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Guilford Rail System changed its name to Pan Am Railways in 2006. Discussion relating to the current operations of the Boston & Maine, the Maine Central, and the Springfield Terminal railroads (as well as the Delaware & Hudson while it was under Guilford control until 1988). Official site can be found here: PANAMRAILWAYS.COM.

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 #1514666  by Dick H
 
Reported yesterday on the Guilford Sightings Group that at 1610 hours,'
the loco 310 was at Rockingham Jct. with the CSX "safety train" going
to Portsmouth. No confirmation that I have seen that it made it there.
 #1514682  by arthur d.
 
The Firefighters Education and Training Foundation safety train, reporting mark MCVX, engine 310 long hood first presiding, is indeed on the ladder track in Portsmouth yard. 2 boxcars, 1 flat with machinery, and 3 tank cars of 2 different sizes.
 #1514729  by Jonathan603
 
Here is was on Saturday night. It was still there last night too as you mentioned.
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 #1516069  by Hux
 
Hopefully they plan on working their way east on the branch. Crossed over on I-95 South and noticed a shimmy in both rails, about 100 yards west of the highway.
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 #1520265  by artman
 
Nice to see Portsmouth Yard getting some love!
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 #1520340  by BM6569
 
How much of the yard is getting rebuilt? Looks like a shell of it's former self. How many tracks were there back in the day?
 #1521013  by arthur d.
 
Feh. More carpet bagger nimbys. Should be more concerned with the Brewster street crack heads.
On a side note, the trackies were in the yard on Sunday afternoon doing something. No time to stop, they could have been building a track panel, rebuilding a switch, or just having a picnic.
 #1521436  by NHV 669
 
"They should park the [locomotives] in true industrial areas, away from densely populated areas."

You mean like a rail yard, that developers CHOSE to build homes around? The dog bites it's own tail again....
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