Six Packs in Waterville

Nothing special but it did get me outdoors.

The occasion of the Augusta Train Show on Feb. 18 gave the DT&I Fan and I a chance to roam north in beautiful sunshine to check out District 1 between Leeds Jct. and Waterville. What better way to kick off a week's vacation for me. Naturally, the sunshine became obscured and trains were scarce as usual.

Being a fan of 6-axle power I took the time to shoot some minor manuevers by these beasts in the Waterville yard. They simply backed a long string of cars into the yard and then parked out of the way next to the crossing in this photo.

These guys look like rebuilds. 603 has a former SD45 carbody complete with the old radiator flares. This alone justifies the photo. I also liked the bleak and almost colorless scene.

The sludge grey 321 was in a good place for a portrait so that's the only reason it appears here. The light fixtures seemed to show up well in the muddy daylight. The plows get shot by me every time I go north. You never know when these things will get painted. The far plow got painted last year if I recall correctly. A pair of GP40's was moving stuff around and pulled 321 out with two other GP40's and set them in front of us then disappeared into the engine area. The far GP40 behind the plows then pulled down to the other end of the yard to the old intermodal area. As you can see, all this activity was so routine that it wasn't photo worthy, though 8 units by the yard office at once is almost unusual.












It's not Altoona or Cheyenne but it's the only game in town.
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