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Owner: Maine Central
Model:EMD SD40-2Built As:KCS 681 (SD40-2)
Serial Number:776047-2Order No:776047
Frame Number:776047-2Built:3/1978
Notes:Ex-KCS 681
Other locos with this serial:  KCS 681(SD40-2) KCS 3237(SD40-2) MEC 606(SD40-2)
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MEC 606
Title:  MEC 606
Description:  WASE's power comes toward the mainline with MEC 607 - MEC 606.
Photo Date:  5/23/2010  Upload Date: 11/10/2016 11:18:56 AM
Location:  Waterville, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 606(SD40-2)
Views:  1630   Comments: 0
MEC 606
Title:  MEC 606
Description:  Pan Am's famous "snout/snoot nose" locomotive is seen as the third unit on a canned NMSE at MP 165 in Auburn Maine.
Photo Date:  10/9/2010  Upload Date: 10/30/2016 10:12:53 PM
Location:  Auburn, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MEC 606(SD40-2)
Views:  475   Comments: 0
MEC 606
Title:  MEC 606
Description:  Just arrived at Rigby Yard on NBWA.
Photo Date:  9/25/2011  Upload Date: 11/10/2016 4:20:47 PM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 606(SD40-2)
Views:  461   Comments: 0
MEC 606
Title:  MEC 606
Description:  4th unit of SEPO. Seen at Rigby Yard.
Photo Date:  2/20/2012  Upload Date: 2/21/2012 11:53:54 AM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 606(SD40-2)
Views:  672   Comments: 2
MEC 606
Title:  MEC 606
Description:  Pan Am's infamous "Snoot Nose" SD40-2 #606 lays over at Rigby Yard in South Portland ME in front of sister unit MEC 605.
Photo Date:  4/16/2012  Upload Date: 10/30/2016 10:39:10 PM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MEC 606(SD40-2)
Views:  172   Comments: 1
POED w/ MEC 606 @ CPF 199
Title:  POED w/ MEC 606 @ CPF 199
Description:  MEC 606 leads POED down the bypass at Rigby Yard (CPF 199). Kind of a rare event this day, since two locomotives coupled to this train from the west end, hauled it all the way out of the yard then the power seen in this shot coupled to the west end of the train to take it west. Train had 113 cars!
Photo Date:  8/4/2013  Upload Date: 8/6/2013 12:37:33 AM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 606(SD40-2)
Views:  436   Comments: 0
POED w/ MEC 606 @ Saco
Title:  POED w/ MEC 606 @ Saco
Description:  A very long 113 car POED blasts westbound through Saco not long after a late Amtrak 693 had come through.
Photo Date:  8/4/2013  Upload Date: 8/6/2013 12:48:22 AM
Location:  Saco, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MEC 606(SD40-2)
Views:  916   Comments: 2
MEC 606
Title:  MEC 606
Description:  Trailing on POED at Cooks Crossing.
Photo Date:  2/7/2014  Upload Date: 5/5/2019 11:51:09 PM
Location:  Scarborough, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MEC 606(SD40-2)
Views:  119   Comments: 1
DJJC 606 at CPF-199
Title:  DJJC 606 at CPF-199
Description:  DJJC with MEC 606 passes through CPF-199 just before bypassing RIgby Yard.
Photo Date:  2/21/2014  Upload Date: 3/5/2019 9:29:57 PM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 606(SD40-2)
Views:  110   Comments: 0
On the Wye
Title:  On the Wye
Description:  After coming down from Danville long hood forward, DJJC turns their engine for the trip through District 2.
Photo Date:  2/21/2014  Upload Date: 3/5/2019 9:30:16 PM
Location:  Portland, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 606(SD40-2)
Views:  104   Comments: 1
POWA 3476 @ Winthrop ME - 3/29/2014 (1)
Title:  POWA 3476 @ Winthrop ME - 3/29/2014 (1)
Description:  POWA w/ NS 3476 - MEC 606 - MEC 314 - MEC 509 heads eastbound alongside Lake Maranacook in Winthrop Maine on a nice Saturday morning.
