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"Up North" Gawking (District 1 sightings)

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: "Up North" Gawking (District 1 sightings)

  by Highball
 
Watched some videos of recent Waterville - Bangor freights, locations that were South of Bangor. My first impression was the speed enhancements of the trains compared to a few months prior.

Re: "Up North" Gawking (District 1 sightings)

  by 690
 
What speed improvements?

It's still 10, lol. There was a section between 106 and 109 that was 25, but that dropped back to 10 a couple weeks ago.

Re: "Up North" Gawking (District 1 sightings)

  by Highball
 
I will browse the videos again soon and note the locations ..... the trains I watched were not going 10 mph at some of the viewing spots. Have to admit though, I had stopped watching PanAm videos in the recent past since the train speeds made for rather " painstaking " viewing at times.

Re: "Up North" Gawking (District 1 sightings)

  by CPF363
 
pnolette wrote:Just curious,how much trackwork was done between Waterville and Bangor this year?
What did the track work consist of? Any welded rail show up yet? Was more work completed east or west of Waterville?

Re: "Up North" Gawking (District 1 sightings)

  by pnolette
 
My understanding was ties and ballast.From what I read hear it looks like that part is done.

Re: "Up North" Gawking (District 1 sightings)

  by CN9634
 
It went from a sketchy 10 in some places to a solid 10.... some places are probably good for 25 but they won't bring them up until the GOVT monies comes in. They are targeting FY2017 completion of the TIGER work.

Re: "Up North" Gawking (District 1 sightings)

  by 690
 
CN9634 wrote:It went from a sketchy 10 in some places to a solid 10.... some places are probably good for 25 but they won't bring them up until the GOVT monies comes in. They are targeting FY2017 completion of the TIGER work.
Spring St. in Newport is still looking pretty sketchy, the frames on the trucks are basically scraping the pavement. But the rest of it seems (in my unprofessional opinion) a bit better than it was last year.

Re: "Up North" Gawking (District 1 sightings)

  by gokeefe
 
690 wrote:Last I checked Winthrop wasn't between Waterville and NMJ. ;)
Lol, good one ....

Re: "Up North" Gawking (District 1 sightings)

  by MEC407
 
Video by Derek Carpine:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6czllrCKemc" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Re: "Up North" Gawking (District 1 sightings)

  by gokeefe
 
So what are the gondola cars out of Orrington on the end of that train carrying?

Note the good conditions through Winthrop. 25 MPH and smooth sailing. The entire area is like that.

Re: "Up North" Gawking (District 1 sightings)

  by KSmitty
 
gokeefe wrote:So what are the gondola cars out of Orrington on the end of that train carrying?
Dirty dirt.
I'm not sure if its dredging of the Penobscot, or site remediation of the former Holtra Chemical plant. Either way its dirt full of heavy metals from Holtra Chem.

Re: "Up North" Gawking (District 1 sightings)

  by MEC407
 
Moderator note: recent post about Turners Island was moved to the Turners Island thread: http://www.railroad.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=126&t=96269

Re: "Up North" Gawking (District 1 sightings)

  by MEC407
 
Video by MaineRailFanner:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59LZS2SWZPw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Re: "Up North" Gawking (District 1 sightings)

  by hh660
 
Short Pan Am train just passed the Mountain Branch at 3:30 pm, heading east with five depressed center flatcars loaded with large tan colored container-like items. I had seen these over at Turner's Island and was told that they contain 'dirty dirt' either from dredging or landside work.
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Re: "Up North" Gawking (District 1 sightings)

  by MEC407
 
Photos by "Kevin the Krazy 1"

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=560550" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=560553" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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