by Mikejf
513 just got permission to work between MP48 (S. Paris) and MP71 (Bethel). Could possibly be a plow extra, if anyone is in the area.
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BostonUrbEx wrote:Can anyone confirm the SLR went to Portland today? Any signs based on the snow cover?Yes, SLR 512 with 3007 for power brought two loads, zero empties to East Deering for B&M Baked Beans yesterday. The train returned west with zero loads, one empty. I can share photos soon if you're interested. Enough snow had melted already, that the only signs a train passed were a mild de-rusting of the rails, and evidence of flanges having cut into dirt at grade crossings. Given the lack of snow, I was surprised to hear a report that SLR also ran a plow extra west from Lewiston Jct. yesterday morning. Apparently snow is worse west of Berlin.
Portland Press Herald wrote:Emergency crews responded to a crash between a train and a tractor-trailer truck hauling gravel on Hotel Road in Auburn on Monday.Read the rest of the article at: http://www.pressherald.com/2015/03/23/t ... in-auburn/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
The crash, reported at 3 p.m., forced the truck onto its side, spilling its load of gravel, and derailed the train, though the cars remained upright, police said.
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Hotel Road was expected to be closed for six to seven hours while the train is reset and the debris removed, police said.