Libby in Lewiston

My Pictures at Libby in Lewiston

Libby, mp 160.08, is the west end of Fairgrounds Siding, which is a common place for meets and lunch stops. I usually view it from 19-21 Libby Ave., Lewiston, ME 04240, 44°06'50.5"N 70°12'35.2"W

Pictures

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ST 215 with BAED at Fairgrounds on November 4^th of 2002.
Photo by John Erickson.
Unolading ATSF auto racks at the Fairgrounds in Lewiston on January 21, 2003.
Photo by John Erickson.
Unolading ATSF auto racks at the Fairgrounds in Lewiston on January 21, 2003.
Photo by John Erickson.
Unolading ATSF auto racks at the Fairgrounds in Lewiston on January 21, 2003.
Photo by John Erickson.
Unolading ATSF auto racks at the Fairgrounds in Lewiston on January 21, 2003.
Photo by John Erickson.
MEC 372 at Libby in Lewiston on the 19^th of March, 2003.
Photo by John Erickson.
MEC 370 RIRJ eastbound at the Fairgrounds on June 30th, 2005.
Photo by John Erickson.
MEC 514 on the siding at Fairgrounds East with RIRJ in tow on September 2nd of 2005.
Photo by John Erickson.
MEC 617 & MEC 306 make a meet at Libby in Lewiston on the 20th of March in 2013.
Photo by John Erickson.
Hours of service timing can cause some odd things like, BNSF 9779, BNSF 9892, BNSF 9687, HLCX 8070 & MEC 608 running WAPO at Libby in Lewiston on June 26th 2013.
Photo by John Erickson.
MEC 514 & 516 at Libby in Lewiston on March 10^th of 2017.
Photo by John Erickson.
MEC 305 with POWA at Libby in Lewiston on March 16^th of 2017.
Photo by John Erickson.
MEC 319 and PORU at Libby in Lewiston on September 13^th of 2019.
Photo by John Erickson.
MEC 354 on the point of PORU at Libby in Lewiston on September 14^th of 2019.
Photo by John Erickson.
MEC 502 and 511 on the point of PORU at Libby in Lewiston on November 29^th of 2019.
Photo by John Erickson.
MEC 516 on the point of RUPO at Libby in Lewiston on November 29^th of 2019.
Photo by John Erickson.
DJ-1 with MEC engine 351 in Lewiston on June 4^th of 2020.
Photo by John Erickson.
MEC 307 & 511 lead RUPO weest at Libby on May 14^th of 2021.
Photo by John Erickson.
MEC 514 leads PORU through Libby in Lewiston on January 29^th of 2023.
Photo by John Erickson.
C &am; G surfacing doing track work at Libby in Lewiston on December 8^th of 2023.
Photo by John Erickson.
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Videos

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MEC 514, GMTX 3003, and BM 335 take POWA through Libby on August 9^th of 2014.
Video by John Erickson.
MEC 312, 505 & 377 arrive with POWA at Strawberry Ave on September 20^th of 2016.
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.
MEC 351 with DJ-1 at Libby in Lewiston on June 4^th of 2020.
Video by John Erickson.
BM 330, MEC 509, & MEC 511 take PORU through Libby in Lewiston on Febuary 23^rd of 2022.
Photo by John Erickson.
C &am; G surfacing doing track work at Libby in Lewiston on December 8^th of 2023.
Video by John Erickson.

Definition
Term	Defined As
Stake	Pole used in dangerous and now rare method of switching. A cut of cars was shoved by a stake attached to the car immediately in front of the engine. This method was supposed to be superior to the normal method of "batting them out" because there was less wear and tear on drawbars and less damage to freight (debatable); but the human casualties that resulted gave more than one yard the nickname "slaughterhouse." The money a boomer saved on a job so he could resign and continue eating regularly while looking for another job.

Definition

Term

Defined As

Stake

Pole used in dangerous and now rare method of switching. A cut of cars was shoved by a stake attached to the car immediately in front of the engine. This method was supposed to be superior to the normal method of "batting them out" because there was less wear and tear on drawbars and less damage to freight (debatable); but the human casualties that resulted gave more than one yard the nickname "slaughterhouse."
The money a boomer saved on a job so he could resign and continue eating regularly while looking for another job.

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