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Back Bay Bridge on the MNGRR

This Former Grand Trunk bridge is a single track turning bridge and was pinned in the open position after a fire, started by teens in the 1980s left the bridge unusable with repair costs now estimated above one million dollars. You will have to do some walking or ride the train to see the bridge from the MNGRR side, it's at these coordinates 43.673307, -70.249459 on the Eastern Promenade Trail.

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Pull (All) The Air	Intentionally set the brakes into emergency by releasing all the air.

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