Photo Date:  3/29/2014  Upload Date: 3/30/2014 11:51:15 PM
Location:  Winthrop, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  NS 3476(SD40-2) MEC 606(SD40-2) MEC 314(GP40) MEC 509(GP40-2LW)
Views:  440   Comments: 0
POWA 3476 @ Winthrop ME - 3/29/2014 (2)
Title:  POWA 3476 @ Winthrop ME - 3/29/2014 (2)
Description:  POWA w/ NS 3476 - MEC 606 - MEC 314 - MEC 509 heads eastbound alongside Lake Maranacook in Winthrop Maine on a nice Saturday morning.
Photo Date:  3/29/2014  Upload Date: 4/4/2014 12:00:15 PM
Location:  Winthrop, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  NS 3476(SD40-2) MEC 606(SD40-2) MEC 314(GP40) MEC 509(GP40-2LW)
Views:  466   Comments: 3
MEC 606
Title:  MEC 606
Description:  POED with MEC 610 - MEC 601 - MEC 606 heads west from CPF-203 after meeting DO-1. They had a nice lashup of three blue six axles pulling a very short train.
Photo Date:  5/18/2016  Upload Date: 1/14/2019 8:24:27 PM
Location:  Scarborough, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MEC 606(SD40-2)
Views:  112   Comments: 1
MEC 606
Title:  MEC 606
Description:  DJ-1 with Pan Am's one and only snoot nose switches Danville Jct.
Photo Date:  1/10/2017  Upload Date: 1/11/2017 12:54:10 PM
Location:  Danville Jct., ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MEC 606(SD40-2)
Views:  187   Comments: 0
MEC 606
Title:  MEC 606
Description:  DJ-1 with MEC 606 switches cars at Danville Jct.
Photo Date:  1/10/2017  Upload Date: 1/24/2022 6:42:35 PM
Location:  Danville Jct., ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MEC 606(SD40-2)
Views:  80   Comments: 0
Danville Junction
Title:  Danville Junction
Description:  PORU with MEC 312 - MEC 306 - MEC 504 passes DJ-1 with MEC 606 working Danville on a rainy Friday afternoon.
Photo Date:  5/26/2017  Upload Date: 9/18/2018 11:42:57 PM
Location:  Danville Jct., ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 312(GP40) MEC 606(SD40-2)
Views:  131   Comments: 0
PO-2's Power
Title:  PO-2's Power
Description:  After dropping a few perlite hoppers for Maine Eastern, PO-2's power with MEC 606 - MEC 7609 throws the switch back to the controlled siding so they can head to the west end of the interchange and grab their westbound cars.
Photo Date:  8/8/2017  Upload Date: 1/24/2022 5:49:51 PM
Location:  Brunswick, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 606(SD40-2)
Views:  82   Comments: 0
Snoot Nose at Yarmouth Junction
Title:  Snoot Nose at Yarmouth Junction
Description:  Pan Am PO-2 with a rare six-axle lashup of MEC 606 - MEC 7609 crosses the diamond over the now unused portion of the St. Lawrence & Atlantic Berlin Sub. to Portland. MEC 606 is the only snoot nose SD40-2 owned by Pan Am and has been spending alot of time in District 1 recently since the C40-8's have taken over most of the freights west of Rigby.
Photo Date:  8/8/2017  Upload Date: 9/18/2018 11:44:43 PM
Location:  Yarmouth, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 606(SD40-2)
Views:  149   Comments: 3
PO-2 606 Departs Rigby Yard
Title:  PO-2 606 Departs Rigby Yard
Description:  PO-2 with MEC 606 - MEC 7609 departs Rigby for Brunswick with two perlite loads for CMQ.
Photo Date:  8/8/2017  Upload Date: 9/18/2018 11:44:52 PM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 7609(C40-8) MEC 606(SD40-2)
Views:  263   Comments: 1
DJ-1 606 Switches Danville
Title:  DJ-1 606 Switches Danville
Description:  DJ-1 with the popular (for the area) MEC 606 switches out a cut of cars at Danville Jct.
Photo Date:  6/5/2018  Upload Date: 12/1/2018 12:33:58 PM
Location:  Danville Jct., ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 606(SD40-2)
Views:  115   Comments: 1
MAWA 616 Crosses the Kennebec
Title:  MAWA 616 Crosses the Kennebec
Description:  MAWA with MEC 616 - MEC 606 - MEC 501 - MEC 506 crosses over the Kennebec River into Fairfield as they close in on their destination of Waterville Yard.
