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Amtrak Downeaster Extras
When Amtrak needs switching done or needs to send equipment for repair they will call in an extra crew to handle it and will usually call it Amtrak Portland Extra in this area. The trains are called extras when they have to run outside of a passenger schedule. It's a Brunswick Extra when they need to send equipment to Brunswick for the first train of the day, or bring it back at the end of the day, and may show on the Amtrak sites with a number between 676 and 679.
Pictures
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Amtrak Portland Extra brings back AMTK 190, AMTK 90214 and 2 cars at Mountain Jct. on Apr. 23, 2013.
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AMTK Portland Extra arrives in Portland at Mountain Junction on June 20th of 2017.
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AMTK 88 with the spare equipment at Portland Station on September 24th of 2020.
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AMTK 86 with a Wash Extra at Mountain Junction on October 31st of 2020.
Photo by John Erickson.
Videos
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The Portland Extra crew and AMTK 65 do some night switching.
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Amtk 190 & 90214 arrive with the Portland Extra crew at Mountain Jct. in Portland on April 23rd, 2013.
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AMTK 204 & 74 bring 676 through Freeport on the 23rd of April 2013.
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Amtrak engines 86, & 89 bring a wash extra in to Portland Station at Mountain Junction on October 31st of 2020.
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Amtrak 107 Connecting the Portland Extra to 688 at Portland Station on May 26th of 2023.
Video by John Erickson.