mikep758
Old reliable
After my planned chase of an afternoon westbound out of Northern Maine Junction evaporated due to mechanical issues with power and work to do in the yard before leaving, I decided to go after the Hinckley job. SAPPI-3 and SAPPI-4 are easily the most reliable trains in the Waterville area. Eastbound SAPPI-4 left Waterville in the evening after doing some yard switching and having their power serviced. Here they are crossing Martin Stream in Hinckely nearing the end of their day at the Sappi Fine Paper mill in Skowhegan. Today's Hinckley branch is a 9 mile remant of the Maine Central branch to downtown Scowhegan. The only remaining customer is the paper mill. The power certainly isn't what it once was, but it is still nice to have a branch line local running 7 days a week in New England.
Hinckley, Maine
August 27, 2016
Old reliable
After my planned chase of an afternoon westbound out of Northern Maine Junction evaporated due to mechanical issues with power and work to do in the yard before leaving, I decided to go after the Hinckley job. SAPPI-3 and SAPPI-4 are easily the most reliable trains in the Waterville area. Eastbound SAPPI-4 left Waterville in the evening after doing some yard switching and having their power serviced. Here they are crossing Martin Stream in Hinckely nearing the end of their day at the Sappi Fine Paper mill in Skowhegan. Today's Hinckley branch is a 9 mile remant of the Maine Central branch to downtown Scowhegan. The only remaining customer is the paper mill. The power certainly isn't what it once was, but it is still nice to have a branch line local running 7 days a week in New England.
Hinckley, Maine
August 27, 2016