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CMQ has demolished the coal shed at Millinocket and pulled the turntable out of the pit. The coal tower, engine house, round house and yard office remain, for now. Rumor has it that Millinocket is going to be pretty much flattened (just like the mill, heh, by the time everyone is done Millinocket will be nothing but a big field in the Katahdin Valley). Might even see some yard tracks pulled (they can only use half of them anyway because of close clearances, yard wasn't built with enough track spacing for modern equipment). Then (here's the part I don't get) rumor says they are moving to Houlton, which is 100 miles into SoM/MNR territory, to knock down the derelict buildings there.
It all makes sense, the coal shed was particularly decrepit and no doubt a liability issue. And Millinocket yard has seen virtually no use in over a year except to store cars. MNR hauls there own stuff down to Brownville, so its not even like there is any interchange happening here. The west mill is gone, the last equipment is sold. Site will be a field until/if the torrified wood facility gets built. The east mill is boarded up, and more and more looking like for good. Good chance to lower the liability at the site, get some money out of the scrap iron and get the property reassessed. Without an engine facility the property may decrease in value some.
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CMQ has demolished the coal shed at Millinocket and pulled the turntable out of the pit. The coal tower, engine house, round house and yard office remain, for now. Rumor has it that Millinocket is going to be pretty much flattened (just like the mill, heh, by the time everyone is done Millinocket will be nothing but a big field in the Katahdin Valley). Might even see some yard tracks pulled (they can only use half of them anyway because of close clearances, yard wasn't built with enough track spacing for modern equipment). Then (here's the part I don't get) rumor says they are moving to Houlton, which is 100 miles into SoM/MNR territory, to knock down the derelict buildings there.
It all makes sense, the coal shed was particularly decrepit and no doubt a liability issue. And Millinocket yard has seen virtually no use in over a year except to store cars. MNR hauls there own stuff down to Brownville, so its not even like there is any interchange happening here. The west mill is gone, the last equipment is sold. Site will be a field until/if the torrified wood facility gets built. The east mill is boarded up, and more and more looking like for good. Good chance to lower the liability at the site, get some money out of the scrap iron and get the property reassessed. Without an engine facility the property may decrease in value some.