I heard a rumor that the Hinckley Branch from Waterville to Sappi is up for abandonment. Anyone know if there is truth to this? State purchase maybe?
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[Rumor] Hinckley Branch Up for Abandonment?
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This has to be a rumor. I would be very surprised if they gave it up, especially with a consistent, relatively important customer on the branch.
Did we ever hear a music sweeter than the one that thrills, as it floats along the Deerfield, as it echoes o'er the hills.-E. A. Fitch
How we watch that little engine as it stalks across the plain; was there ever music sweeter, was there ever sight completer, than the coming of the train?
Rumor definitely. 2 - 4 trains a day.
Now if you meant Madison...
Now if you meant Madison...
CN9634 wrote:Unsubstantiated.
Now if you meant Madison...
CN9634 wrote:Rumor definitely. 2 - 4 trains a day.Does PanAm still run past the Mill at Madison? I remember that they reopened the line northward a few years back, hopefully to reach a quarry and some type of wood products company.
Now if you meant Madison...
Yes. The Anson running track is in service from the end of the Madison Branch (~MP 20) to MP ~25.
Its got nothing to do with the Brnach closing. Talk is about closing two crossings in Fairfield. Elm Street is one. To benefit traffic flow, not any kind of rail abandonment.
necr3849 wrote:...To benefit traffic flow, not any kind of rail abandonment.Traffic Flow? I thought it was a way for the town to close 2 really crappy crossings that neither Pan Am or MDOT will touch with...
Ever seen how close the PAR units came to hitting pavement at Elm Street? It will certainly benefit PAR not having to stop there for each train which checking that their plows or pilots to make sure they clear. Now they can call D1 and clear CPF 110 without having to restart the pull on the grade for trains bound for Waterville. I was more or less quoting the local press on the traffic flow. They are residential side roads with two ways of getting to dwellings on either side. So, one can use common sense to who makes out here.