Bethel

Bethel Maine has little for actual train stops, but the Saint Lawrence Railway had a derailment here just off US-2 at 44°24'22.62"N 70°53'42.92"W.

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In August of 2009 a sun-kink in the rail caused a derailment in the Bethel area. I got there on August 17^th after cleanup was underway.
Photo by John Erickson.
In August of 2009 a sun-kink in the rail caused a derailment in the Bethel area. I got there on August 17^th after cleanup was underway.
Photo by John Erickson.
In August of 2009 a sun-kink in the rail caused a derailment in the Bethel area. I got there on August 17^th after cleanup was underway.
Photo by John Erickson.
In August of 2009 a sun-kink in the rail caused a derailment in the Bethel area. I got there on August 17^th after cleanup was underway.
Photo by John Erickson.
In August of 2009 a sun-kink in the rail caused a derailment in the Bethel area. I got there on August 17^th after cleanup was underway.
Photo by John Erickson.
In August of 2009 a sun-kink in the rail caused a derailment in the Bethel area. I got there on August 17^th after cleanup was underway.
Photo by John Erickson.
In August of 2009 a sun-kink in the rail caused a derailment in the Bethel area. I got there on August 17^th after cleanup was underway.
Photo by John Erickson.
In August of 2009 a sun-kink in the rail caused a derailment in the Bethel area. I got there on August 17^th after cleanup was underway.
Photo by John Erickson.

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Definition
Term	Defined As
Deadbeat	Deadbeat is defined by Webster as "one who persistently fails to pay his debts or way." The word was coined in the late 1800's when railroad workers noticed that loaded freight cars made a different beat over the track-joints than cars that weren't carrying a load. The empty cars made a "dead beat" which meant they weren't paying their way. By the beginning of the 20th century "deadbeat" came to encompassed people who failed to carry their share of the load also.

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Deadbeat

Deadbeat is defined by Webster as "one who persistently fails to pay his debts or way." The word was coined in the late 1800's when railroad workers noticed that loaded freight cars made a different beat over the track-joints than cars that weren't carrying a load. The empty cars made a "dead beat" which meant they weren't paying their way. By the beginning of the 20th century "deadbeat" came to encompassed people who failed to carry their share of the load also.

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