring SnowPlow #82 and a Ballast topper car from CSX. The snowplow currently is scheduled to be moved from Northern Maine Junction in Hermon to the DE RR facilities in Hancock(near Ellsworth). The plans are to restore the exterior of the plow and have it as a static display...

Is the work at the KEAG completed? Wasn't there talk of starting interchanging starting on December 1?

Is there any word when CSX is planning on starting Interchange service to the Keag?

AMEN!!!!!

The Coastliner will be commencing service between Brunswick and Rockland at the end of August. There is also talk of service that mentions Wiscaseth and Bath. Service will run Friday through Sunday. Geared for the Fall tourist season.

It has been announced that service will be starting the end of August on the Coastliner service between Brunswick and Rockland, Maine. It will fun Friday to Sunday. They are also talking about service between Wiscasseth and Bath. They will be using a 75 passenger Budd retrofited for handicap access.

Norfolk Southern announced a new policy on overheaded bearings today. It took them longer enough to make up their minds.

The governor of Pennsylvania has announced that NS will be paying Darlington, PA, a town adjecent to East Palestine, OH, $660K for Communiy Relief and also $340K to residents of the town. Darlington is adjacent to East Palestine, just across the state line in PA and sent the primary responding units...

The Poland Springs company just signed a new contract with the Lincoln Water District to extract upto 175 million gallons of water per year. I don't know what this translates into various bottles of water, but it could lead to a new facility being built in Lincoln. I know there was access to the pap...

Another proposed project for northern Maine. The developer of a proposed project at the ex-Loring AFB and the agency running the Loring facilities is proposing that MAYBE the unused rail line between Presque Isle(33 miles) and Loring can be rehabed to handle material that would be brought in for its...

What has been described in the June 3 edditon of the BDN as the "largest containership to arrive in Portland". Article sttes that it arrived from Iceland with mixed items(frozen, commercial and general merchandise. It states that it will go to Halifax next. Who knows if this is the start o...