Bucksport Branch activity & news

Looks like tie removal is happening in the North Yard at Bucksport today? Two rail trucks, two smaller machines (didn't get a good look at them) and no piles of new ties around.

What are they removing? Old track?

They back again

507 & 305? moving 115 (not a typo!) empties south past North Bucksport. Engines at the rear. A few center-beams, but mostly boxcars.

Word is they'll go as far as this crossing: https://www.google.com/maps/@44.6179394,-68.8264861,17z

Presumably the engines then come back up right away.

I believe a lot of the cars have been being stored north of this crossing for at least a week: https://www.google.com/maps/@44.7052566 ... 463,15.83z

Turns out Bucksport hasn't seen it's last train yet.

Thank's to Branchline Geep Productions, here's a few clips of the movements taking place. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTGguk ... D8g/videos

Pan am employee working on the electrical box at the last crossing before mill. Seems to be turned back on. Anyone got any speculation?

My dark blue crystal ball is cloudy (as usual) ... The mysteries of the Oracle at Billerica are as inscrutable as ever.

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Thanks to Branchline Geep Productions, here's a video of OT/1 heading to Bucksport to pull a huge (94) cut of cars from the mill yard. Only in Maine do you get to see a crew change being done on a local run. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-EiOPIQgcY

And 75 the next day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEjyF9BeqBs

According to the description, they made a third run on Friday to grab the remaining cars in storage on the branch.

Interesting to see all the box cars reported as heading for Old Town ...

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How long had these cars been stored down in Bucksport?

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This year around May 1st. Another video from Branckline showing the first movement.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL1NAnzGUSE

They had to pull the cars off the branch to pull the ceterbeams which are going to NBSR. I think the rail boxes are going to OT as well, and the rest will be placed on the branch at some point.

Still wondering about traffic levels out of Old Town ...

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187 boxes back down to Bucksport, another clip from Branchline Geep Productions:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7biBMal7IQ4