Welcome to Southern Maine Rail Pics

Videos

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• PanAm MEC engines 7585, 7518, 506, 7534, & 619 bring POWA through Oakland on December 4^th of 2020.
  Video by John Erickson.

• CSXT 8872, 101, & 486 take POSE or M426 west across Winnocks Neck on June 24^th of 2022.
  Video by John Erickson.

• CSXT 484, 3206, & 488 haul M427, POAY, by Winnocks Neck Rd. on August 4^th of 2022.
  Video by John Erickson.

• MEC 353, 306, & 518 head PORU east on the 2 track at Cumberland Center on September 30^th of 2022.
  Video by John Erickson.

Pictures

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  POBK at Reedfield on October 15^th of 2002.
  Photo by John Erickson.

  POBK at Reedfield on October 15^th of 2002.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  MEC 306 and PO-1 work the east end of Rigby on the 2nd of February, 2005.
  Photo by John Erickson.

  MEC 306 and PO-1 work the east end of Rigby on the 2nd of February, 2005.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  MEC 305 at Rigby on Sept 5, 2005.
  Photo by John Erickson.

  MEC 305 at Rigby on Sept 5, 2005.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  MEC 511 head east with PONM at Mountain Junction on September 12th of 2006.
  Photo by John Erickson.

  MEC 511 head east with PONM at Mountain Junction on September 12th of 2006.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  B&M 340 has PO-4 on the Bishop Street side of Deering Junction on the 11th of September 2008.
  Photo by John Erickson.

  B&M 340 has PO-4 on the Bishop Street side of Deering Junction on the 11th of September 2008.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  B&M 328 and PO-1 work Yard 8 on the 30th of December 2009.
  Photo by John Erickson.

  B&M 328 and PO-1 work Yard 8 on the 30th of December 2009.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  GMTX 3004 & MEC 501 lead PORU at Danville on April 6th of 2013.
  Photo by John Erickson.

  GMTX 3004 & MEC 501 lead PORU at Danville on April 6th of 2013.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  B & M 333 takes PO-1 and 7 cars east at Mountain Junction on July 21^st of 2014.
  Photo by John Erickson.

  B & M 333 takes PO-1 and 7 cars east at Mountain Junction on July 21^st of 2014.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  MEC 344 leads PORU through (CPF 192) Falmouth in Portland on September 15^th of 2015.
  Photo by John Erickson.

  MEC 344 leads PORU through (CPF 192) Falmouth in Portland on September 15^th of 2015.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  MEC 307 switching as PO-3 on Terminal St. in Westbrook, ME in the afternoon of Jan. 9^th, 2018.
  Photo by John Erickson.

  MEC 307 switching as PO-3 on Terminal St. in Westbrook, ME in the afternoon of Jan. 9^th, 2018.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  MEC 321, 604 & one more engine with POWA at Merrill Rd in Lewiston on January 20^th of 2018.
  Photo by John Erickson.

  MEC 321, 604 & one more engine with POWA at Merrill Rd in Lewiston on January 20^th of 2018.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  B&M 327 & MEC 380 & 305 (not seen) prepare to make a left turn with PORU at Leeds Junction on June 19^th of 2018.
  Photo by John Erickson.

  B&M 327 & MEC 380 & 305 (not seen) prepare to make a left turn with PORU at Leeds Junction on June 19^th of 2018.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  MEC 7535, & 7875 come out to Cooks to back in on their train, POED, on October 6^th of 2018.
  Photo by John Erickson.

  MEC 7535, & 7875 come out to Cooks to back in on their train, POED, on October 6^th of 2018.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  MEC 7575 being prepared for a POED run at Rigby Yard in South Portland on April 27^th of 2019.
  Photo by John Erickson.

  MEC 7575 being prepared for a POED run at Rigby Yard in South Portland on April 27^th of 2019.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  MEC 7595 awaits its next duties at Rigby Yard in South Portland on July 18^th of 2020.
  Photo by John Erickson.

  MEC 7595 awaits its next duties at Rigby Yard in South Portland on July 18^th of 2020.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  PORU switching engines around at Hackets in Auburn on October 3^rd of 2020.
  Photo by John Erickson.

  PORU switching engines around at Hackets in Auburn on October 3^rd of 2020.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  CSXT 8872 leads POSE or M426 westbound out of Rigby Yard and through Cooks on June 24^th of 2022.
  Photo by John Erickson.

  CSXT 8872 leads POSE or M426 westbound out of Rigby Yard and through Cooks on June 24^th of 2022.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  MEC 504 & 518 as PO-7 pick up cars at Cooks on June 24^th of 2022 to haul them into Rigby.
  Photo by John Erickson.

  MEC 504 & 518 as PO-7 pick up cars at Cooks on June 24^th of 2022 to haul them into Rigby.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  CSXT 488 as the last engine on M427 POAY on August 4^th of 2022 ready to back up to it's train.
  Photo by John Erickson.

  CSXT 488 as the last engine on M427 POAY on August 4^th of 2022 ready to back up to it's train.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  MEC 514 leads PORU through Libby in Lewiston on January 29^th of 2023.
  Photo by John Erickson.

  MEC 514 leads PORU through Libby in Lewiston on January 29^th of 2023.
  Photo by John Erickson.

Symbols

PanAm used a four character symbol to refer to each train that could tell you where the train started from and where it ended up. Long distance trains got four letters, the first two for the origin, and the last two for the destination. Switchers got two letters a dash and a number. The nicknames used could confuse this though (Sappi-3 was actually SP-3, I believe). The OCS (Officer and Crew Special) was a passenger train used to reward employees for good service and give dispatchers, company officers, and prospective customers a look at the lines. It usually consisted of three former parlor service cars pulled by two FP9 locomotives built in 1954. And the Oil Extra was a train that ran as a stop-gap measure during the Lac-Mégantic accident and Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway bankruptcy and sale to the Central Maine and Quebec Railway.

I will list the symbols I know with their end point city or town.