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Dan Comick's Collection
 
5/6/2024
 
 
 
 
 
Owner: Maine Central
Model:EMD GP40-2LWBuilt As:CN 9412 (GP40-2LW)
Serial Number:A2990Order No:C365
Frame Number:Built:3/1974
Notes:Ex CN 9412, Pan Am Paint
Other locos with this serial:  MEC 501(GP40-2LW)
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WASE w/ HLCX 6404
Title:  WASE w/ HLCX 6404
Description:  WASE arrives at Rigby Yard on the bypass - where it will stop momentarily for a live recrew - then take off westbound.
Photo Date:  2/21/2010  Upload Date: 8/3/2013 4:57:33 PM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  HLCX 6404(SD40-2) MEC 501(GP40-2LW)
Views:  883   Comments: 0
MEC 501
Title:  MEC 501
Description:  PORU with MEC 501 - MEC 343 departs Rigby Yard.
Photo Date:  7/31/2010  Upload Date: 11/10/2016 4:10:17 PM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 501(GP40-2LW)
Views:  190   Comments: 0
MEC 501
Title:  MEC 501
Description:  PORU with MEC 501 - MEC 343 rumbles east at CPF-199 after a meet with PO-1 350.
Photo Date:  7/31/2010  Upload Date: 11/10/2016 11:17:15 AM
Location:  Portland, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 501(GP40-2LW)
Views:  241   Comments: 0
MEC 501
Title:  MEC 501
Description:  DO-1 with MEC 515 - MEC 501 crosses Stanwood St. headed west.
Photo Date:  2/4/2012  Upload Date: 11/3/2016 12:33:11 PM
Location:  Brunswick, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 501(GP40-2LW)
Views:  135   Comments: 0
MEC 501
Title:  MEC 501
Description:  Rests at Pan Am's Rigby Yard.
Photo Date:  6/28/2014  Upload Date: 9/29/2016 1:02:40 AM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 501(GP40-2LW)
Views:  75   Comments: 1
MEC 501
Title:  MEC 501
Description:  PORU with MEC 306 - MEC 501 - MEC 511 - MEC 506 runs alongside Rt. 202 in Greene on a beautiful summer afternoon.
Photo Date:  7/15/2016  Upload Date: 1/9/2017 1:54:00 AM
Location:  Greene, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MEC 501(GP40-2LW)
Views:  135   Comments: 0
MEC 501
Title:  MEC 501
Description:  Seen at Rigby Yard.
Photo Date:  11/26/2017  Upload Date: 11/27/2018 12:08:03 AM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MEC 501(GP40-2LW)
Views:  73   Comments: 1
MEC 613 & MEC 501
Title:  MEC 613 & MEC 501
Description:  Part of WAPO's power, seen at Rigby Yard.
Photo Date:  11/26/2017  Upload Date: 2/19/2022 8:04:15 PM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 613(SD40M-2) MEC 501(GP40-2LW)
Views:  29   Comments: 0
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:  103   Comments: 2
MEC 501
Title:  MEC 501
Description:  Seen at Rigby Yard.
Photo Date:  9/22/2018  Upload Date: 9/30/2018 12:56:09 PM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MEC 501(GP40-2LW)
Views:  87   Comments: 0
MEC 501
Title:  MEC 501
Description:  PORU with BM 330 - MEC 501 - MEC 514 pulls up beyond the turnout so they will be in the clear for RUPO 510 to come down off the Rumford Branch.
Photo Date:  10/25/2018  Upload Date: 2/7/2022 10:53:19 AM
Location:  Leeds Junction, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MEC 501(GP40-2LW)
Views:  32   Comments: 0
RUPO 506 Crosses the Great Falls
Title:  RUPO 506 Crosses the Great Falls
Description:  RUPO with MEC 506 - MEC 501 - MEC 507 and 32 cars crosses into Auburn after meeting and swapping crews with PORU 315.
Photo Date:  7/7/2019  Upload Date: 7/11/2019 10:28:46 PM
Location:  Lewiston, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge
Locomotives:  MEC 506(GP40-2LW) MEC 501(GP40-2LW) MEC 507(GP40-2LW)
Views:  78   Comments: 1
MEC 501
Title:  MEC 501
Description:  Seen at Rigby Yard.
