Welcome to Southern Maine Rail Pics

Pictures

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  MEC 516 at Browns Crossing with RUPO in tow on April 28th of 2010.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  MEC 312 leads B&M 330 through Deering Junction after leaving their train (RUPO) at CPF 192 on May 11th of 2010.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  GMTX 3003, & 3109 run RUPO west toward Rigby at Hampshire Street in Auburn on December 26^th 2012.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  GMTX 3003, & 3109 run RUPO west toward Rigby at Den in Lewiston on December 26^th 2012.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  MEC 379, MEC 319 and another engine at Leeds Junction on the 25th of February in 2013.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  MEC 512 leads 370, 380, & RUPO west throuhg Den on April 6th of 2013.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  MEC 512 leads 370, 380, & RUPO westbound at Hackets on April 6th of 2013.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  344 takes a right turn with RUPO at Leeds Junction on April 9^th of 2013.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  MEC 509 teams up with 380 and 327 on RUPO on June 4th of 2013 at Merrill Rd. in Lewiston.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  B&M 337 & MEC 317 lead RUPO through Leeds Jct on the 6th of July 2013.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  MEC 512, B&M 333, & MEC 381 with RUPO at Den on June 14th of 2014.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  515 and 505 lead RUPO through Leeds Junction on June 25th of 2014.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  MEC 519 & GMTX 3001 take RUPO through Den on July 5th of 2014.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  MEC 519 & GMTX 3001 take RUPO through Lewiston on July 5th of 2014.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  MEC 354 leads RUPO through Leeds Jct on August 4^th of 2014.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  MEC 512 leads RUPO eastbound at Hackets on February 10th of 2015.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  B&M 335 & MEC 349 lead RUPO through Green on July 29^th of 2015.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  MEC engines 373 & 511 take RUPO through Den in Lewiston on August 20th of 2015.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  MEC 310 with RUPO in Auburn on November 9^th 2015.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  MEC 312, & 516 lead RUPO at Allied in Auburn on December 27^th of 2016.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  MEC 514, & 377 with RUPO at Hackets in Auburn on April 17^th of 2017.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  MEC 312, & 501 with RUPO at Den in Lewiston on April 26^th of 2017.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  MEC 504, 306, & 312 and RUPO pass Merril Rd in Lewiston on June 3^rd of 2017.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  MEC 519 with RUPO at Den in Lewiston on June 23^rd of 2017.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  MEC engines 354 & 504 with RUPO at Congress Street in Portland on March 27^th of 2018.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  MEC 319 leads RUPO through Lewiston on June 27^th of 2019.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  MEC 381 511 & one more engine with RUPO at Allied in Auburn on August 8^th 2019.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  MEC 381 511 & one more engine with RUPO in Lewiston on August 17^th 2019.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  MEC 516, 511 and one more engine with RUPO at Hackets in Auburn on August 31^st 2019.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  MEC 516 on the point of RUPO at Libby in Lewiston on November 29^th of 2019.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  MEC 310 leads RUPO at Browns Crossing on March 7^th of 2020.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  RUPO with MEC engines 345 & 307 picking up cars at Danville in Auburn on April 4^th of 2020.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  RUPO with MEC engines 315 & 511 in Green on May 2^nd of 2020.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  Fancy graffiti tag on RUPO in Auburn on May 2^nd of 2020.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  MEC 315 leads RUPO beside River Rd in Canton on June 13^th of 2020.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  MEC 315 511 334 and one other engine lead RUPO in Canton on June 13^th of 2020.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  MEC 315 starts RUPO westbound out of Rileys in Jay on June 13^th of 2020.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  MEC engines 351, 510, & 305 take RUPO through the woods of North Leeds on October 3^rd of 2020.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  MEC engines 351, 510, & 305 take RUPO through the woods of North Leeds on October 3^rd of 2020.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  MEC engines 351, 510, & 305 take RUPO through Curtis Corner in Leeds on October 3^rd of 2020.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  MEC engines 518, 504 & 321 take RUPO through the fields of North Leeds on October 31^st of 2020.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  MEC engines 518, 504 & 321 bring RUPO off the branch at Leeds Junction on October 31^st of 2020.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  MEC engines 518, 504 & 321 hustle RUPO through Cumberland Center on October 31^st of 2020.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  MEC 512 & 351 on RUPO at Allied in Auburn on December 12^th of 2020.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  MEC 514 leads RUPO west at Den on May 2^nd of 2021.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  MEC 307 & 511 lead RUPO weest at Libby on May 14^th of 2021.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  MEC 514 leads RUPO through Gray on March 18^th of 2022.
  Photo by John Erickson.

