B&M Gawking (District 2 Sightings)

[Dick H]

MBTA Haverhill Bridge work this weekend, 10/8, 10/9.
PAR District #2 should be very quiet, other than possibly
positioning trains at east and west of the bridge for an
early Monday departure.

[Z31SPL]

A freight passed under the Rt 107a bridge in East Kingston about 15 mins ago heading west. 3 new blues and a Guilford and all Empskip containers

[Rockingham Racer]

I hear that that's WAAY.

[Z31SPL]

I hear that that's WAAY.

Maybe someday it will be twice as long and double stacked. One can dream

[Z31SPL]

Stopped at dunks, then drove over to my local crossing in East Kingston to eat... As I rolled up the signal was already illuminated and I could hear horns in the distance. A few moments later an empty Poland Springs Express came rumbling into view. Perfect timing on this wet Sunday Full size pics here http://imgur.com/a/sLC5y

[NHV 669]

AYWA with 519 & 3109, and by my count 65 water containers north through Atkinson yesterday as posted by Hayden McSwiggin's video to the PAR Railfans Facebook page. I know this trip is returning empties, but it seems these trains are starting to stretch out ever so slightly.

[gokeefe]

What's really new about this is that the trains are now running "containers only" and no manifest freight at all. It will be interesting to see if that trend holds.

[Z31SPL]

Ex-csx 7517 idling just north or Lawrence station in front of a consist of mixed freight as I type this.

[Hux]

Missed what was on the head end but a very long train boogied through Madbury heading east at 8:30 this morning.

[MEC407]

Video by drc930:

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[eustis22]

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What is DO? Dover?

[690]

Correct.

[eustis22]

Ok, then my question would be why would a Dover train need to go north of portsmouth (scarborough) to get to portsmouth?

[MECFAN]

DO-1 / 2 originates out of Portland and heads west to work Dover / Rockingham Junction and then to Portsmouth and returns to Portland.
Same crew can also go east as far as Brunswick sometimes.

[F-line to Dudley via Park]

DO-1 / 2 originates out of Portland and heads west to work Dover / Rockingham Junction and then to Portsmouth and returns to Portland.
Same crew can also go east as far as Brunswick sometimes.

Interesting then that they call it a "DO" job instead of a "PO" job. Legacy bulletin cruft from when Dover Yard was a point-of-origin?