Photo Date:  10/9/2020  Upload Date: 10/15/2020 12:01:19 AM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MEC 501(GP40-2LW)
Views:  74   Comments: 0
MEC 510 & MEC 501
Title:  MEC 510 & MEC 501
Description:  Seen at Rigby Yard. MEC 501 was paired with MEC 506 as PO-5 and was headed to the west end of the yard to begin switching.
Photo Date:  10/9/2020  Upload Date: 10/15/2020 12:01:51 AM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 510(GP40-2LW) MEC 501(GP40-2LW)
Views:  102   Comments: 0
Rigby Yard
Title:  Rigby Yard
Description:  MEC 501 - NEC 518 on Track 217, MEC 7518 - MEC 306 - MEC 383 - MEC 512 - MEC 310 - BM 326 on Track 107, PORU with BM 330 - MEC 511 - MEC 507 getting ready to depart and DJ-1 with MEC 600 also getting ready to depart after PORU.
Photo Date:  7/19/2021  Upload Date: 8/11/2021 9:00:10 PM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 501(GP40-2LW) MEC 518(GP40-2LW) MEC 7635(C40-8)
Views:  65   Comments: 0
Rigby Yard
Title:  Rigby Yard
Description:  Amtrak 684 with AMTK 118 - AMTK 92 passes through Rigby Yard. MEC 501 - NEC 518 on Track 217, MEC 7518 - MEC 306 - MEC 383 - MEC 512 - MEC 310 - BM 326 on Track 107, PORU with BM 330 - MEC 511 - MEC 507 getting ready to depart and DJ-1 with MEC 600 also getting ready to depart after PORU.
Photo Date:  7/19/2021  Upload Date: 8/11/2021 9:00:36 PM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 501(GP40-2LW) MEC 7635(C40-8) AMTK 92(P42DC)
Views:  95   Comments: 0
Rigby Yard
Title:  Rigby Yard
Description:  (Left): MEC 502 - MEC 5948 - MEC 306 - MEC 383 - MEC 307. (Middle): MEC 5963. (Right): MEC 501. MEC 310 - MEC 510 were on the house track out of frame and AYPO with MEC 7517 - MEC 7609 was just about to park their power on the pit.
Photo Date:  7/23/2021  Upload Date: 8/11/2021 9:33:46 PM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 502(GP40-2LW) MEC 5963(B40-8) MEC 501(GP40-2LW)
Views:  76   Comments: 0
PORU 501 Crosses the Androscoggin River in Jay
Title:  PORU 501 Crosses the Androscoggin River in Jay
Description:  PORU with MEC 501 - MEC 511 - MEC 321 and 67 cars crosses the Androscoggin River bridge in Jay, Maine as they approach the yard limits to Riley's in a few minutes. At Riley's they will tie down and a new crew will take over a little bit after dark to take the train the rest of the way to Rumford.
Photo Date:  11/4/2021  Upload Date: 11/5/2021 9:52:33 PM
Location:  Jay, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge
Locomotives:  MEC 501(GP40-2LW)
Views:  42   Comments: 0
PORU 501 at Bishops
Title:  PORU 501 at Bishops
Description:  PORU with MEC 501 - MEC 511 - MEC 321 and 67 passes Barker Farm in North Leeds, Maine.
Photo Date:  11/4/2021  Upload Date: 11/5/2021 9:48:24 PM
Location:  North Leeds, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 501(GP40-2LW)
Views:  29   Comments: 0
PORU 501 at Dead River
Title:  PORU 501 at Dead River
Description:  PORU with MEC 501 - MEC 511 - MEC 321 and 67 cars crosses the Dead River as seen from Rt. 106 in Leeds, Maine.
Photo Date:  11/4/2021  Upload Date: 11/5/2021 9:30:48 PM
Location:  Leeds, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge
Locomotives:  MEC 501(GP40-2LW)
Views:  46   Comments: 1
PORU 501 at Curtis Corner
Title:  PORU 501 at Curtis Corner
Description:  PORU with MEC 501 - MEC 511 - MEC 321 and 67 cars passes through Curtis Corner in Leeds, Maine at Milepost 5 of the Rumford Branch.
