After trying to catch up to RUPO all the way from Danville Jct. we finally catch him pulling into his destination, Rigby Yard in South Portland ME.

RUPO crosses the Androscoggin with a former CSX GP40 leading.

381 breaks a snowbank on Spragues Mills Road in Greene with a gust of wind blowing its smoke to the right.

The badly faded orange stripe on 380 fits right in with this fall's pale foliage. While still nice to look at, this year's fall colors haven't been quite as spectacular as the foliage of previous ... (more)

RUPO interrupts the peace and quiet at Leeds Junction on an unbeatable summer evening in Maine.

RUPO passes by a big patch of wild berries in Yarmouth.

Seen from the Veterans Memorial Bridge, RUPO crosses the Fore River. I found a shot on railpictures of a different RUPO train taken by Bill Wilder in 1987 at this same spot, (Railroad: Pan Am Railways
Locomotive: EMD GP40
Location: South Portland, Maine, USA
Locomotive #: MEC 307
Train ID: RUPO
Photo Date: July 22, 2010

Led by two blue GP40s, RUPO crosses the Presumpscot River on a beautiful summer afternoon.

Most of the track on Pan Am's District 1 doesn't look much better than these two old rails dropped on a pile of rotten ties next to the tracks at Leeds Jct. Recently, track work has been done in ... (more)

RUPO soaks up the day's last rays of sun just west of Leeds Junction at a farm road/ATV trail crossing.

Despite being recently painted, 602 is extremely dirty, and people have drawn some strange things in the dirt. I'm not sure what these units are doing on RUPO, as I thought six axle units were no... (more)

RUPO approaches Merrill Road, rolling by a field of cattails. The sun set behind the distant trees about five minutes after I got this shot.

With the sun quickly setting, 518 casts a reflection on a massive puddle in a small road of tire ruts in Greene. Quite a sight with RUPO moving at a decent pace for trains in District 1.

RUPO is passing by the Roy, just west of Leeds Junction, as it is finishing up its set off. MP 151 is a good example of the standard style of mileposts seen on the old MEC, different from the unus... (more)

RUPO approaches Danville Jct., where it will set off some cars.