B&ML

Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad (B&ML)

Some of these pictures are from my personal photography and some were given to me after having been in a fire.

Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railway is owned by the Brooks Preservstion Society and runs an excursion train that normally runs out of Unity station at 212 Depot St, Unity, ME 04988 (coordinates 44°36'53.8"N 69°19'18.2"W), but also runs out of other stations on certain weekends. This is a necessity because, the city of Belfast took over the right of way inside the city limits for the railroad's back taxes. I'll also give you the link to The Belfast & Moosehead Lake RR.

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Taking a ride with Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad (BMLX) 50 on August 3^rd of 2014.
Video by John Erickson.

Definition
Term	Defined As
Self Aligning Coupler	A coupler with a designed in feature that keeps the head of the coupler either straight on to the coupler it mates with or centered in the draw bar pocket to help prevent jackknives. Freight companies usually use a type with a tapered draw bar designed to keep the coupler head over the center of the track and may only have them on road engines. Amtrak uses a type where each coupler head has a diamond shaped pin on one side and a matching slot on the other. This keeps two locked in couplers lined in a straight line both vertical and horizontal. It is more expensive, but with the cargo they carry, worth the cost.

Definition

Term

Defined As

Self Aligning Coupler

A coupler with a designed in feature that keeps the head of the coupler either straight on to the coupler it mates with or centered in the draw bar pocket to help prevent jackknives. Freight companies usually use a type with a tapered draw bar designed to keep the coupler head over the center of the track and may only have them on road engines. Amtrak uses a type where each coupler head has a diamond shaped pin on one side and a matching slot on the other. This keeps two locked in couplers lined in a straight line both vertical and horizontal. It is more expensive, but with the cargo they carry, worth the cost.

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Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad (B&ML)

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