Photo Date:  11/4/2021  Upload Date: 11/5/2021 9:31:05 PM
Location:  Leeds, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 501(GP40-2LW)
Views:  39   Comments: 0
PORU 501 Crosses the Androscoggin River in Jay
Title:  PORU 501 Crosses the Androscoggin River in Jay
Description:  PORU with MEC 501 - MEC 511 - MEC 321 and 67 cars crosses the Androscoggin River bridge in Jay, Maine as they approach the yard limits to Riley's in a few minutes. At Riley's they will tie down and a new crew will take over a little bit after dark to take the train the rest of the way to Rumford.
Photo Date:  11/4/2021  Upload Date: 11/5/2021 9:53:03 PM
Location:  Jay, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge
Locomotives:  MEC 501(GP40-2LW)
Views:  47   Comments: 0
PORU 501 at Blue Rock Rd.
Title:  PORU 501 at Blue Rock Rd.
Description:  PORU with MEC 501 - MEC 511 - MEC 321 and 67 cars starts their trip up the Rumford Branch, seen here crossing Blue Rock Rd. in Leeds, Maine.
Photo Date:  11/4/2021  Upload Date: 11/5/2021 9:46:40 PM
Location:  Leeds, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 501(GP40-2LW)
Views:  33   Comments: 0
PORU 501 at Leeds Jct.
Title:  PORU 501 at Leeds Jct.
Description:  PORU with MEC 501 - MEC 511 - MEC 321 and 67 arrives at Leeds Junction.
Photo Date:  11/4/2021  Upload Date: 11/5/2021 9:48:40 PM
Location:  Leeds Junction, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Signal
Locomotives:  MEC 501(GP40-2LW)
Views:  43   Comments: 0
PORU 501 at Spragues Mills Rd.
Title:  PORU 501 at Spragues Mills Rd.
Description:  PORU with MEC 501 - MEC 511 - MEC 321 and 67 cars is seen at Spragues Mills Rd. in Greene, Maine.
Photo Date:  11/4/2021  Upload Date: 11/5/2021 10:29:01 PM
Location:  Greene, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 501(GP40-2LW)
Views:  42   Comments: 0
RI-1 501 Switches Riley's
Title:  RI-1 501 Switches Riley's
Description:  RI-1 with MEC 501 switches the Verso paper mill off Riley Rd. in Jay, Maine.
Photo Date:  11/15/2021  Upload Date: 11/22/2021 8:35:35 PM
Location:  Jay, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 501(GP40-2LW)
Views:  27   Comments: 0
Rigby Yard
Title:  Rigby Yard
Description:  (Left): MEC 501 - CP 3057. (Right): BM 330 - MEC 509 - MEC 511 (these three are for PORU later on). PO-3 with MEC 510 is switching the east end making PORU and PO-1 with MEC 3xx - MEC 319 is working the west end.
Photo Date:  2/21/2022  Upload Date: 2/23/2022 10:38:06 PM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 501(GP40-2LW)
Views:  42   Comments: 0
MEC 501
Title:  MEC 501
Description:  Seen at Rigby Yard.
Photo Date:  3/26/2022  Upload Date: 3/27/2022 11:27:12 PM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MEC 501(GP40-2LW)
Views:  42   Comments: 0
MEC 501 & CP 2279
Title:  MEC 501 & CP 2279
Description:  CP 2279 sits beside MEC 501 at Rigby Yard. CP 2279 has been the power for the Rockland Branch for the past year and it awaiting a ride back north to the main CP system.
Photo Date:  3/26/2022  Upload Date: 3/27/2022 11:22:12 PM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 501(GP40-2LW) CP 2279(GP20C-ECO)
Views:  48   Comments: 0
DO-1 501 at Portsmouth Yard
Title:  DO-1 501 at Portsmouth Yard
Description:  DO-1 with MEC 501 - MEC 503 is finished with its day of switching customers on the Newington branch as it is seen parked at the yard in Portsmouth NH with one empty from Boise followed by sixteen propane empties. To the left is another cut of ten propane loads and about twenty plastic loads for Tyco. DO-2 would take the train west later that evening.
