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4/26/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Maine Central
Model:EMD GP40-2LWBuilt As:CN 9470 (GP40-2LW)
Serial Number:A3048Order No:C365
Frame Number:Built:7/1974
Notes:Ex-CN
Other locos with this serial:  MEC 505(GP40-2LW) CN 9470(GP40-2LW)
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MEC 518, MEC 505 & LTEX 8955
Title:  MEC 518, MEC 505 & LTEX 8955
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/2/2016  Upload Date: 6/2/2016 11:46:18 PM
Location:  Westminster, MA
Author:  Ted Krug
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 518(GP40-2LW) MEC 505(GP40-2LW) LTEX 8955(SD40-2)
Views:  181   Comments: 0
MEC 518, MEC 505 & LTEX 8955
Title:  MEC 518, MEC 505 & LTEX 8955
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/2/2016  Upload Date: 6/2/2016 11:52:24 PM
Location:  East Gardner, MA
Author:  Ted Krug
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 518(GP40-2LW) MEC 505(GP40-2LW) LTEX 8955(SD40-2)
Views:  251   Comments: 1
RUPO 345 crosses the Androscoggin River
Title:  RUPO 345 crosses the Androscoggin River
Description:  In the midst of continuous thunderstorms, Pan Am RUPO with MEC 345 - MEC 502 - MEC 505 rumbles across the bridge connecting thw towns of Jay and Livermore Falls ME. They had just worked Rileys for over an hour.
Photo Date:  7/28/2016  Upload Date: 9/29/2016 12:57:50 PM
Location:  Jay, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 345(GP40) MEC 502(GP40-2LW) MEC 505(GP40-2LW)
Views:  95   Comments: 0
RUPO 345 crosses the Androscoggin River
Title:  RUPO 345 crosses the Androscoggin River
Description:  In the midst of continuous thunderstorms, Pan Am RUPO with MEC 345 - MEC 502 - MEC 505 rumbles across the bridge connecting thw towns of Jay and Livermore Falls ME. They had just worked Rileys for over an hour.
Photo Date:  7/28/2016  Upload Date: 9/29/2016 12:57:54 PM
Location:  Jay, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 345(GP40) MEC 502(GP40-2LW) MEC 505(GP40-2LW)
Views:  116   Comments: 0
MEC 505
Title:  MEC 505
Description:  RUPO with MEC 344 - MEC 505 rumbles through the several crossings in Auburn ME.
Photo Date:  8/12/2016  Upload Date: 1/9/2017 1:54:05 AM
Location:  Auburn, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MEC 505(GP40-2LW)
Views:  141   Comments: 0
MEC 505
Title:  MEC 505
Description:  PORU with MEC 508 - MEC 505 - MEC 509 is seen at Leeds Jct.
Photo Date:  9/2/2016  Upload Date: 11/29/2018 11:28:13 PM
Location:  Leeds Junction, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MEC 505(GP40-2LW)
Views:  123   Comments: 2
Rigby Power
Title:  Rigby Power
Description:  A nice blue lineup of MEC 603 - MEC 615 - MEC 381 - MEC 505 rest at Rigby Yard. MEC 615 - MEC 603 later became the power for the day's POED.
Photo Date:  10/27/2016  Upload Date: 11/10/2016 4:25:51 PM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 505(GP40-2LW) MEC 381(GP40)
Views:  190   Comments: 0
Rigby Yard
Title:  Rigby Yard
Description:  MEC 603 - MEC 615 - MEC 381 - MEC 505 sit at Rigby Yard.
