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The MNGRR PYS Platform

The PYS (Portland Yacht Services) Platform is where most people board the train for the 40 minute leisurely ride. It's at 58 Fore St., Portland, ME, 43.662439, -70.243374.

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Edaville engine 12 at the Portland Yacht Services Platform in April of 1998.
Photo by John Erickson.
Monson RR No. 3 at the Platform in the summer of 1999.
Photo by John Erickson.
Monson RR No. 3 at PYS West in the summer of 1999.
Photo by John Erickson.
MNGR TC1 at Steam Fest on September 10th of 2005.
Photo by John Erickson.

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