"Swingin' the hammers and drawin' up pay". The lyrics to Gordon Lightfoot's "Canadian Railway Trilogy" come to mind as I watch the WW&F Spiking Crew in action behind the... (more)

"Insta-Track" (TM). At the WW&F Railway Museum, track-laying definitely follows a very scripted process. Once a pair of rails are in place, crews immediately begin attaching tem... (more)

Joining the rails. With the rail in place on the tie-bed, WW&F crew members go about the task of attaching joint bars to couple the new section to the previous one. Note the small track c... (more)

"Elmer" in action - Laying down rail. The WW&F Gantry Car "Elmer" delivers a length of rail to the crew working in front of the train. A traveling crane with chain fal... (more)

"Elmer" in action - Tie Placement. Beginning a rail-laying cycle, the WW&F Gantry Crane "Elmer" has just delivered a tie bundle to the ground in front of the work train. Each bundle conta... (more)

WW&F Track Construction Gantry Car: "Elmer". Here's a clean view of the WW&F's recently-developed track construction gantry car, affectionately known as "Elmer". This car, and its accompan... (more)

Having been in the area of Northern Maine Junction for most of the morning expecting just about any other train but this job, an engineer out of Brownville Junction would eventually drive himself ... (more)

CMOR Brownville Junction Switcher with BAR 9017 in the lead is making up Job 1to head for Jackman with the crew reporting at 1600. Shown here as it is passing by the old CP station. It is so app... (more)

Looking faded but classy in this old scheme this unit was doing some industrial switching. And Dig those markers.

The conductor makes the hitch as the crew puts together the first train of the day on the two foot gauge WW&F. The WW&F website states that Locomotive 9 was built in 1891 by the Portland Company,... (more)

The crew is making up the first train of the day on the two foot gauge WW&F. The WW&F website states that Locomotive 9 was built in 1891 by the Portland Company, Portland Maine, for the Sandy Riv... (more)

A pair of Maine Central GP7s await their next assignment at Rigby Yard in South Portland, ME. MEC 561 wears the original maroon and yellow paint scheme, while sister 565 has been repainted in the ... (more)

On August 29, the St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad's northbound train 393 crosses the Wild River at Gilead, Maine, with a trio of St. Lawrence & Atlantic units, including the Road Slug 804 leading... (more)

RUPO has just finished their work at Danville Jct. and heads west through New Gloucester.

A Portland to Rumford manifest crosses the Fore River and heads east with a train of paper products.