December 21st, 2005
We got up in Bangor a little later than we'd have liked and headed up to Brownville Junction to see what we could find. We just missed MMA 8569, a freshly painted MMA unit, heading into the shops at Derby, but caught 2 MMA F40s and a variety of other interesting trains including NBSR over the course of the day in the area. We also met two area railfans who guided us through the day, and without whom we would not have caught much of what we saw, so thanks Kevin and Matt!
Brownville Junction, Maine
(map) Brownville Junction is its own town near Brownville, hosting an MMA yard and tracks heading out every which way. New Brunswick Southern, officially called Eeastern Maine Railway in that area, interchanges with MMA at this yard.
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NBSR #902 Brownville interchange switches the MMA yard at Brownville Junction.
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NBSR #902 Brownville interchange switches the MMA yard at Brownville Junction.
Brownville, Maine
(map) Brownville has a frequently used wye for the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic between their Derby shops and Brownville Junction.
Brownville Junction, Maine
(map) Brownville Junction is its own town near Brownville, hosting an MMA yard and tracks heading out every which way. New Brunswick Southern, officially called Eeastern Maine Railway in that area, interchanges with MMA at this yard.
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MMA #1 crosses Church street on its way through Brownville Junction. To get into the Junction it will continue a few miles up to Brownville, around a wye, then back up to Brownville Junction a mile from this crossing.
Brownville, Maine
(map) Brownville has a frequently used wye for the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic between their Derby shops and Brownville Junction.
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MMA #1 Millinocket to Montreal job heads through the wye at Brownville.