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The Maine Central (MEC)
The Maine Central (MEC) started as two railroads that merged in 1862. The Kennebec & Portland was built in the 1840's from Yarmouth Junction on the Saint Lawrence & Atlantic to Augusta and up the Kennebec River to Waterville. This became the lower road main line. The second was the Androscoggin & Kennebec, first built between the Saint Lawrence & Atlantic at Danville Junction and Waterville, then extended from Danville Junction to Cumberland Junction. This became the Back Road main line. In time other roads would be absorbed and the lines of the MEC would stretch to St. Johnsbury, VT, Moosehead Lake, Rockland, and Eastport. Pan Am is the current operator of the back road and has a section here. St-PanAm
Pictures
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MEC 1204.
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ST 14.
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Maine Coast RR 958 ready to return to Bath in Wiscassett in July of 1998.
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Richmond on the 11th of April, 2003.
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MEC 470 at Waterville on the 17th of July, 2008.
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Portland Terminal 1055 at Conway Scenic on July 28th, 2008.
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Maine Central RR engine 15 in North Conway NH on the 24th of July 2010.
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MEC 252 at North Conway NH on the 24th of July, 2010.
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Maine Central RR engine 501 in North Conway NH on the 24th of July 2010.
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Maine Central RR engine 573 in North Conway NH on the 24th of July 2010.
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The former Maine Central 959 at the Hobo Railroad in Lincoln NH on the 8th of October, 2010.
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Amtrak Engine 2 glides past Mountain Junction with the Downeaster 691 on Jan. 1, 2013.
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MEC 234.
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MEC 238 with the crew car at a derailment.
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MEC 256.
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MEC 258 and MEC 280.
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MEC 292 and ST 12 Derailed at Northern Maine Junction. -
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MEC 400 & 402.
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MEC 407.
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MEC 470.
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Videos
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Amtrak 691 with engines 92 & 90224 eastbound at Yarmouth Junction on September 26th of 2020.
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Amtrak engine 95, & cabbag 90214 arriving in Portland at Mountain Junction on October 31st of 2020.
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Amtrak engines 86, & 89 bring a wash extra in to Portland Station at Mountain Junction on October 31st of 2020.
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Amtrak 86 and 90224 take Downeaster 681 through Hillside in Brunswick on January 15thof 2021.
Video by John Erickson. This video is also on youtube.
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