NNEPRA just got a $500K grant to help study Rockland expansion, Falmouth station and Portland Station relocation. And the Downeaster got $27.5 million for track upgrades between Brunswick and Boston. CSX is chipping in $ too. "Maine will receive $28 million in federal funds for the Downeaster r...
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Re: Amtrak Downeaster Discussion Thread
by BM6569 ¦ Sat Dec 09, 2023 10:54 am ¦ Forum: Amtrak ¦ Topic: Amtrak Downeaster Discussion Thread ¦ Replies: 9479 ¦ Views: 2166067Re: CSX Track Upgrades & Infrastructure of Pan Am
by BM6569 ¦ Wed Nov 29, 2023 10:37 am ¦ Forum: Pan Am Railways (formerly Guilford Rail System) ¦ Topic: CSX Track Upgrades & Infrastructure of Pan Am ¦ Replies: 874 ¦ Views: 160724RJ Corman crews have been installing the CWR in speed restricted areas from New Gloucester working east. Nearing Auburn now
Re: "Up North" Gawking (District 1 sightings)
by BM6569 ¦ Wed Nov 15, 2023 8:17 am ¦ Forum: Pan Am Railways (formerly Guilford Rail System) ¦ Topic: "Up North" Gawking (District 1 sightings) ¦ Replies: 2638 ¦ Views: 542214Work seems to be coming along in preparation for the CWR install. Crossings getting done, now switches. Hopefully they have a good stretch of weather into December with minimal snow
Re: CSX Track Upgrades & Infrastructure of Pan Am
by BM6569 ¦ Fri Oct 20, 2023 6:45 am ¦ Forum: Pan Am Railways (formerly Guilford Rail System) ¦ Topic: CSX Track Upgrades & Infrastructure of Pan Am ¦ Replies: 874 ¦ Views: 160724RJ Corman crews have been building track panels in downtown Auburn this week in preparation for replacing all the crossings next week.
Re: "Up North" Gawking (District 1 sightings)
by BM6569 ¦ Fri Sep 22, 2023 6:01 am ¦ Forum: Pan Am Railways (formerly Guilford Rail System) ¦ Topic: "Up North" Gawking (District 1 sightings) ¦ Replies: 2638 ¦ Views: 542214Could be the equipment from Keag. The local up there posted a video of the old stick rail being picked up. Installation is complete it looks like so they probably are working down here down.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zP9RtRVoTM
Re: Portsmouth Branch Activity
by BM6569 ¦ Thu Sep 21, 2023 7:21 am ¦ Forum: Pan Am Railways (formerly Guilford Rail System) ¦ Topic: Portsmouth Branch Activity ¦ Replies: 1657 ¦ Views: 438298I bet they will do the main west from Waterville this fall. They are dropping more rail from Auburn this week where they last left off
Re: CSX Track Upgrades & Infrastructure of Pan Am
by BM6569 ¦ Mon Sep 18, 2023 12:08 pm ¦ Forum: Pan Am Railways (formerly Guilford Rail System) ¦ Topic: CSX Track Upgrades & Infrastructure of Pan Am ¦ Replies: 874 ¦ Views: 160724Is more than one yard track getting new rail?
Re: CSX Track Upgrades & Infrastructure of Pan Am
by BM6569 ¦ Thu Sep 14, 2023 7:55 am ¦ Forum: Pan Am Railways (formerly Guilford Rail System) ¦ Topic: CSX Track Upgrades & Infrastructure of Pan Am ¦ Replies: 874 ¦ Views: 160724Maybe they will get down here when they are done in Keag
Re: CSX Track Upgrades & Infrastructure of Pan Am
by BM6569 ¦ Wed Sep 13, 2023 7:32 am ¦ Forum: Pan Am Railways (formerly Guilford Rail System) ¦ Topic: CSX Track Upgrades & Infrastructure of Pan Am ¦ Replies: 874 ¦ Views: 160724F74265A wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 6:24 pm Chux videos show cwr has been dropped a while ago around Leeds jct area and I think others too. I think I saw prefab turn outs stacked near Leeds also. So at least some materials are staged for rigby- Waterville workCWR has been dropped on the main from Waterville past downtown Auburn
Re: CSX Track Upgrades & Infrastructure of Pan Am
by BM6569 ¦ Mon Sep 11, 2023 10:34 am ¦ Forum: Pan Am Railways (formerly Guilford Rail System) ¦ Topic: CSX Track Upgrades & Infrastructure of Pan Am ¦ Replies: 874 ¦ Views: 160724New video from Keag. Getting ready to do rail installation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qeYpRi6riU
Re: CSX Track Upgrades & Infrastructure of Pan Am
by BM6569 ¦ Fri Sep 01, 2023 7:25 am ¦ Forum: Pan Am Railways (formerly Guilford Rail System) ¦ Topic: CSX Track Upgrades & Infrastructure of Pan Am ¦ Replies: 874 ¦ Views: 160724Ok Thanks. And it did look like there were two strings of rail laying next to each other one on side of the tracks
Re: CSX Track Upgrades & Infrastructure of Pan Am
by BM6569 ¦ Thu Aug 31, 2023 12:23 pm ¦ Forum: Pan Am Railways (formerly Guilford Rail System) ¦ Topic: CSX Track Upgrades & Infrastructure of Pan Am ¦ Replies: 874 ¦ Views: 160724Look at the 136lb rail connected to the old rail. Can you move something over that? The size difference is quite big!
Re: "Up North" Gawking (District 1 sightings)
by BM6569 ¦ Mon Jul 31, 2023 2:27 pm ¦ Forum: Pan Am Railways (formerly Guilford Rail System) ¦ Topic: "Up North" Gawking (District 1 sightings) ¦ Replies: 2638 ¦ Views: 542214I believe new CWR has been dropped from Waterville to near the border of Greene/Lewiston, maybe just past it. I wonder when it will be installed.
Re: CSX Track Upgrades & Infrastructure of Pan Am
by BM6569 ¦ Sat Jun 24, 2023 8:34 am ¦ Forum: Pan Am Railways (formerly Guilford Rail System) ¦ Topic: CSX Track Upgrades & Infrastructure of Pan Am ¦ Replies: 874 ¦ Views: 160724Maybe for extending PTC to Brunswick?
Re: CSX Track Upgrades & Infrastructure of Pan Am
by BM6569 ¦ Thu Jun 01, 2023 8:45 am ¦ Forum: Pan Am Railways (formerly Guilford Rail System) ¦ Topic: CSX Track Upgrades & Infrastructure of Pan Am ¦ Replies: 874 ¦ Views: 160724The first of the 2 rail trains dropped rail on the main in Waterville. The 2nd is in Rigby