Tim Hairston.
Right at Home
In a scene that looks far from 2017, Pan Am's Maine Central heritage unit, ST GP9 #52, looks right at home as it leads train MAWA past the retired goal post signal at the former CPF-92 in Pittsfield, ME. Although the railroad's three operating GP9's are usually reserved for yard duties around Waterville, the 52 was pressed into road service the previous day on WAMA, allowing for the very rare opportunity to shoot it leading the return from Mattawamkeag the following day in territory not usually seen by the unit. Forty miles of CTC between Hermon and Benton, ME, were retired from service this past winter, and already nearly all the signal heads have been removed from the masts, luckily with exception of the photogenic home signal at this location.
Right at Home
In a scene that looks far from 2017, Pan Am's Maine Central heritage unit, ST GP9 #52, looks right at home as it leads train MAWA past the retired goal post signal at the former CPF-92 in Pittsfield, ME. Although the railroad's three operating GP9's are usually reserved for yard duties around Waterville, the 52 was pressed into road service the previous day on WAMA, allowing for the very rare opportunity to shoot it leading the return from Mattawamkeag the following day in territory not usually seen by the unit. Forty miles of CTC between Hermon and Benton, ME, were retired from service this past winter, and already nearly all the signal heads have been removed from the masts, luckily with exception of the photogenic home signal at this location.