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  • Guilford Rail System changed its name to Pan Am Railways in 2006. Discussion relating to the current operations of the Boston & Maine, the Maine Central, and the Springfield Terminal railroads (as well as the Delaware & Hudson while it was under Guilford control until 1988). Official site can be found here: PANAMRAILWAYS.COM.
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Neglected PAR loco gets a new life

Guilford Rail System changed its name to Pan Am Railways in 2006. Discussion relating to the current operations of the Boston & Maine, the Maine Central, and the Springfield Terminal railroads (as well as the Delaware & Hudson while it was under Guilford control until 1988). Official site can be found here: PANAMRAILWAYS.COM.

Moderator: MEC407

Neglected PAR loco gets a new life

  by MEC407
 
I haven't confirmed it yet, but a preponderance of the evidence suggests that this unit is ex-MEC 259, which shipped out from North Billerica a few months ago:
-----Original Message-----
>From: GaryL <glarimer>
>Sent: Jul 29, 2007 6:44 AM
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: [LocoNotes] Brookville Locomotive "BL20GH" BMEX 259 Photo And Information Links
>
> Roster shot photo link:
>
> http://www.brookvilleequipment.com/imag ... n_demo.jpg
>
> Information links:
>
> http://www.brookvilleequipment.com/foru ... c.php?t=44
>
> http://www.brookvilleequipment.com/foru ... c.php?t=45
>
> GL

  by emd_16645
 
It was confirmed by Dave Santos on Loconotes that it is in fact the old MEC 259. Its good to see that it was saved from being completely scrapped.

  by sery2831
 
Here is what the 259 looks like now!

http://www.trainweb.org/gensets/brookvi ... x/259.html
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