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Where To Go To See Trains In Maine
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dharmon
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August 2003
From: Bottom Left Corner, USA
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Posted by
dharmon
on Tuesday, October 7, 2003 10:45 AM
mattmck13,
On the Guilford web site they have maps of service areas in Maine. Hope this helps.
www.guilfordrail.com
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dharmon
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August 2003
From: Bottom Left Corner, USA
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Posted by
dharmon
on Tuesday, October 7, 2003 10:45 AM
mattmck13,
On the Guilford web site they have maps of service areas in Maine. Hope this helps.
www.guilfordrail.com
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RAILFANUSA
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January 2001
From: US
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Posted by
RAILFANUSA
on Sunday, September 21, 2003 7:32 AM
Some years ago my young son and I enjoyed a visit to Northern Maine Junction just outside Bangor----we also visited Waterville... ...we saw a reasonable amount of activity for the 6 or more hours we spent watching that day----that was about 1984---we lived in California at the time and were paying a visit to the maternal G'parents in Lisbon Falls...
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RAILFANUSA
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January 2001
From: US
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Posted by
RAILFANUSA
on Sunday, September 21, 2003 7:32 AM
Some years ago my young son and I enjoyed a visit to Northern Maine Junction just outside Bangor----we also visited Waterville... ...we saw a reasonable amount of activity for the 6 or more hours we spent watching that day----that was about 1984---we lived in California at the time and were paying a visit to the maternal G'parents in Lisbon Falls...
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dharmon
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From: Bottom Left Corner, USA
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Posted by
dharmon
on Saturday, September 20, 2003 7:20 PM
The two best places I know of are South Portland/Digby Yard area and Bangor. Guilford from Bangor south and BAR in the north...or whomever owns them now. There are also tracks that run from Portland north parallel to the Guilford line through Yarmouth, which are labeled for St Lawrence and Atlantic but I have never seen any thing on them. Out of Portland you can also watch Amtrak on its Boston run. Also, Brunswick is where the old Maine Coast Line interchanges cement cars with Guilford. They also run an autumn leaf excursion which was powered by an RS11. i don't knwo if Guilford still runs the Waterville shops, never made it up there, but it used to be worth a visit I hear.
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dharmon
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August 2003
From: Bottom Left Corner, USA
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Posted by
dharmon
on Saturday, September 20, 2003 7:20 PM
The two best places I know of are South Portland/Digby Yard area and Bangor. Guilford from Bangor south and BAR in the north...or whomever owns them now. There are also tracks that run from Portland north parallel to the Guilford line through Yarmouth, which are labeled for St Lawrence and Atlantic but I have never seen any thing on them. Out of Portland you can also watch Amtrak on its Boston run. Also, Brunswick is where the old Maine Coast Line interchanges cement cars with Guilford. They also run an autumn leaf excursion which was powered by an RS11. i don't knwo if Guilford still runs the Waterville shops, never made it up there, but it used to be worth a visit I hear.
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Anonymous
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April 2003
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Where To Go To See Trains In Maine
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Anonymous
on Saturday, September 20, 2003 6:14 PM
Hey, I'm from maine and ever since i lived in utah for a year with my uncle, I have been fascinated with trains...of course maine hardly has any compared to utah and the trains here are midgets compared to those dash 8's and sd's out there but does anyone know where some decent places are in maine to watch trains? i live in central maine...I just want to be able to see them more like i did out there =(
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Anonymous
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Where To Go To See Trains In Maine
Posted by
Anonymous
on Saturday, September 20, 2003 6:14 PM
Hey, I'm from maine and ever since i lived in utah for a year with my uncle, I have been fascinated with trains...of course maine hardly has any compared to utah and the trains here are midgets compared to those dash 8's and sd's out there but does anyone know where some decent places are in maine to watch trains? i live in central maine...I just want to be able to see them more like i did out there =(
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