Photo Date:  10/27/2016  Upload Date: 1/27/2022 4:37:44 PM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 505(GP40-2LW)
Views:  23   Comments: 0
RUPO 516 with 7 locomotives
Title:  RUPO 516 with 7 locomotives
Description:  Lost photo date approximate
Photo Date:  12/17/2016  Upload Date: 6/25/2018 11:44:22 PM
Location:  Livermore Falls, ME
Author:  Josh Stevens
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MEC 516(GP40-2LW) MEC 505(GP40-2LW) MEC 510(GP40-2LW) MEC 373(GP40) MEC 517(GP40-2LW) MEC 348(GP40) MEC 344(GP40)
Views:  137   Comments: 1
RUPO 317
Title:  RUPO 317
Description:  Lost photo date approximate
Photo Date:  2/15/2017  Upload Date: 6/25/2018 11:51:25 PM
Location:  Livermore Falls, ME
Author:  Josh Stevens
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 317(GP40) MEC 505(GP40-2LW) MEC 516(GP40-2LW) MEC 510(GP40-2LW)
Views:  87   Comments: 1
RUPO 374
Title:  RUPO 374
Description:  Lost photo date approximate
Photo Date:  3/12/2017  Upload Date: 6/25/2018 11:55:18 PM
Location:  Livermore Falls, ME
Author:  Josh Stevens
Categories:  Winter,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 374(GP40) MEC 505(GP40-2LW) MEC 321(GP40)
Views:  101   Comments: 1
PORU 506
Title:  PORU 506
Description:  Lost photo date approximate
Photo Date:  4/6/2017  Upload Date: 6/25/2018 11:58:58 PM
Location:  Livermore Falls, ME
Author:  Josh Stevens
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MEC 506(GP40-2LW) MEC 505(GP40-2LW) BM 324(GP40)
Views:  171   Comments: 1
MEC 505
Title:  MEC 505
Description:  Pan Am WAPO with MEC 7609 - MEC 505 - MEC 3404 rolls by the searchlights at CPF-195.
Photo Date:  8/18/2017  Upload Date: 1/24/2022 6:39:17 PM
Location:  Portland, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MEC 505(GP40-2LW)
Views:  35   Comments: 0
Rigby Yard
Title:  Rigby Yard
Description:  MEC 505 plus four other EMD's and MEC 312 - MEC 305 - MEC 370 are on the pit as PORU with MEC 514 - MEC 504 - MEC 516 prepares to depart eastbound.
Photo Date:  9/10/2017  Upload Date: 1/27/2022 4:44:12 PM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 505(GP40-2LW) MEC 312(GP40)
Views:  49   Comments: 0
Rigby Yard Power
Title:  Rigby Yard Power
Description:  (Left): MEC 505 - MEC ? - MEC ? - MEC 371 - MEC 507. (Right): MEC 312 - MEC 305 - MEC 370.
Photo Date:  9/10/2017  Upload Date: 2/7/2022 10:44:01 PM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 505(GP40-2LW) MEC 312(GP40)
Views:  64   Comments: 0
PORU 354 struggling up the hill.
Title:  PORU 354 struggling up the hill.
Description:  Blocking Main ST.
Photo Date:  11/2/2017  Upload Date: 6/26/2018 4:42:22 PM
Location:  Livermore Falls, ME
Author:  Josh Stevens
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 354(GP40) MEC 505(GP40-2LW) MEC 310(GP40)
Views:  87   Comments: 0
I found where Pan Am is keepng all the blue-painted units
Title:  I found where Pan Am is keepng all the blue-painted units
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/15/2018  Upload Date: 12/17/2018 11:29:07 AM
Location:  Rigby Yard, ME
Author:  Bob Krug
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MEC 518(GP40-2LW) MEC 313(GP40) MEC 505(GP40-2LW) MEC 380(GP40)
Views:  189   Comments: 0
PO-1 505 Pulls RUPO 5953 into Rigby Yard
Title:  PO-1 505 Pulls RUPO 5953 into Rigby Yard
Description:  .After having engine problems around CPF-198, PO-1 with MEC 313 - MEC 505 pulls RUPO with MEC 5953 - MEC 509 - BM 330 the rest of the way to Rigby Yard.