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  MEC 307, 509, 511, & 503, RUPO disconected from the train and taking on water at Danville on March 25^th of 2022.
  Photo by John Erickson.

Videos

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• MEC 312 & B&M 330 with RUPO meet a switching crew at Deering Jct. on May 11th of 2010.
  Video by John Erickson.

• MEC 376 has the DJ-1 crew on RUPO at Mountain Jct on April 16^th of 2013.
  Video by John Erickson.

• B&M 340, MEC 505, & GMTX 3003 pull RUPO through Auburn on July 25^th of 2014.
  Video by John Erickson.

• MEC 354 and 517 take RUPO west for Portland in Green, Maine on August 4^th of 2014.
  Video by John Erickson.

• On July 22^nd of 2015 RUPO has Mec 353 B&M 335 and Mec 349 running through Green.
  Video by John Erickson.

• GMTX leased locomotive 3001 leads B&M 328 and RUPO through Green on July 23^rd of 2015.
  Video by John Erickson.

• RUPO and MEC engines 518, 501, & 334 roll through North Leeds on June 22^nd of 2017.
  Video by John Erickson.

• MEC engines 519, 509, & 326 lead RUPO westbound at Falmouth, CPF 192 into Portland on March 2^nd of 2019.
  Video by John Erickson.

• MEC 7489 leads the way on a combined WAPO/RUPO westbound at Congress St. in Portland on March 16^th of 2019.
  Video by John Erickson.

• MEC 518 & 505 lead the way on RUPO westbound at Hackets in Auburn on June 6^th of 2019.
  Video by John Erickson.

• MEC 319 pulls RUPO through Den in Lewiston on June 27^th of 2019.
  Photo by John Erickson.

• MEC 381, 383, & 510 pull RUPO through Falmouth (CPF 192) in Portland on August 24^th of 2019.
  Photo by John Erickson.

• MEC 316, 518, & 354 with RUPO enter the main line at Leeds Junction on September 13^th of 2019.
  Photo by John Erickson.

• MEC 315 joins forces with 344 and 502 on RUPO at Gray on October 5^th of 2019.
  Video by John Erickson.

• MEC 345 & 307 with RUPO at Allied in Auburn on April 4^th of 2020.
  Video by John Erickson.

• B&M 330, B&M 326, & MEC 515 bring RUPO by Den in Lewiston on April 23^rd of 2020.
  Video by John Erickson.

• BM 330 & 326 with RUPO at Danville in Auburn on April 25^th of 2020.
  Video by John Erickson.

• MEC 315, 511, & 319 with RUPO at Leeds Junction in Whales on May 2^nd of 2020.
  Video by John Erickson.

• MEC 315, 511, 334, & 509 with RUPO on the east end of Rileys on June 13^th of 2020.
  Video by John Erickson.

• MEC 315, 511, 334, & 509 with RUPO going through downtown Livermore Falls on June 13^th of 2020.
  Video by John Erickson.

• RUPO heading west out of Penny in New Gloucester on September 24^th of 2020.
  Video by John Erickson.

• MEC engines 351, 510, & 305 and RUPO flying west at all of 10mph at Stricklands East in Livermore Falls on October 3^rd of 2020.
  Video by John Erickson.

• MEC engines 518, 504, & 321 with RUPO at Curtis Corner in Leeds on October 31^st of 2020.
  Video by John Erickson.

• MEC 512, 345, & 5972 lead RUPO through North Leeds on May 2^nd of 2021.
  Video by John Erickson.

• MEC 351, 511, & 307 pull RUPO westbound at Danville in Auburn on May 8^th of 2021.
  Video by John Erickson.

• MEC 307, 509, 511, & 503 backing up to their train, RUPO, at Danvill on March 25^th of 2022.
  Video by John Erickson.

• MEC 307, 509, 511, & 503 lead RUPO at Allied on March 25^th of 2022.
  Video by John Erickson.

Symbols

PanAm used a four character symbol to refer to each train that could tell you where the train started from and where it ended up. Long distance trains got four letters, the first two for the origin, and the last two for the destination. Switchers got two letters a dash and a number. The nicknames used could confuse this though (Sappi-3 was actually SP-3, I believe). The OCS (Officer and Crew Special) was a passenger train used to reward employees for good service and give dispatchers, company officers, and prospective customers a look at the lines. It usually consisted of three former parlor service cars pulled by two FP9 locomotives built in 1954. And the Oil Extra was a train that ran as a stop-gap measure during the Lac-Mégantic accident and Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway bankruptcy and sale to the Central Maine and Quebec Railway.

I will list the symbols I know with their end point city or town.