Following the Last Smurf (MEC 511)

Saw that yesterday. MAN I miss the old haunts of the old D4, today's D3!

The Smurf is here in Holyoke! At 10am this morning I heard what I thought was the northbound PLED, but turned out to be a southbound ED-2 with MEC 511 running SHF in the lead. He had 10 empty hoppers for Sullivan Scrap and a tank car which could be for Hercules Chemical in Chicopee. He should be here in Holyoke for most of the day, probably heading back north around 4-6pm.
Peace,
Jonathan

Photo by Hayden McSwiggin:

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Photo by BM6569:

http://www.railroad.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=103727&start=315#p1277017

I caught the Smurf idling at Rigby Yard this afternoon around 14:15.

Caught 511 w/307 in the lead, idle on track 3 west at NMJ yesterday at the head of short west facing train.

downeaster wrote:Caught 511 w/307 in the lead, idle on track 3 west at NMJ yesterday at the head of short west facing train.

Was the Buck yesterday. It survived another trip down the bunny trail...

Smurf 511N/E+307S/W with BKNM were given permission from MPB 9 up to Brewer on the Bucksport Branch late this morning . Saw them at Arctic Station in Orrington. There was a track foreman working at Calais Junction in Bangor, but D1 was going to give BKNM permission to continue to Northern Maine Junction after its run-around at CJ.

On the point of PORU this evening.

3rd out on POWA.

I saw 511 at Rigby Yard today, part of an 8-unit all-GP lashup.

Photo by Dan Comick:

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Looks like the 511 got a wash job. It was looking a bit ratty for a while...

Brandon Kulik reported the 511 through Pittsfield, ME today on the point of WANM.

I take it that the 511 was intentionally left as not repainted? Since it's been the last for over 3 years or so, now, right?

Is the current dark blue with white stenciling the Phase II, seeing as smurf was "Phase I"?

Are there any models with the smurf Phase I scheme? I've never seen one. Would love to have a nice HO scale smurf!