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Lewiston once had two yards with the upper one near the main station on the north side of Main Street, and the lower one running between Lincoln and Canal Streets. All the yard tracks may be gone in the upper yard, but it is still a good place to go because the eastbound grade is up hill on a heavy grade and engines will often be maxed out. I remember comming across a train one day that had almost stalled and took ten minutes to get the lead engine across Whipple street.
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ST 204 in January of 2003.
Photo by John Erickson.
MEC 509 teams up with 380 and 327 on RUPO on June 4th of 2013 at Merrill Rd. in Lewiston.
Photo by John Erickson.
MEC 519 & GMTX 3001 take RUPO through Lewiston on July 5th of 2014.
Photo by John Erickson.
MEC 371, 381 & 348 bring WAPO along as it heads west through Lewiston on July 9th of 2014.
Photo by John Erickson.
MEC 504 leads PORU Merrill Rd in Lewiston on March 29th of 2016.
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MEC 504 leads PORU Merrill Rd in Lewiston on March 29th of 2016.
Photo by John Erickson.
MEC 315, 501, & 347 going through downtown Lewiston with PORU on June 21st of 2016.
Photo by John Erickson.
MEC 315, 501, & 347 going through downtown Lewiston with PORU on June 21st of 2016.
Photo by John Erickson.
MEC 317, 321, & 610 pull POWA through Lewiston on February 27th of 2017.
Photo by John Erickson.
MEC 519 & 516 with PORU at Merrill Rd in Lewiston on May 30th of 2017.
Photo by John Erickson.
MEC 504, 306, & 312 and RUPO pass Merril Rd in Lewiston on June 3rd of 2017.
Photo by John Erickson.
MEC 319, still in Guilford paint teams up with MEC 501 on PORU in Lewiston on July 19th, 2017.
Photo by John Erickson.
MEC 321, 604 & one more engine with POWA at Merrill Rd in Lewiston on January 20th of 2018.
Photo by John Erickson.
MEC 319 leads RUPO through Lewiston on June 27th of 2019.
Photo by John Erickson.
MEC 381 511 & one more engine with RUPO in Lewiston on August 17th 2019.
Photo by John Erickson.
PORU with Mec 501, 511 & 345 in Lewiston on May 22nd of 2020.
Photo by John Erickson.
Maine Central Lewiston Station on June 23rd of 2023.
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Maine Central Lewiston Station on June 23rd of 2023.
Photo by John Erickson.
Maine Central Lewiston Station on June 23rd of 2023.
Photo by John Erickson.
Maine Central Lewiston Station on June 23rd of 2023.
Photo by John Erickson.
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It's a mixed bag of power on POWA today, MEC 518, NS 3470, MEC 321, & GMTX 3001 as they come across the Androscoggin River bridge into Lewiston on August 28th of 2014.
Video By John Erickson.
PanAm MEC engines 7535, 7797, 7594, 5976, & 7541 bring WAPO through Lewiston on December 4th of 2020.
Video by John Erickson.