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Rail-fan Pictures at Royal Junction in Yarmouth
Royal Junction, at 197 Greely Rd, Cumberland Center, ME 04021 43°47'54.8"N 70°13'24.5"W, CPF 185, mp 184.8 is where the Maine Central main lines split. The Lower road went right and through Brunswick and Augusta to go to Waterville, but most trains to Waterville went left onto the Back Road through Auburn and Lewiston because it had lighter grades. Trains from Waterville came down the Lower Road to help even out the load.
Pictures
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B&M 340 and another engine are Eastbound at Royal Junction on March 24, 2005.
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MEC 301 at Royal Jct on the 25th of March, 2005.
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503 and another 500 unit take PORI through Royal Junction in Falmouth on April 15th of 2005.
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B&M 335 & MEC 301 have POWA at Royal Jct. in Yarmouth on the 16th of May 2005.
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MEC 371 and PORI take a left at Royal Jct on May 16th, 2005.
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MEC 378 and MEC 507 at Royal Junction on a fine summer day, June 7th 2005.
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MEC 519, MEC 372, and B&M 332 head east on a light engine move at Royal Junction on the 20th of July 2005.
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MEC 519, MEC 372, and B&M 332 head east on a light engine move at Royal Junction on the 20th of July 2005.
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B&M 340, and MEC 315 and 2 other engines haul PONM Eastbound at Royal Jct on August 23, 2005.
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MEC 516, B&M 340 +1 at Royal Junction with PORI in tow on November 20th of 2005.
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MEC 502 has short power on a short POWA at Royal Junction on March 23rd of 2006.
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MEC 512, MEC 345, & MEC 510 head east at Royal Junction on April 22nd of 2007.
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MEC 313 and ST 209 have EDRU at Royal Junction on May 29, 2007.
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MEC 510, EDRU at Royal Junction on May 30th, 2007.
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MEC 510 501 & one more engine with PORU at Royal Jct on October 10th 2019.
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Videos
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MEC 343 & B&M 342 haul POWA through Royal Junction on April 8th of 2005.
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MEC 310, 505, & 507 haul PORI past Royal Jct. on August 27th 2005.
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AMTK 90220 & 124 take 688 through Royal Junction on March 18th of 2022.
Video by John Erickson.
When Guilford decided that one line would have to be abandoned the Lower Road was the obvious choice. Still having shippers in Augusta and Brunswick they only abandoned the section from Augusta to Brunswick, then downgraded the speeds to 10 mph. Since then Amtrak has started running to Brunswick and this allowed the speeds to be brought up to 40 mph.