Photo Date:  12/16/2018  Upload Date: 2/8/2019 10:34:46 PM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 505(GP40-2LW)
Views:  53   Comments: 1
MEC 505, 511 & 306
Title:  MEC 505, 511 & 306
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/6/2019  Upload Date: 5/7/2019 11:46:42 PM
Location:  Auburn, ME
Author:  Ted Krug
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 505(GP40-2LW) MEC 511(GP40-2LW) MEC 306(GP40)
Views:  122   Comments: 1
MEC 505, 511 & 306
Title:  MEC 505, 511 & 306
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/6/2019  Upload Date: 5/7/2019 11:47:13 PM
Location:  Lewiston, ME
Author:  Ted Krug
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 505(GP40-2LW) MEC 511(GP40-2LW) MEC 306(GP40)
Views:  101   Comments: 2
MEC 505, 511 & 306
Title:  MEC 505, 511 & 306
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/6/2019  Upload Date: 5/7/2019 11:48:06 PM
Location:  Lewiston, ME
Author:  Ted Krug
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 505(GP40-2LW) MEC 511(GP40-2LW) MEC 306(GP40)
Views:  113   Comments: 1
MEC 505, 511 & 306
Title:  MEC 505, 511 & 306
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/6/2019  Upload Date: 5/7/2019 11:48:36 PM
Location:  Lewiston, ME
Author:  Ted Krug
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 505(GP40-2LW) MEC 511(GP40-2LW) MEC 306(GP40)
Views:  106   Comments: 1
MEC 505, 511 & 306
Title:  MEC 505, 511 & 306
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/6/2019  Upload Date: 5/7/2019 11:49:22 PM
Location:  Greene, ME
Author:  Ted Krug
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 505(GP40-2LW) MEC 511(GP40-2LW) MEC 306(GP40)
Views:  108   Comments: 1
MEC 505, 511 & 306
Title:  MEC 505, 511 & 306
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/6/2019  Upload Date: 5/7/2019 10:39:56 PM
Location:  Leeds Junction, ME
Author:  Ted Krug
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 505(GP40-2LW) MEC 511(GP40-2LW) MEC 306(GP40)
Views:  142   Comments: 2
MEC 505, 511 & 306
Title:  MEC 505, 511 & 306
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/6/2019  Upload Date: 5/7/2019 10:40:14 PM
Location:  Leeds, ME
Author:  Ted Krug
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 505(GP40-2LW) MEC 511(GP40-2LW) MEC 306(GP40)
Views:  310   Comments: 2
MEC 505, 511 & 306
Title:  MEC 505, 511 & 306
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/6/2019  Upload Date: 5/7/2019 10:40:48 PM
Location:  Leeds, ME
Author:  Ted Krug
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 505(GP40-2LW) MEC 511(GP40-2LW) MEC 306(GP40)
Views:  134   Comments: 2
MEC 505, 511 & 306
Title:  MEC 505, 511 & 306
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/6/2019  Upload Date: 5/7/2019 10:41:15 PM
Location:  Curtis Corner, ME
Author:  Ted Krug
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 505(GP40-2LW) MEC 511(GP40-2LW) MEC 306(GP40)
Views:  136   Comments: 1
MEC 505, 511 & 306
Title:  MEC 505, 511 & 306
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/6/2019  Upload Date: 5/7/2019 10:41:45 PM
Location:  Leeds, ME
Author:  Ted Krug
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 505(GP40-2LW) MEC 511(GP40-2LW) MEC 306(GP40)
Views:  116   Comments: 1
MEC 505, 511 & 306
Title:  MEC 505, 511 & 306
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/6/2019  Upload Date: 5/7/2019 10:42:16 PM
Location:  North Leeds, ME
Author:  Ted Krug
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 505(GP40-2LW) MEC 511(GP40-2LW) MEC 306(GP40)
Views:  168   Comments: 3
PORU 505 at Depot Rd.
Title:  PORU 505 at Depot Rd.
Description:  PORU with MEC 505 - MEC 510 and 11 cars passes through Gray. They would meet their counterpart RUPO up the lina t Rumford Junction in Auburn.
