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Bangor, ME derailment - 05-22-2011

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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Bangor, ME derailment - 05-22-2011

  by MEC&BAR
 
SJWA derailed 3 loaded centerbeams.

313 was in Bangor with 10-15 loaded ballast cars.

Re: Bangor, ME derailment - 05-22?-2011

  by necr3849
 
I'm actually going to defend PAR this time and guess that all this crappy weather of late has contributed to some soft ground there by the river.

Re: Bangor, ME derailment - 05-22?-2011

  by Highball
 
In April 2006, there was a derailment just east of this current one, involving a few boxcars of paper products that slid into the Penobscot River.

Re: Bangor, ME derailment - 05-22-2011

  by MEC407
 
Relevant quotes from the above article:
Bangor Daily News wrote:The derailment occurred about 6:45 a.m. Sunday, according to Cynthia Scarano, spokeswoman for Massachusetts-based Pan Am Railways.
...
Six of the cars that went off the tracks were carrying gypsum wallboard and one was empty.

Re: Bangor, ME derailment - 05-22-2011

  by MEC407
 
Looks like they're just now finishing the cleanup of the Bangor wreck:

http://bangordailynews.com/2011/06/08/n ... in-bangor/
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