mp100 photos on Flickr

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WA-R, a sparsely seen or heard local, switches the feed mill at Detroit. After finishing up our day’s adventure in Bangor we heard a train claim they are clear of MP100 (Burnham, Maine), So we went to detroit to cut it off. By some miracle, it was WA-R. Feed mill operators were nice enough to let us on property for this hardly shot operation.

Train: ST WA-R with MEC 511 (GP40-2L), BM 326 (GP40-2)

ST Detroit Spur

Detroit, Maine

Hundred and a Half by Geddy Davis

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Q241-18 barrels east under the the rarely visited C&O signals at MP100.5, north of Bradner, behind a standard cab SD50 on an unseasonably warm February morning.

Aprilwetter (Zeiss Makro-Planar 2/100 ZF), Panorama by Rolf Typke

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Panorama from several vertical shots, Hit L to enlarge

Burnham Junction by dcarpine

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WAMA comes down the hill at MP100 as they pass Burnham Junction on a cloudy Sunday afternoon. The lashup consisted of 5 GP40's with the treat of a highhood leading.

Warm winter weather 😎 by Trainman Zach

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Railfanning, on February 10th, 2026: (After Work Specials✅🚂️)

At CN Hampton BC, MP110.35 CNR Yale Subdivision.

TRAIN 1: CN Train M35651-10 East (CN Mixed, Freight) CN (ES44) 2829, & Mid DPU CN (C6M) 3412. Axle count 432. (Length 6,892ft) (105 cars, mix bag) (At 4:10PM) (North Track) (Noice K5HL!) (30mph)

TRAIN 2: CN Train G81551-10 West (CN Grain, Loads) CN (C6M) 3359, & End DPU EMDX (SD70/T4) 7222. Axle count 396. (Length 5,650ft) (96 cars, grainers) (At 5:55PM) (North Track) (Noice K3LA!) (50mph!)

TRAIN 3: CN Train Q10451-10 East (CN Intermodal’s) CN (T4) 3064, & CN (SD70) 8330.

Axle count 460. (Length 9,897ft) (156 cars, stackers) (At 6:00PM) (South Track) (Noice K5HL!) (15mph)

TRAIN 4: CN Train G83451-10 East (CN Grain, Empty’s) CN (ES44/CITI) 2758, CN (T4) 3223, & End DPU CN (T4) 3055. Axle count 618. (Length 8,572ft) (150 cars, G3 empty’s) (At 6:30PM) (South Track) (Noice K5HL!) (50mph!)

Railfanning, on February 11th, 2026: (After Work Specials✅🚂️)

At CN Hydro BC, MP100.0 CNR Yale Subdivision.

TRAIN 1: CN Train Q10851-11 East (CN Intermodal’s) CN (ES44) 2848, & Mid DPU CN (DC) 2319. Axle count 516. (Length 11,420ft) (170 cars, stackers) (At 3:20PM) (North Track) (Noice K5HL!) (50mph!)

TRAIN 2: CPKC Train A71-11 West (CPKC IMS, Transfer) CP (CWM) 8015. Axle count 6. (Length 100ft) (1 unit) (At 3:25PM) (South Track) (Noice K5HL!) (30mph)

TRAIN 3: CN Train Q11651-11 East (CN Intermodal’s) CN (ES44) 2904, CN (T4) 3215, & End DPU CN (T4) 3256. Axle count 534. (Length 11,710ft) (180 cars, stackers) (At 3:35PM) (North Track) (Noice K5HL!) (30mph)

TRAIN 4: CN Train C73151-11 West (CPKC Coal, Loads) CP (CWM) 8002, Mid DPU CP (ES44) 8760, & End DPU CP (AC44/CL) 9768. Axle count 618. (Length 8,238ft) (150 cars, coalers) (At 4:45PM) (South Track) (Noice K3LA!) (50mph!)

TRAIN 5: CN Train M35651-11 East (CN Mixed, Freight) CN (ES44) 2860, & Mid DPU CN (ES44) 2847. Axle count 428. (Length 7,140ft) (104 cars, mix bag) (At 4:50PM) (North Track) (Noice K5HL!) (50mph!)

TRAIN 6: CN Train A41751-11 West (CN Mixed, Freight) CN (ES44) 3808, & CN (SD70) 8313. Axle count 464. (Length 7,438ft) (113 cars, mix bag) (At 6:05PM) (North Track) (Noice K5HL!) (30mph)

MAWA at Burnham Junction by Thomas Coulombe

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About a mile west of the previous picture, MAWA is rolling past MP100 at Burnham Junction. The track on the right of the train is the interchange track with the Belfast & Moosehead Lake; currently that gets used about twice a year. Up until almost fifteen years ago now, there used to be several large grain silos that dominated the backdrop here, but regrettably, those got torn down as more of central Maine's business dried up. High hood GP40s 373 and 380 are bracketing GP40-2LW 501 with sixty cars today, most of it off Irving, but also some cars from their tie grinder at Keag, and some interchange from the CMQ.

