Hearing the sound of a wide open GP38 is a personal favorite of mine, so it was an automatic that I'd follow Central Maine & Quebec's Searsport job on it's return North July 16, 2017. With it's h... (more)

Central Maine & Quebec Job #2 is departing Farnham Yard for Maine on a warm and humid afternoon.

After building their train in the Central Maine & Quebec's Brownville Yard, a loaded ballast train heads out and onto the mainline behind former BNSF B-boat power.

Central Maine & Quebec Job #2 is awaiting as #710 is entering the yard.

Lead by freshly rebuilt #3817, a short Central Maine & Quebec #710 is returning to Farnham Yard with local traffic.

One benefit of where I work is it's location to Central Maine & Quebec's Searsport Branch. Calls sometimes put me close to the line several times per week, and June 15, 2017 proved to be one such... (more)

Inspection and brake test completed, Central Maine & Quebec Job #2 is awaiting a crew before departing for Maine. The last trailing unit is a freshly painted and rebuilt GP38-3 #3817 that recently... (more)

Having followed the southbound side of Central Maine & Quebec's Searsport job earlier in the day, I figured my exposure to it was done for the day with an afternoon birthday party planned for when... (more)

With a trio of ''Blue Barns'', Central Maine & Quebec Job#2 is idling away before departure later in the day.

Everyone has a particular favorite, no-fail photo spot where he or she can photograph a train in any kind of weather during any season and usually come away with a shot they like. For me, one suc... (more)

Central Maine & Quebec Job #2 rest in the yard before departure for Maine.

CMQ Job 1 going over the Onawa Trestle heading to Jackman ME to switch the logs and pick up loads of lumber at the reload center owned by Pleasant River and Moose River Lumber. Once all the switch... (more)

The sun is peeking through the clearing skies as CMQ #810 is refueling at Farnham Yard.

During the first true sunny morning in nearly a week, Central Maine & Quebec ended up operating a Sunday #210 to Searsport, Maine. The wind had died down just enough as the train approached the ... (more)

CMQ 9020 leads CMQ 1's power into Farnham Yard as they take their train apart.