Loaded Herzog Train Eastbound through Bangor, Maine -10/12/23

On October 12, 2023, OT-1 ran a loaded Herzog ballast train eastbound out of Northern Maine Junction, bound for a drop on the Mattawamkeag line rehab project east of Old Town. I was able to grab a quick shot of them as they trundled along the Bangor waterfront, having lucked out with a perfectly timed lunchbreak. In recent months, the ballast supply for the area has been sourced from a local provider in outer Bangor, switched by OT-1 just outside of Northern Maine Junction, with these Herzog cars operating in closed loops between the drop and the reload. I hope you enjoy this quick clip of a heavily loaded ballast train at Bangor!

[@A-Dam84]

Very Nice.

[@MarcelosalivaTRENESArg]

Excellent video my friend Like 👍🏻 And Greeting 🙋🏻

[@steventurner820]

Nice that the ballast is coming locally. Been seeing L068 a bit recently, been having a GP40-2W/GP40 combo a lot

[@jackseamon7064]

Nice catch! The perfectly planned lunchbreak has possibly trumped the class 1's psr by providing immediate results! 😂 👍

[@BranchlineGeepProductions]

Working near the yard has perks lol.

[@HueyRailfanning]

do you know how many trains per day this line gets and around what times trains can be seen here?

[@BranchlineGeepProductions]

Typically it is two per day, one in the mid-afternoon hours and one one during the night.

[@knowannabee783]

When does CSX plan on completing the revitalization project

[@BranchlineGeepProductions]

November 1st is the current opening date of Mattawamkeag.