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Amtrak had concerns about some of the bridges on the Rockland Branch, with regard to handling the weight and speed of typical Amtrak equipment and service. I know that MaineDOT put at least one or two of those bridges out to bid for repairs, but I'm not sure if they've been repaired yet.

As someone who had the misfortune of traveling aboard VIP buses several times in the past, I hope the Swirks maintain them better than VIP did. Being trapped inside a broken-down bus on a hot day — with windows that can't be opened — is miserable at best.

At the Boothbay Railway Village:

North Pole Express: https://railwayvillage.org/event/north- ... 023-12-02/

At the Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway: Victorian Christmas Train and Market: https://wwfry.org/all-activities/christmas/ Steam and Sleighs to SeaLyon Farm: https://wwfry.org/all-activities/steam-and-sleighs-to-sealyon-farm/ Winter Photos Down the Mountain — "Two-Day Photography ...

At the Conway Scenic Railroad:

Santa's Holiday Express: https://www.conwayscenic.com/excursions ... y-express/

Snow Train: https://www.conwayscenic.com/excursions/snow-train/

The Polar Express returns to the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad this year:

https://mainenarrowgauge.org/polarexpress/

In today's episode of Mellon & Fink Would Never , CSX has transformed ST 100 — the observation car of the Pan Am business train — into a permanent part of the CSX Santa Train, delivering gifts to children throughout CSX's railroad network. Hashtag poetic justice . Screen Shot 2023-11-23 at 07.58...

I'd be interested in seeing that!

A new structure is being built at Rigby:

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Gilbert B Norman wrote: ↑Sat Oct 21, 2023 5:58 am ...but didn't Timmy keep the Pan Am bling marketing rights and merge it into one of his other companies?

From WMUR, a trespasser died after being hit by the Downeaster in Durham, NH:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQk-HRM3B88

The various PanAM logos and type fonts, I assume were not part of the sale of the railroad, right? Except for Panamrailways and Panam Southern. CSX bought everything, including Pan Am Systems in its entirety, which includes the part of the company that handled licensing of the Pan Am intellectual p...

The B&M minuteman was used in the initial marketing/advertising campaign when Pan Am Southern (the j.v. of Pan Am Railways and Norfolk Southern) was launched in 2008. It's possible (this is speculation on my part) that Pan Am Southern had, and still has, permission to use the B&M minuteman f...

CSX bought everything — including the Pan Am logos, trademarks, licensing, etc.