Lewiston Branch

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Lewiston Branch

The Lewiston branch ran from Brunswick at Lewiston Junction to a lower yard in Lewiston that was down between the mills between Lincoln and Canal Streets. It was originally part of the Androscoggin RR and turned right at Crowley's Junction to go to Leeds Junction, Livermore Falls and Farmington. In 1938 the line from Crowley's to Leeds Junction was abandoned.

I have been taking some pictures of the line and getting GPS coordinates for a possible future train simulation from Brunswick to Lewiston as it would have been in the 1970's.

Pictures

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Maine Eastern 488 turning the train at Brunswick on the 30th of May 2009.
Photo by John Erickson.
A washout in Lisbon Center on the Maine Central Lewiston Lower Branch on June 18, 2013.
Photo by John Erickson.
Amtrak 90224 leads 694 out of Brunswick on May 18^th of 2019.
Photo by John Erickson.
On the Lewiston Lower branch in Lisbon Falls on August 29^th of 2019.
Photo by John Erickson.
Abandoned right of way in Lisbon on October 18^th of 2019.
Photo by John Erickson.
Abandoned right of way in Lisbon on October 18^th of 2019.
Photo by John Erickson.
On the Lewiston Lower branch in Topsham on March 28^th of 2020.
Photo by John Erickson.
On the Lewiston Lower branch at the switch to Grimel Industries (demolished Pejepscot Mill site) in Topsham on March 28^th of 2020.
Photo by John Erickson.
On the Lewiston Lower branch in Lewiston on April 11^th of 2020.
Photo by John Erickson.
Abandoned right of way off Lincoln Street in Lewiston on August 7^th of 2020.
Photo by John Erickson.
Abandoned right of way near South Avenue in Lewiston on August 7^th of 2020.
Photo by John Erickson.
On the Lewiston Lower branch at Crowleys Junction on August 21^st of 2020.
Photo by John Erickson.
On the Lewiston Lower branch at Crowleys Junction on August 21^st of 2020.
Photo by John Erickson.
On the Lewiston Lower branch at Crowleys Junction on August 21^st of 2020.
Photo by John Erickson.
On the Lewiston Lower branch at Crowleys Junction on August 21^st of 2020.
Photo by John Erickson.
On the Lewiston Lower branch at the Androscoggin River bridge in Brunswick on November 14^th of 2020.
Photo by John Erickson.
On the Lewiston Lower branch at Lewiston Junction in Brunswick on November 14^th of 2020.
Photo by John Erickson.
Lisbon Falls Station on June 23^rd of 2023.
Photo by John Erickson.
Lewiston Grand Trunk Station on June 23^rd of 2023. Can you read the destinations.
Photo by John Erickson.
Lewiston Grand Trunk Station on June 23^rd of 2023. Can you read the destinations.
Photo by John Erickson.

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Pocatello Yardmaster

Derisive term for boomers, all of whom presumably claimed to have held, at some time, the tough job of night yardmaster at Pocatello, Idaho.

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