Thanks for sharing this photo. Living in Maine most of my life I never had a chance to see the Grand Trunk in a Portland setting. Excellent photo.
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| Posted by Gene on March 14, 2019 | |
That is a lot of 'name that car' examples.
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| Posted by thewiz on March 14, 2019 | |
So many small cars. Nowadays this would be dominated by big SUVs.
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Great street running shot! A Pinto on the far right, and what looks to be a decent early 40's Black pickup on the left
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When I was stationed here in Portland 1969-70, the Portland Terminal RR would use this track to transfer cars to the Grand Trunk, normally LATE at night, using one or more of their ALCO switchers. Commercial Street had a number of "sailor's bars" in those days, and after having "a few too many" you had to watch out for the Portland Terminal trains that seemed to run right around midnight. Now the area has all been "gentrified" and I don't believe the street trackage is used any more.
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