NHV 669 wrote:link isn't working anyhow. I'm assuming this is from a private post?Link is fine but I guess membership in that FB page is required. Apologies..
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NHV 669 wrote:link isn't working anyhow. I'm assuming this is from a private post?Link is fine but I guess membership in that FB page is required. Apologies..
newpylong wrote:...would you want to share the road with a trucker who couldn't see a goddam bridge?I'd definitely prefer not to.
gokeefe wrote:On a different note Royal Siding appears to be "moving right along". 7,000/21,000 feet reported to be complete as of July 2018. Grade crossing panels are expected to be installed in August. Happily completion is expected to occur at the end of this year.Probably the most useless too! (Unless we count the 5 miles of CWR out in the woods in Westbrook/South Windham area)
As best I can tell this will mark the single largest track re-installation project undertaken on the former Maine Central in many years (if not ever).
gokeefe wrote:We shall see about that. It certainly will be seeing more trains than almost anywhere else in Maine.That doesn't really take much... I am fairly certain any of the double iron south of Rigby sees just as many.
BM6569 wrote:Is the wye to the station in Portland still on the table?Yes, however other projects that address bottlenecks are considered to be a higher priority. Also the reverse move into and out of Portland is very smooth.