mikep758
RR Christmas Present
Two days before Christmas 2011 the word spread fast through the railfan community that Pan Am Railways had put together a consist of three GP9's for the Hinckley Job. While the trip up the branch would be under the cover of darkness, the westbound move on the 24th would be in daylight. With a sunny forecast it was likely the largest railfan contingent to ever descend on the Hinckley Branch. After hearing the same consist would go back up on the 24th, with a another sunny forecast and fresh snow on the ground it was an easy decision to make another trip to the Waterville area on the 26th. Leading the train is the Maine Central "heritage" unit, less than a month out of the paint shop at the time. Unfortunately this would prove to be an extremely rare trip outside the confines of the Waterville yard. The green unit would work for a few months in the yard, only to be sidelined for over two years waiting for mechanical work. Fortunately the unit was reactivated in late summer, 2014 and is currently working on locals out of East Deerfield, Massachusetts. The two trailing GP9's have since been retired from the roster.
Shawmut, Maine
December 26, 2011
RR Christmas Present
Two days before Christmas 2011 the word spread fast through the railfan community that Pan Am Railways had put together a consist of three GP9's for the Hinckley Job. While the trip up the branch would be under the cover of darkness, the westbound move on the 24th would be in daylight. With a sunny forecast it was likely the largest railfan contingent to ever descend on the Hinckley Branch. After hearing the same consist would go back up on the 24th, with a another sunny forecast and fresh snow on the ground it was an easy decision to make another trip to the Waterville area on the 26th. Leading the train is the Maine Central "heritage" unit, less than a month out of the paint shop at the time. Unfortunately this would prove to be an extremely rare trip outside the confines of the Waterville yard. The green unit would work for a few months in the yard, only to be sidelined for over two years waiting for mechanical work. Fortunately the unit was reactivated in late summer, 2014 and is currently working on locals out of East Deerfield, Massachusetts. The two trailing GP9's have since been retired from the roster.
Shawmut, Maine
December 26, 2011