Welcome to Southern Maine Rail Pics
By John Erickson
Railroad pictures taken near Rumford
Rumford is a paper mill town, and most things still happen around the mill and for it. A daily train comes up from Riley's in Jay to service the mill and then returns to Riley's.
Rumford still has a wood frame round house on Veterans Street at mpr 45.3 coordinates 44°32'51.7"N 70°32'09.1"W that still has a turntable. There is also a nine track storage yard.
Pictures
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The workers bridge at Rumford, ME on July 18th of 2008.
Photo by John Erickson.The workers bridge at Rumford, ME on July 18th of 2008.
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The chip piles at the Rumford paper mill on March 16th, 2009.
Photo by John Erickson.The chip piles at the Rumford paper mill on March 16th, 2009.
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- Head northeast on Greene Rd toward Leeds Junction Rd, drive 144 ft
- Turn left onto Leeds Junction Rd, drive 1.1 mi
- Turn right onto US-202 E, drive 0.7 mi
- Turn left onto ME-106 N, drive 9.2 mi
- Turn left onto ME-106 N/ME-219 W, Continue to follow ME-219 W, drive 2.9 mi
- Turn right onto ME-108 W, drive 4.5 mi
- Turn left onto ME-108 W/ME-4 S, drive 1.0 mi
- Turn right onto ME-108 W, drive 0.4 mi
- Turn right to stay on ME-108 W, drive 20.0 mi
- Turn right onto Veterans St, the roundhouse will be on the right in 463 ft
The roundhouse can be found at coordinates 44°32'51.7"N 70°32'09.1"W. These directions came from Google Maps