Maine Central (MEC) 606 - EMD SD40-2

One of many former Pan Am SD40s of many kinds Sold to LTEX. Unit is still on site in 2026, although is seemingly up next for Scrap.

Three EMDs power EDPO (East Deerfield to Portland, ME) east at Wagon Wheel.

Too bad we don't see lashups like this anymore.

It might look the the train was sailing through the S-Curves the train was actually crawling due to signal testing.

Seen at Pan Am's Rigby Yard.

On a beautiful Friday afternoon I heard PO-3 ask for permission to leave Rigby with some propane tanks for Dead River in Westbrook. Not only was it a treat to see a train on the Cumberland Mills RT, but a six axle made it even better, being Pan Am's unique "snoot nose" unit; MEC 606. They are seen here crossing Congress St. just beyond the Portland Amtrak Station. This line is the first fev miles of the former MEC Mountain Division.

DJ-1 with MEC 606 switches cars at Danville Jct.

After dropping a few perlite hoppers for Maine Eastern, PO-2's power with MEC 606 - MEC 7609 throws the switch back to the controlled siding so they can head to the west end of the interchange and grab their westbound cars.

DJ-1 with MEC 606 uses the SLR main for headroom while switching cars at Danville Jct. POWA 615 will come up the PAR main momentarily.

After making a pickup at Northern Maine Junction, MAWA with MEC 616 - MEC 606 - MEC 501 - MEC 506 departs westbound seen here about to pass under the CMQ Bangor Subdivision in Hermon, Maine.

PO-2 with MEC 606 - MEC 7609 drops three cars on the interchange track for CMQ in Brunswick, Maine.

PO-3 with MEC 606 hooks up to some empties at Dead River in Westbrook. They will pick up five empties from the unloading area as well as four more on the passing track behind me. They will spot the five loads they brought in from Rigby.

After switching Dead River in Westbrook PO-3 with MEC 606 heads back toward Rigby with ten empties. They would hold briefly near Thompson's Point Rd. for an Amtrak Extra to clear up.

PO-3 with MEC 606 hooks up to some empties at Dead River in Westbrook. They will pick up five empties from the unloading area as well as four more on the passing track behind me. They will spot the five loads they brought in from Rigby.

On a beautiful Friday afternoon I heard PO-3 ask for permission to leave Rigby with some propane tanks for Dead River in Westbrook. Not only was it a treat to see a train on the Cumberland Mills RT, but a six axle made it even better, being Pan Ams unique "snoot nose" unit; MEC 606. They are seen here crossing Congress St. just beyond the Portland Amtrak Station. This line is the first few miles of the former MEC Mountain Division.

Trailing on POED at Cooks Crossing.

Seen at Rigby Yard.

POWA with MEC 606 - MEC 604 - MEC 3404 - MEC 515 passes through Monmouth at track speed.

After coming down from Danville long hood forward, DJJC turns their engine for the trip through District 2.

DJJC with MEC 606 passes through CPF-199 just before bypassing RIgby Yard.

MEC 313 - MEC 505 - MEC 600 - MEC 604 - MEC 606 sit beside BM 330 - MEC 509 - MEC 5953 - MEC 7523 - MEC 7575 - MEC 7797 - MEC 7518 - MEC 380 at Rigby Yard.

POED with MEC 610 - MEC 601 - MEC 606 heads west from CPF-203 after meeting DO-1. They had a nice lashup of three blue six axles pulling a very short train.

DJ-1 with the popular (for the area) MEC 606 switches out a cut of cars at Danville Jct.

MAWA with MEC 616 - MEC 606 - MEC 501 - MEC 506 crosses over the Kennebec River into Fairfield as they close in on their destination of Waterville Yard.

PO-2 with MEC 606 - MEC 7609 departs Rigby for Brunswick with two perlite loads for CMQ.

Pan Am PO-2 with a rare six-axle lashup of MEC 606 - MEC 7609 crosses the diamond over the now unused portion of the St. Lawrence & Atlantic Berlin Sub. to Portland. MEC 606 is the only snoot nose SD40-2 owned by Pan Am and has been spending alot of time in District 1 recently since the C40-8's have taken over most of the freights west of Rigby.

PORU with MEC 312 - MEC 306 - MEC 504 passes DJ-1 with MEC 606 working Danville on a rainy Friday afternoon.

PO-2 with a MEC 606 - MEC 7609 approaches CPF-195 in Portland with two cars for the CMQ interchange in Brunswick.

PO-2 with MEC 606 - MEC 7609 sets off two hoppers for CMQ.

PO-2 with MEC 606 - MEC 7609 sets off two hoppers for CMQ.