Maine Eastern Railroad (MERR) Discussion

[Watchman318]

The M420W is still in Rockland, I believe.

I was told this morning that 764 and 3573 will remain on the property until next Tues. or Wed. (I forgot exactly which day it was to be.)
The ex-Amtrak baggage cars had new wheels put under them for their move. I thought I heard something about the snowplow being sent back to Brunswick; maybe not accepted by PAR for transit beyond Rigby?

[MEC407]

Maybe CMQ decided to buy it from them. Really gotta keep a plow onsite, I'd think. I imagine in a worst case scenario it could take multiple days for PAR to pick up a plow from their CMQ interchange and move it to Brunswick.

[CN9634]

Snow fighters can easily be moved by truck bed and are easier to operate and maintain.

[eustis22]

And away they go...

http://photos.nerail.org/showpic/?photo ... age=2&key=

[gokeefe]

Possibly the finest photo of the Maine Eastern I have ever seen Credit Paolo Roffo.

I happened upon this while looking for something else and thought it would be a suitable "signature" piece for the final days of the Maine Eastern. I would challenge everyone else to find something better passenger or freight.

[newpylong]

Snow fighters can easily be moved by truck bed and are easier to operate and maintain.

What's a snow fighter?

[Rockingham Racer]

Back in the 50's my hometown [Methuen, MA] had a Walter Snow Fighter. Big rig, with plow in front and a wing plow on the side. Huge sand bin on the back.
[Salt wasn't used in those days.]

[Narrowgauger]

Just heard that 2 CMQ B23-7 and Three Ex. MMA B39-8's are on the way to Brunswick. Seems like alot of power for 6-10 car trains. the 2 B23-7s seem like it would of been enough.

[csor2010]

Just heard that 2 CMQ B23-7 and Three Ex. MMA B39-8's are on the way to Brunswick. Seems like alot of power for 6-10 car trains. the 2 B23-7s seem like it would of been enough.

The two B23-7s are all they're getting. The Dash 8s are on their way to LTE in Ohio, it just so happened that all five were interchanged to PAR on the same move.

[Narrowgauger]

Ahhh...now that makes sense.

[Watchman318]

The last two ME locomotives, (RRPX) 764 and 3573, went west this morning. They went through Warren around 10:30, so might already be in Brunswick as I post this.

[abesier]

The two B23-7s were parked on the siding off Cedar St in Brunswick this afternoon.

[MEC407]

Photos by Dan Comick:

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http://photos.greatrails.net/s/?p=227470" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[csx2039]

Dont expect much to railfan If they run the Rockland branch the way they run Vermont... Actually very suprised state of maine awarded them contract. It will definitely be a step backwards as far as service frequency is concerned...

[gokeefe]

Dont expect much to railfan If they run the Rockland branch the way they run Vermont... Actually very suprised state of maine awarded them contract. It will definitely be a step backwards as far as service frequency is concerned...

I don't think the there's a strong relationship between those two branches. The traffic frequencies on this one require roughly the same rate of service.

Great photos by Dan Comick. Caught the handoff.