Adams Street

Adams Street, Auburn, ME

Since many of the Pan Am trains are too long for the Fairgrounds siding, it is common for Eastbound trains to stop at Adams Street, the first railroad crossing in the Auburn city limits. This makes it a good place to get eastbound pictures. It's named Albiston Way, but Pan Am uses the older name of Adams Street. It's at 44°05'15.8"N 70°13'50.5"W mp 162.37.

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B&M 342 passing Adams Street in Auburn ME on the 2nd of September 2002.
Photo by John Erickson.
MEC 348 observes track work with PORI in Auburn on September 2nd 2005.
Photo by John Erickson.
MEC 377 with PORU at Adams St in Auburn on June 14th 2014.
Photo by John Erickson.
MEC 345 leads PORU Across Adams Street in Auburn on March 16^th of 2016.
Photo by John Erickson.

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Definition
Term	Defined As
Bailing Wire Mechanic	A mechanic known for his use of temporary fixes to get a broken piece of equipment to the next repair facility. If this is being done out on the road with the intent to get the equipment back to a repair facility for proper repair, it will be good thing, but if he does this and never intends to finish the repair we have a problem.

Definition

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Defined As

Bailing Wire Mechanic

A mechanic known for his use of temporary fixes to get a broken piece of equipment to the next repair facility. If this is being done out on the road with the intent to get the equipment back to a repair facility for proper repair, it will be good thing, but if he does this and never intends to finish the repair we have a problem.

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