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ST Maintenance of Way (MOW)
Sometimes we laughed at the way they did things, sometimes the maintenance seemed like cheap fixes, and sometimes it seemed like they waited until they were told that they must repair something or reduce speed. But they did eventually maintain rails and equipment.
Pictures
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Sperry Rail Service (SRS) 134.
From the collection of John Erickson.Sperry Rail Service (SRS) 134.
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Loram Rail Service Train at Rigby on February 22nd of 2005.
Photo by John Erickson.Loram Rail Service Train at Rigby on February 22nd of 2005.
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Loram Rail Service Train at Rigby on February 22nd of 2005.
Photo by John Erickson.Loram Rail Service Train at Rigby on February 22nd of 2005.
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B&M 342 leaving Waterville with the Wreck Train on March 6, 2006.
Photo by John Erickson.B&M 342 leaving Waterville with the Wreck Train on March 6, 2006.
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B&M MW 3365 and the Waterville Wreck Train at Waterville on March 6, 2006.
Photo by John Erickson.B&M MW 3365 and the Waterville Wreck Train at Waterville on March 6, 2006.
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MEC 517 & MEC 516, head east with the Officer and Crew Special (OCS) at Cumberland Center in Falmouth on November 19th of 2009.
Photo by John Erickson.MEC 517 & MEC 516, head east with the Officer and Crew Special (OCS) at Cumberland Center in Falmouth on November 19th of 2009.
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B&M 334, MEC 508, & MEC 374 work with the rail train crew to off load welded rail at Deering Junction on October 28th of 2010.
Photo by John Erickson.B&M 334, MEC 508, & MEC 374 work with the rail train crew to off load welded rail at Deering Junction on October 28th of 2010.
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Pan Am Officer and Crew Special (OCS) train with the Amtrak 40th Anniversary Train in Freeport on August 13th of 2011.
Photo by John Erickson.Pan Am Officer and Crew Special (OCS) train with the Amtrak 40th Anniversary Train in Freeport on August 13th of 2011.
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Pan Am Officer and Crew Special (OCS) train with the Amtrak 40th Anniversary Train in Freeport on August 13th of 2011.
Photo by John Erickson.Pan Am Officer and Crew Special (OCS) train with the Amtrak 40th Anniversary Train in Freeport on August 13th of 2011.
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PAR 1 & 2 with the OCS Passenger Extra at Leeds Junction on November 14th of 2013.
Photo by John Erickson.PAR 1 & 2 with the OCS Passenger Extra at Leeds Junction on November 14th of 2013.
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PAR 1 & 2 with the OCS Passenger Extra at Leeds Junction on November 14th of 2013.
Photo by John Erickson.PAR 1 & 2 with the OCS Passenger Extra at Leeds Junction on November 14th of 2013.
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Maine Central 376 WA-2 cans a work extra at Leeds Junction on the 23rd of July of 2014.
Photo by John Erickson.Maine Central 376 WA-2 cans a work extra at Leeds Junction on the 23rd of July of 2014.
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The PAR OCS train meets Amtrak 90214 at Mountain Junction in Portland on August 16th of 2016.
Photo by John Erickson.The PAR OCS train meets Amtrak 90214 at Mountain Junction in Portland on August 16th of 2016.
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PAR 1, & 2 and the rest of the Officer and Crew Special (OCS) at yard 8 on November 17th of 2018.
Photo by John Erickson.PAR 1, & 2 and the rest of the Officer and Crew Special (OCS) at yard 8 on November 17th of 2018.
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Pan Am wreck train at Rigby on March 18th of 2022.
Photo by John Erickson.Pan Am wreck train at Rigby on March 18th of 2022.
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Pan Am wreck train at Rigby on March 18th of 2022.
Photo by John Erickson.Pan Am wreck train at Rigby on March 18th of 2022.
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New Rail at Winthrop Depot on July 7th of 2023.
Photo by John Erickson.New Rail at Winthrop Depot on July 7th of 2023.
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B&M crane MW 3365 helps haul MEC 292 back onto the rails at Northern Maine Junction.
From the collection of John Erickson.B&M crane MW 3365 helps haul MEC 292 back onto the rails at Northern Maine Junction.
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B&M crane MW 3366 helps haul MEC 292 back onto the rails at Northern Maine Junction.
From the collection of John Erickson.B&M crane MW 3366 helps haul MEC 292 back onto the rails at Northern Maine Junction.
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MEC MW 947 camp car at a Derailment.
From the collection of John Erickson.MEC MW 947 camp car at a Derailment.
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Videos
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The MEC Wreck Crane is being borrowed on the SLR and is at Lewiston Jct on July 29th of 2009.
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MEC 501 on clean up duty in Reedfield on August 8th of 2014.
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Par 1 & 2 depart westbound with the Officer and Crew Special at Strawberry Ave on September 20th of 2016.
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The track crew is done for the day at Mountain Junction on September 15th of 2023.
Video by John Erickson.