On a sunny day in May, I took the girls with me to Brunswick to see Midcoast Railservice in action on the Rockland Branch. Soon after we arrived, Midcoast Railservice arrived with both locomotives and a train of cement hoppers. … Read More

Eliza and I went to Cumberland Center to see if any trains would go by. While we were there, we were lucky enough to see the Pan Am OCS train pass by and I was able to get a couple … Read More

Over the course of several weeks, I took some photos of the Amtrak Downeaster passing locations in Cumberland, Freeport, and Falmouth. I saw both the northbound and southbound trains pass Route 9 in Cumberland, and both stop at the station … Read More

I found a few interesting old railroad crossing signs, signals, and other sights along the old Lower Road for the Maine Central Railroad. The route, which runs from Brunswick to Augusta has been unused since the 1980s, and there are … Read More

I went down to Portland to take a few photos of the railroad swing bridge that crosses the inlet to Back Cove. It had been recently announced that the southern portion of the bridge would be demolished, since it was … Read More

I waited for the Amtrak Downeaster to pass Yarmouth Junction in Yarmouth, and at the Memorial Park in Freeport. I managed to see both the Northbound and Southbound midday trains pass at each location. I also took a photo of … Read More

I stopped by Lewiston Junction on the outskirts of Auburn and New Gloucester to see if there was any interesting railroading activity going on. Just as I arrived, a train crossed the crossing a little further down the road, then … Read More

Over the course of several visits to New Hampshire, I collected some railroad related photos in interesting places, including the roundhouse in Bartlett, the Conway Scenic Railroad, Crawford Notch, and unused portions of the Mountain Division. We also stopped in … Read More

We went for a nice bike ride on the Kennebec River Rail Trail from Gardiner to Hallowell and back. The trail starts from the Hannaford parking lot in Gardiner, and then follows the train tracks along the shoreline of the … Read More

One day during my August vacation, we went for a scenic drive to Christmas Cove in South Bristol. We first went to the area last fall, and we thought it was very pretty and scenic. Christmas Cove and South Bristol … Read More

We went for a nice bike ride along the Androscoggin River Path in Brunswick. The paved path follows the river for almost 3 miles, and also runs parallel to Route 1. There are some nice views of the river along … Read More

We met up with a couple of our friends in Hallowell and went for a walk along part of the Kennebec River Rail Trail. The trail runs from Gardiner to Augusta, and passes through Hallowell. We started and finished our … Read More