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Misc Foreign Power

Occasionally power from another road will be sent to Waterville for major repairs or make a single appearance for other reasons. This page is for me to show off those odd engines.

Pictures

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CP 5942 at Rumford Jct on July 23^rd of 2005 headed to Waterville.
Photo by John Erickson.
CP 5942 at Rumford Jct on July 23^rd of 2005 headed to Waterville.
Photo by John Erickson.
NS 3489 borrowed at Danville on July 24^th of 2014.
Photo by John Erickson.
Norfolk Southern (NS) 3489 works DJ-1 at Danville on July 25^th of 2014.
Photo by John Erickson.
CP 2261 switching at Northern Maine Junction on September 12^th of 2020.
Photo by John Erickson.

Videos

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BNSF 5643 5364,8895, & 8966 take MARJ, the Oil Extra, through Hackets on February 6^th of 2013.
Video by John Erickson.
Norfolk Southern (NS) 3489 works DJ-1 in Danville on July 25^th of 2014.
Video by John Erickson.
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 28^th of 2014.
Video By John Erickson.

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