Photo Date:  6/1/2019  Upload Date: 6/5/2019 6:19:53 PM
Location:  Gray, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 505(GP40-2LW)
Views:  42   Comments: 1
MEC 505
Title:  MEC 505
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/2/2019  Upload Date: 8/2/2019 5:46:59 PM
Location:  Lowell, MA
Author:  Ted Krug
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 505(GP40-2LW)
Views:  116   Comments: 1
MEC 505
Title:  MEC 505
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/6/2020  Upload Date: 1/6/2020 10:09:47 PM
Location:  North Billerica, MA
Author:  Ted Krug
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 505(GP40-2LW)
Views:  130   Comments: 2
MEC 505
Title:  MEC 505
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/6/2020  Upload Date: 1/6/2020 10:10:08 PM
Location:  North Billerica, MA
Author:  Ted Krug
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 505(GP40-2LW)
Views:  161   Comments: 1
MEC 505
Title:  MEC 505
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/6/2020  Upload Date: 1/6/2020 10:10:29 PM
Location:  North Billerica, MA
Author:  Ted Krug
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 505(GP40-2LW)
Views:  125   Comments: 2
MEC 505
Title:  MEC 505
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/6/2020  Upload Date: 1/6/2020 10:10:58 PM
Location:  North Billerica, MA
Author:  Ted Krug
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 505(GP40-2LW)
Views:  162   Comments: 1
MEC 505
Title:  MEC 505
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/6/2020  Upload Date: 1/6/2020 10:11:12 PM
Location:  North Billerica, MA
Author:  Ted Krug
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 505(GP40-2LW)
Views:  156   Comments: 2
MEC 505
Title:  MEC 505
Description:  MEC 505 moves MEC 7561 from WAPO's engines to POED's engines at Rigby Yard. It would be used on PO-7 later.
Photo Date:  1/15/2020  Upload Date: 1/16/2020 2:20:27 PM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MEC 505(GP40-2LW)
Views:  75   Comments: 1
Rigby Yard
Title:  Rigby Yard
Description:  (Left): MEC 505 - MEC 7561 - MEC 600 - MEC 3405 - MEC 3404 - MEC 3401 - MEC 518 - MEC 316. (Right): MEC 7489 - MEC 7727 - MEC 7655 - MEC 509. (Far Right:) DJ-1 with MEC 3403 preparing to head east back to Danville Jct. with eight cars.
Photo Date:  1/15/2020  Upload Date: 1/16/2020 2:22:57 PM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 505(GP40-2LW) MEC 7489(C40-8) MEC 3403(SD40-2)
Views:  106   Comments: 0
PO-1 505 in Brunswick
Title:  PO-1 505 in Brunswick
Description:  PO-1's power with MEC 505 - BM 334 waits for a light before heading west light power back to Rigby Yard. THey brought up five steel loads for CP.
Photo Date:  7/1/2020  Upload Date: 7/2/2020 7:11:44 PM
Location:  Brunswick, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 505(GP40-2LW)
Views:  48   Comments: 0
Rigby Yard
Title:  Rigby Yard
Description:  (Left): MEC 7875 - MEC 7643 - MEC 7609 - MEC 310 - MEC 307. (Right): MEC 505 - MEC 354 - MEC 511 (PORU's Power) - MEC 606 - MEC 3404 - MEC 7641 - MEC 7561. PO-7's power with MEC 504 - MEC 507 is on the east end switching lead. Amtrak 693 is on the bypass with AMTK 90 - AMTK 90224.
Photo Date:  9/6/2020  Upload Date: 9/14/2020 9:05:54 PM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 7875(C40-8W) MEC 505(GP40-2LW) AMTK 90(P42DC)
Views:  166   Comments: 0
Meet at Meadowcroft Street
Title:  Meet at Meadowcroft Street
Description:  As POAY pulled ahead to make set-off LA-3 passed running light engine towards Lawrence.
