MEC in VT — Photo Location?

Can anyone identify the location of this photo? It is the US 5 crossing of the Maine Central. It's somewhere in Vermont as I know I was on vacation with a friend and we went up to visit some of my relatives in Rutland. When I look at Google Maps, the crossings I'm able to find are all overpasses but the photo was taken back in 1982 so things could have changed.

Thanks.

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MEC entered St. J. a bit east of Rte. 5 after crossing Rte. 2. If pooling with MEC power was operative when the photo was taken, then it's possible the location is a bit to the north of downtown St. J. where the then-CPR line crosses a shifted Rte. 5. In the photo, the highway sign doesn't have an extended post to carry an out-of-frame "Turn Right To" indication for Rte. 5 North, which could have made the location the Rte. 2 crossing. The light also seems wrong for the Rte. 2 crossing because the train would have been heading roughly NE at that point, and there would have been more back-lighting. The light does seem appropriate for an SB crossing Rte. 5 north of downtown, however.

This is the only MEC photo by that photographer, so no other
photos to give a hint. Maybe an outside chance that the
Mountain Division was out of service between Whitefield
and St. J. and the MEC detoured via the B&M from Whitefield
to Woodsville/Wells River and up to St. J on the CP.

The 258, along with the 573 was the power on the ill-fated OCS train
that derailed in Miles Pond on 10/28/81, so it must have
been rebuilt by the date of this photo in July 1982.
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C'mon guys. This is on Concord Avenue, across the street from the Cumberland Farms off Route 2

Note: 258 was also later NHV 3800, the only other locomotive I spotted on their railroad in NHV colors during my childhood

There was likely additional signage for the Route #5
indication or perhaps the arrow was missing.

NHV669: Do you know if the 259 - 3800 is still with us
or has it had a reincarnation and is on some dealer's
used car lot or razor blades at Cumbys? Thanks...

The 258 became NHV 3800:
Wrecked 10/28/81 and repaired in 1982. Sold 7/02/94 to New Hampshire & Vermont 3800 after being rebuilt by VMV
(Paducah, Ky.). Returned to Helm and assigned HLCX 3619. Sold 5/97 to Ottawa Valley Rail Link OVAL 2000.
Transferred MacKenzie Northern Railway RLGN 2000. Renumbered to RLGN 3873.


The 259:
Sold 4/06 to Brookville Mining Equipment (Brookville, Pa.). Shipped 5/10/06 on LOED-10 from Lowell, Ma. as BMEX 259.
Released 7/07 as BMEX 259 co-generation unit. (BL20GH). Sold 8/11 to Central California Traction Co. 2101.

Dave

Here's a photo of the RLK 3873 at Hamilton Ontario last September.
Photo by Jon Hall.
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Thanks NHV669. This is the only photo as we were just driiving when we got stopped at the grade crossing. I jumped out of the passenger side and grabbed the shot.

One more question NHV669, Concord Ave corssing in which town?

Thanks.

It's in St. J. I believe that is the 2nd or 3rd to last crossing before the line crosses the bridge into the old yard. Concord Ave. splits off 2 there and meets Rt. 5 up over the river, and yes that sign is still there too

GP40MC1118 wrote:The 258 became NHV 3800:
Wrecked 10/28/81 and repaired in 1982. Sold 7/02/94 to New Hampshire & Vermont 3800 after being rebuilt by VMV
(Paducah, Ky.). Returned to Helm and assigned HLCX 3619. Sold 5/97 to Ottawa Valley Rail Link OVAL 2000.
Transferred MacKenzie Northern Railway RLGN 2000. Renumbered to RLGN 3873.


The 259:
Sold 4/06 to Brookville Mining Equipment (Brookville, Pa.). Shipped 5/10/06 on LOED-10 from Lowell, Ma. as BMEX 259.
Released 7/07 as BMEX 259 co-generation unit. (BL20GH). Sold 8/11 to Central California Traction Co. 2101.

Dave

Good to know someone else knows the 3800's backstory. One of my first questions when I joined here was what happened to the two locomotives I was aware existed on the then-NHV line during my childhood. I only spotted it once or twice ever, and the only time i can precisely remember, it was parked in exactly in the same spot as 669 in my avatar

Thanks NHV.