Maine Central (MEC) 401 - GE U18B
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The Bucksport Turn arrives at the yard to work, seen going away to highlight the unusual power, one of MECs U18Bs
The Bucksport Turn ran Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, using a classic set of New England power. Here we see it with a blue B&M geep, and a pair of Harvest Gold MEC units, arriving at Bucksport.
The Bucksport Turn crosses the Penobscot River just after leaving the Bangor yard.
Now off the bridge from Bangor, the Turn gets moving toward Bucksport. Thats the railfan chase vehicle. It was a company car that I had on a 24/7 basis. They mostly didnt care where I took it, though I had to buy my own gas when on personal use. I lived ten miles from my job, and put 38,000 miles on it in a year.
The Maine Central Bucksport Turn was one of a very few trains to run on Memorial Day weekend, so I was lucky to catch it. Here it is, just getting underway at the MEC yard-now signed for Springfield Terminal, note the sign on the office at left-with a trio of interesting units.
The MEC Bucksport Turn went to work on Sunday of Memorial Day weekend with a typically New England power set.
The Maine Central Bucksport Job rolls past a home en route from Bangor to Bucksport on a Memorial Day weekend.
The Maine Central Bucksport Job works south from Northern Maine Jct on Memorial Day weekend 1988 with a classic set of New England power.
on PYME
C-648R; B&M 1732
crossing Androscoggin River
Rogers Crossing
401-400-408 at Willey House
401-400-408
on YR-1
on BR-4
401-400-402
crossing the Kennebec River
401-405-251-261-255
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401-231-228 at "Sampsons"
401-231-228
at the engine facility
Old Town Job; RB-3
401-256-407
401-801-573-408
401-400-406-256-257
Part of a four U18b unit lashup on } foggy April day.
401-402-404
401-402-404 to Rileys(Jay),ME
U-18Bs
Rigby engine terminal
401-402-801-802-407
401-402-801-802-407 at the "Girders"
401-402-801-802-407: train had pulled a drawbar; had to be recrewed; so they are about 12 hours late
on "the girders"