Photo Date:  6/16/2018  Upload Date: 11/3/2018 3:52:18 AM
Location:  Fairfield, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge
Locomotives:  MEC 616(SD40M-2) MEC 606(SD40-2) MEC 501(GP40-2LW)
Views:  186   Comments: 2
MEC 606
Title:  MEC 606
Description:  After making a pickup at Northern Maine Junction, MAWA with MEC 616 - MEC 606 - MEC 501 - MEC 506 departs westbound seen here about to pass under the CMQ Bangor Subdivision in Hermon, Maine.
Photo Date:  6/16/2018  Upload Date: 1/10/2022 9:22:11 PM
Location:  Hermon, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MEC 606(SD40-2)
Views:  95   Comments: 0
POWA 606 at Monmouth
Title:  POWA 606 at Monmouth
Description:  POWA with MEC 606 - MEC 604 - MEC 3404 - MEC 515 passes through Monmouth at track speed.
Photo Date:  12/5/2018  Upload Date: 3/10/2019 8:45:26 PM
Location:  Monmouth, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 606(SD40-2)
Views:  145   Comments: 0
MEC 606
Title:  MEC 606
Description:  Seen at Pan Am's Rigby Yard.
Photo Date:  12/16/2018  Upload Date: 1/24/2022 7:21:36 PM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MEC 606(SD40-2)
Views:  85   Comments: 0
MEC 606
Title:  MEC 606
Description:  On a beautiful Friday afternoon I heard PO-3 ask for permission to leave Rigby with some propane tanks for Dead River in Westbrook. Not only was it a treat to see a train on the Cumberland Mills RT, but a six axle made it even better, being Pan Am's unique "snoot nose" unit; MEC 606. They are seen here crossing Congress St. just beyond the Portland Amtrak Station. This line is the first fev miles of the former MEC Mountain Division.
Photo Date:  3/12/2021  Upload Date: 1/24/2022 6:57:54 PM
Location:  Portland, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MEC 606(SD40-2)
Views:  202   Comments: 0
PO-3 606 Crosses Congress St. on the Cumberland Mills RT
Title:  PO-3 606 Crosses Congress St. on the Cumberland Mills RT
Description:  On a beautiful Friday afternoon I heard PO-3 ask for permission to leave Rigby with some propane tanks for Dead River in Westbrook. Not only was it a treat to see a train on the Cumberland Mills RT, but a six axle made it even better, being Pan Ams unique "snoot nose" unit; MEC 606. They are seen here crossing Congress St. just beyond the Portland Amtrak Station. This line is the first few miles of the former MEC Mountain Division.
Photo Date:  3/12/2021  Upload Date: 4/13/2021 12:22:36 PM
Location:  Portland, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 606(SD40-2)
Views:  120   Comments: 0
Returning Home
Title:  Returning Home
Description:  After switching Dead River in Westbrook PO-3 with MEC 606 heads back toward Rigby with ten empties. They would hold briefly near Thompson's Point Rd. for an Amtrak Extra to clear up.
Photo Date:  3/12/2021  Upload Date: 4/13/2021 12:28:54 PM
Location:  Portland, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 606(SD40-2)
Views:  81   Comments: 0
Switching Dead River
Title:  Switching Dead River
Description:  PO-3 with MEC 606 hooks up to some empties at Dead River in Westbrook. They will pick up five empties from the unloading area as well as four more on the passing track behind me. They will spot the five loads they brought in from Rigby.
Photo Date:  3/12/2021  Upload Date: 4/13/2021 12:23:44 PM
Location:  Westbrook, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 606(SD40-2)
Views:  125   Comments: 0
Switching Dead River
Title:  Switching Dead River
Description:  PO-3 with MEC 606 hooks up to some empties at Dead River in Westbrook. They will pick up five empties from the unloading area as well as four more on the passing track behind me. They will spot the five loads they brought in from Rigby.
Photo Date:  3/12/2021  Upload Date: 4/13/2021 12:29:19 PM
Location:  Westbrook, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 606(SD40-2)
Views:  129   Comments: 0

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