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Aerial photos of Waterville Yard

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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Re: Aerial photos of Waterville Yard

  by cpf354
 
Maybe I'm delusional, but it seems like any of those units could come back, anytime. Anyone see old shots of Billerica from the 80s when claws were devouring engines and turning them into scrap? These all look intact, so who knows?

Re: Aerial photos of Waterville Yard

  by samayotte
 
Some of those 1st gen units look "stored" as opposed to "dead" to me.
But just by looking (especially from the air), we're guessing.

Another thought-- none of the engines at Waterville are whitelined.
In the SD-26 scrapping days, the whitelines were lined up like cordwood.

Re: Aerial photos of Waterville Yard

  by Stephen
 
samayotte, those are great pictures. Thanks!
Another thought-- none of the engines at Waterville are whitelined.
In the SD-26 scrapping days, the whitelines were lined up like cordwood.
Very good point.

That said, I would think a few (like 513) will never be reactivated so who knows.

Does anyone know the most recent engine to be cut up at Waterville and when it happened?

Thanks,
Stephen

Re: Aerial photos of Waterville Yard

  by mec 381
 
Stephen wrote:Does anyone know the most recent engine to be cut up at Waterville and when it happened?
I'm not sure but I think the last time locomotives were scraped was back before the company changed its name from Guilford. It sure has been a while thou since any locomotive has been scraped. Some of the GP 40-2's should be rebuilt and placed back into service like the 509 and 342.

Re: Aerial photos of Waterville Yard

  by MNCRR9000
 
Nice pictures. I liked the slide show. I wonder how long those two MOW plows have been sitting in the Nashua Yard.

Re: Aerial photos of Waterville Yard

  by MEC407
 
More great aerial photos of Waterville! http://samayotte.com/PAR_Waterville_2.html

Re: Aerial photos of Waterville Yard

  by Tim Mullins
 
Really nice photos!....MEC 381....I believe the last cut ups were 621, 681 and 609 but I'm not positive on that...

Re: Aerial photos of Waterville Yard

  by MEC407
 
Probably not 609, since that's one of the ones they just bought and it has been photographed in action recently. Maybe the old 619 (SD26)? Haven't seen that unit in a long time.

Re: Aerial photos of Waterville Yard

  by KSmitty
 
More than likely the 690, since it is not visible in any of the photos posted earlier.

Re: Aerial photos of Waterville Yard

  by Tim Mullins
 
OOPS!...I meant 690...my mistake...Sorry!...

Re: Aerial photos of Waterville Yard

  by kwf
 
I see the switcher got painted....

Re: Aerial photos of Waterville Yard

  by Mikejf
 
Wonder how long the building with the collapsing roof will be there. Safety hazard and also paying taxes on it.

Re: Aerial photos of Waterville Yard

  by thebigham
 
My favorite thread ever!

Love all the close up pics.

THANKS

Re: Aerial photos of Waterville Yard

  by newpylong
 
Man that place is looking more and more like the Billerica shops...

Re: Aerial photos of Waterville Yard

  by MEC407
 
I was thinking the same thing. :-\ Surprised they haven't already bulldozed some of the more heavily damaged buildings, like they did at Rigby.
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