Photo Date:  3/11/2021  Upload Date: 3/12/2021 1:39:32 PM
Location:  Lowell, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MEC 505(GP40-2LW)
Views:  44   Comments: 0
Yes, we're on Pan Am
Title:  Yes, we're on Pan Am
Description:  MEC 505 passes a company boxcar on POAY at Meadowcroft Street.
Photo Date:  3/11/2021  Upload Date: 3/12/2021 1:39:35 PM
Location:  Lowell, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MEC 505(GP40-2LW)
Views:  33   Comments: 0
The Pan Am Globe lives
Title:  The Pan Am Globe lives
Description:  Both a boxcar and a locomotive wear the an Am globe proudly. MEC 505 is seen passing POAY at Meadowcroft Street.
Photo Date:  3/11/2021  Upload Date: 3/12/2021 1:39:38 PM
Location:  Lowell, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MEC 505(GP40-2LW)
Views:  44   Comments: 0
LA-3 passes POAY at Meadowcroft Street
Title:  LA-3 passes POAY at Meadowcroft Street
Description:  The train is heading back to Lawrence light.
Photo Date:  3/11/2021  Upload Date: 3/12/2021 1:39:41 PM
Location:  Lowell, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MEC 505(GP40-2LW)
Views:  44   Comments: 0
Heading for Lawrence
Title:  Heading for Lawrence
Description:  LA-3 heads for Lawrence light engine. On the left is POAY making a set-off.
Photo Date:  3/11/2021  Upload Date: 3/12/2021 1:39:44 PM
Location:  Lowell, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MEC 505(GP40-2LW)
Views:  53   Comments: 0
MEC 505, 518, 516, 5972 & 502
Title:  MEC 505, 518, 516, 5972 & 502
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/9/2021  Upload Date: 6/10/2021 9:07:46 PM
Location:  Lawrence, MA
Author:  Ted Krug
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 505(GP40-2LW) MEC 518(GP40-2LW) MEC 516(GP40-2LW) MEC 5972(B40-8) MEC 502(GP40-2LW)
Views:  160   Comments: 2
MEC 7534, 619, 7594, 5973 & 505
Title:  MEC 7534, 619, 7594, 5973 & 505
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/29/2021  Upload Date: 7/29/2021 10:26:17 PM
Location:  Westminster, MA
Author:  Ted Krug
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 7534(C40-8) MEC 619(SD40M-2) MEC 7594(C40-8) MEC 5973(B40-8) MEC 505(GP40-2LW)
Views:  116   Comments: 2
MEC 7517, 7561, 5933, 7518, 7523, 326, 505, 7635 & 7875
Title:  MEC 7517, 7561, 5933, 7518, 7523, 326, 505, 7635 & 7875
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/24/2021  Upload Date: 11/29/2021 10:16:12 PM
Location:  Westminster, MA
Author:  Ted Krug
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 7517(C40-8) MEC 7561(C40-8) MEC 5933(B40-8) MEC 7518(C40-8) MEC 7523(C40-8) MEC 326(GP40) MEC 505(GP40-2LW) MEC 7635(C40-8) MEC 7875(C40-8W)
Views:  171   Comments: 0
MEC 7517, 7561, 5933, 7518, 7523, 326, 505, 7635 & 7875
Title:  MEC 7517, 7561, 5933, 7518, 7523, 326, 505, 7635 & 7875
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/24/2021  Upload Date: 11/29/2021 10:16:59 PM
Location:  Westminster, MA
Author:  Ted Krug
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 7517(C40-8) MEC 7561(C40-8) MEC 5933(B40-8) MEC 7518(C40-8) MEC 7523(C40-8) MEC 326(GP40) MEC 505(GP40-2LW) MEC 7635(C40-8) MEC 7875(C40-8W)
Views:  180   Comments: 0
MEC 505
Title:  MEC 505
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/26/2022  Upload Date: 4/26/2022 10:38:00 PM
Location:  North Billerica, MA
Author:  Ted Krug
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 505(GP40-2LW)
Views:  115   Comments: 2


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