Where Lobster is King

[ricksan]

Along the Scarborough River near Pine Point.

Hmm. Something familiar about those buildings. Must've been the same architect!

[micaelcorleone]

Oh another picture from your new route. Super!
What railroad is this blue loco? Didn't you mention that there'll be some new locos coming with the route?

[thecanadianrail]

gtrax site now has pictures and videos of the route! SWINGING BRIDGE!!!!!! the loco is from PAN AM Railways. this is a quote from the website: "Is there any doubt? Railroading alongside the historic waterfront on the Portland Terminal route by G-TraX" looks great!

[micaelcorleone]

Thank you for the info. This route looks so photorealistic. Wow!
Interesting to see that the good ol Pan Am lives on in a different way.

[arizonachris]

Mmmmm, lobster, crab and shrimp. My 3 favorite food groups. Looking good, Ricksan!

[ricksan]

Pan Am Railways is the successor to Guilford Transportation Industries (GTI). GTI actually purchased the rights to the name and logo several years ago from what was left of the former airline company.

In the 1980s, GTI acquired the Boston & Maine and Maine Central Railroads. Those two railroads converged in South Portland at Rigby yard, which is the largest railroad yard in New England. The Portland Terminal Railway performed switching services for these railroads at Rigby and several other smaller yards in the area.

The Grand Trunk Railway also operated Portland. In fact the scenes in the swing bridge video occur along those tracks. Some 20 years ago, the trestle leading up to the swing bridge was damaged by a fire. The trestle was never repaired and today the bridge sits permanently open at the entrance to the inlet known as Back Cove (coordinates: 43.6750, -70.2506). The tracks on the north bank are still active -- that factory you see in the background of the video is where they make B&M baked beans and there's a spur into the property. The railroad is operated by the St. Lawrence & Atlantic, a unit of the Genesee & Wyoming Inc.

[bswitz]

Also, Guilford purchased Springfield Terminal and the Delaware and Hudson (D&H). It wasn't uncommon to see some of the motive power from one of the lines in the other's neighborhood. Before Guilford took over, Rigby Yard, mentioned by Rick, was a very large yard with a fairly large roundhouse. It was the northern terminus for Boston and Maine and the southern point for Maine Central. Rick also mentioned the Grand Trunk with some trackage rights. Canadian National took over from there. Ocassionally you would see wide-cab CN's north of the Swing Bridge. Certainly not the mileage of an ATSF or UP route, but some really interesting and picturesque railroading. I can't wait for Rick to release this route!

Regards,
Bill