North Cascades from MP100 Rest Stop by Ted

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MAWA crossing Johnson Brook by Thomas Coulombe

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Most people who have shot Pan Am east of Waterville are familiar with MP100, as the big granite milepost is located right by the road at Burnham Junction. But a half mile to the west and with a little bit of elevation (seventy-eight feet, to be exact) another view is opened up. MAWA with a trio of Pan Am's ex-Canadian National GP40-2LWs for power is plodding along through central Maine with about sixty cars in tow, crossing over Johnson Brook near the fringes of Burnham, ME.

Back To Regular Programming… by Trainman Zach

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Railfanning, on February 4th, 2026: (After Work Specials✅🚂️)

At CN Hydro BC, MP100.0 CNR Yale Subdivision.

TRAIN 1: CN Train M35551-04 West (CN Mixed, Freight) CN (T4) 3199, Mid DPU CN (C6M) 3398, & End DPU CN (ES44) 3884. Axle count 662. (Length 11,698ft) (161 cars, PG mix bag) (At 3:00PM) (South Track) (Noice K5HL!) (40mph)

TRAIN 2: CN Train G80951-04 West (CN Grain, Loads) CN (T4) 3158, IC (Trash9) 2708, & End DPU CN (ES44) 2844. Axle count 618. (Length 8,650ft) (150 cars, G3 loads) (At 3:15PM) (South Track) (Noice K5HL!) (50mph!)

TRAIN 3: CN Train Q10251-04 East (CN Intermodal’s) CN (ES44) 3805, & Mid DPU CN (T4) 3205. Axle count 440. (Length 9,900ft) (150 cars, stackers) (At 3:40PM) (South Track) (Noice K5HLB!) (30mph)

TRAIN 4: CPKC Train 303-04 West (CPKC Grain, Loads) CP (ES44) 8937, & End DPU CP (ES44) 8701. Axle count 396. (Length 5,500ft) (96 cars, grainers) (At 3:55PM) (North Track) (Noice K5HL!) (50mph!)

TRAIN 5: CN Train M35651-04 East (CN Mixed, Freight) CN (ES44/CL) 2900, & Mid DPU CN (T4) 3119. Axle count 440. (Length 9,900ft) (150 cars, stackers & rackers) (At 4:05PM) (South Track) (Noice K5HL!) (50mph!)

TRAIN 6: CPKC Train 800-04 East (CPKC Coal, Empty’s) CP (ES44) 9354, Mid DPU CP (ES44) 8902, & End DPU CP (ES44) 8887. Axle count 626. (Length 8,291ft) (152 cars, coalers) (At 4:20PM) (North Track) (Noice K3L!) (25mph)

TRAIN 7: CN Train C77251-04 East (CN Coal, Empty’s) CN (T4) 3257, Mid DPU CN (ES44) 2833, & End DPU CN (ES44) 2934. Axle count 898. (Length 12,420ft) (220 cars, coalers) (At 4:40PM) (South Track) (Noice K5HL!) (40mph)

TRAIN 8: CN Train G81551-04 West (CN Grain, Loads) CN (T4) 3146, & IC (Trash9) 2726.

Axle count 444. (Length 6,000ft) (108 cars, grainers) (At 5:30PM) (South Track) (Noice K5HL!) (40mph)

TRAIN 9: CN Train Q11751-04 West (CN Intermodal’s) CN (T4) 3252, & Mid DPU CN (ES44/CITI) 3953. Axle count 480. (Length 10,670ft) (165 cars, stackers) (At 5:55PM) (South Track) (Killer P5!!!) (50mph!)

TRAIN 10: CN Train G83451-04 East (CN Grain, Empty’s) CN (ES44) 2954, CN (Trash9) 2662, & End DPU CN (ES44) 3855. Axle count 578. (Length 7,690ft) (140 cars, G3 empty’s) (At 6:05PM) (North Track) (Noice K5HL!) (60mph!)

Turn And Burn by Paolo Roffo

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Yesterday, I rearranged some things to free up a Friday afternoon to head out the Connecticut River Valley. Knowing that I hate humidity, I needed a good reason to do so, and I therefore had to hit my objectives to make it worth my time. After catching Amtrak with the drone and EDSP from the ground, Target #3 was the northbound leg of New England Central's 611 crossing the high bridge at Millers Falls. I did this many years ago with Amtrak, but I've wanted a freight here in good light for a long time.

I knew they were on the move from Palmer, but there were a lot of 10mph heat restrictions, and rumor on Facebook was that they would tie it down before Millers Falls. I had actually given up and started driving back to East Deerfield when I heard them call clear of MP95. Since Millers Falls is just shy of MP100, this necessitated the classic "Turn & Burn" maneuver as soon as I got a break in traffic on Route 2.

Turns out, the "Burn" wasn't really needed, as I had plenty of time to get back, which I should have used to launch the drone. Oh well...this shot is not in danger of going away, so there's always next summer.

Back To Regular Programming… by Trainman Zach

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