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ST Maintenance of Way (MOW)

Sometimes we laughed at the way they did things, sometimes the maintenance seemed like cheap fixes, and sometimes it seemed like they waited until they were told that they must repair something or reduce speed. But they did eventually maintain rails and equipment.

Pictures

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Sperry Rail Service (SRS) 134.
From the collection of John Erickson.
Loram Rail Service Train at Rigby on February 22^nd of 2005.
Photo by John Erickson.
Loram Rail Service Train at Rigby on February 22^nd of 2005.
Photo by John Erickson.
B&M 342 leaving Waterville with the Wreck Train on March 6, 2006.
Photo by John Erickson.
B&M 342 leaving Waterville with the Wreck Train on March 6, 2006.
Photo by John Erickson.
B&M MW 3365 and the Waterville Wreck Train at Waterville on March 6, 2006.
Photo by John Erickson.
LLPX 2607 with the Mec Wreck Train at SLR Lewiston Junction on the 29th of July, 2009.
Photo by John Erickson.
MEC 517 & MEC 516, head east with the Officer and Crew Special (OCS) at Cumberland Center in Falmouth on November 19th of 2009.
Photo by John Erickson.
Sperry Rail Service Inspection Car 128 takes an overnight rest at the Portland Amtrak facility, January 10th of 2010.
Photo by John Erickson.
B&M 334, MEC 508, & MEC 374 work with the rail train crew to off load welded rail at Deering Junction on October 28th of 2010.
Photo by John Erickson.
Pan Am Officer and Crew Special (OCS) train with the Amtrak 40th Anniversary Train in Freeport on August 13^th of 2011.
Photo by John Erickson.
Pan Am Officer and Crew Special (OCS) train with the Amtrak 40th Anniversary Train in Freeport on August 13^th of 2011.
Photo by John Erickson.
PAR 1 & 2 with the OCS Passenger Extra at Leeds Junction on November 14th of 2013.
Photo by John Erickson.
GMTX 3005 with one OCS passenger car at Packard in Readfield on June 24th of 2014.
Photo by John Erickson.
Maine Central 376 WA-2 cans a work extra at Leeds Junction on the 23^rd of July of 2014.
Photo by John Erickson.
WA-2 cans a work extra at Leeds Junction on the 23^rd of July of 2014.
Photo by John Erickson.
B&M crane MW 3365 helps haul MEC 292 back onto the rails at Northern Maine Junction.
From the collection of John Erickson.
B&M crane MW 3365 helps haul MEC 292 back onto the rails at Northern Maine Junction.
From the collection of John Erickson.
B&M crane MW 3366 helps haul MEC 292 back onto the rails at Northern Maine Junction.
From the collection of John Erickson.
B&M crane MW 3366 helps haul MEC 292 back onto the rails at Northern Maine Junction.
From the collection of John Erickson.

Videos

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PAR 1, & PAR 2 return an Amtrak coach July 31^st of 2012.
Video by John Erickson.
PAR 1 with the OCS (Officer and Crew Special) in Green on May 20^th of 2013.
Video by John Erickson.
PAR 1 with the OCS (Officer and Crew Special) in Green on May 20^th of 2013.
Video by John Erickson.
Par 1 & 2 depart westbound with the Officer and Crew Special at Strawberry Ave on September 20^th of 2016.
Video by John Erickson.

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