Photo Date:  8/8/2022  Upload Date: 8/9/2022 8:44:41 PM
Location:  Portsmouth, NH
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 501(GP40-2LW)
Views:  22   Comments: 0
DO-1 503 Switches Boise
Title:  DO-1 503 Switches Boise
Description:  After grabbing their consist at the yard that PO-9 had brought up overnight from Rockingham Junction, DO-1 with MEC 503 - MEC 501 swaps out an loaded IBT boxcar for an empty one at Boise Cascade in Portsmouth, NH.
Photo Date:  8/8/2022  Upload Date: 8/9/2022 8:41:21 PM
Location:  Portsmouth, NH
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 501(GP40-2LW)
Views:  24   Comments: 0
DO-1 501 Runs Along the Piscataqua
Title:  DO-1 501 Runs Along the Piscataqua
Description:  DO-1 with MEC 501 - MEC 503 and seventeen empties runs along the Piscataqua River separating Maine and New Hampshire. They will tie down on the main at Portsmouth Yard and DO-2 will take the train west later that night.
Photo Date:  8/8/2022  Upload Date: 8/9/2022 8:45:02 PM
Location:  Portsmouth, NH
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 501(GP40-2LW) MEC 503(GP40-2LW)
Views:  34   Comments: 0
DO-1 501 Switches Sea-3
Title:  DO-1 501 Switches Sea-3
Description:  DO-1 with MEC 501 - MEC 503 puts together four cuts of four empty tank cars in Newington, NH before heading to the runaround.
Photo Date:  8/8/2022  Upload Date: 8/9/2022 8:41:50 PM
Location:  Newington, NH
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 501(GP40-2LW)
Views:  31   Comments: 0
Rigby Yard
Title:  Rigby Yard
Description:  CSXT 481 - CSXT 476 - CSXT 470 - MEC 345 - MEC 310 - MEC 7585 - MEC 7561 sit on the pit while PO-1 with MEC 501 switches the east end of the yard. PO-4 with MEC 381 - MEC 316 were switching at the west end of the yard. PO-3 with MEC 518 was in Brunswick. RUPO's power was behind me out of frame with MEC 307 - MEC 505 - MEC 512.
Photo Date:  8/31/2022  Upload Date: 9/1/2022 10:19:17 PM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  CSX 481(AC44CW) MEC 501(GP40-2LW)
Views:  50   Comments: 0
MEC 501 Leads DO-1 at CPF-244 in Dover NH
Title:  MEC 501 Leads DO-1 at CPF-244 in Dover NH
Description:  DO-1 with MEC 501 arrives in Dover and is seen setting out loaded propane tank cars from the rear of its consist in the yard for interchange to NHN. The crew will then run to Rockingham Jct. with five loads to tie down for the evening and go up the Portsmouth branch the next day.
Photo Date:  12/27/2022  Upload Date: 1/14/2023 10:28:15 PM
Location:  Dover, NH
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 501(GP40-2LW)
Views:  27   Comments: 0
MEC 501
Title:  MEC 501
Description:  Seen at Rigby Yard.
Photo Date:  6/11/2023  Upload Date: 6/13/2023 4:06:40 PM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MEC 501(GP40-2LW)
Views:  23   Comments: 0
MEC 501 Leads PO-3 at Rock Junction
Title:  MEC 501 Leads PO-3 at Rock Junction
Description:  PO-3 (L077) with MEC 501 and four hoppers rolls west off the former MEC Augusta Lower Road in Brunswick, Maine after interchanging with FGLK.
Photo Date:  6/29/2023  Upload Date: 7/8/2023 9:23:34 AM
Location:  Brunswick, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 501(GP40-2LW)
Views:  41   Comments: 0
MEC 501 Leads PO-3 at Freeport
Title:  MEC 501 Leads PO-3 at Freeport
Description:  PO-3 (L077) with MEC 501, three cement loads, and one empty perlite hopper passes the MEC telltale at the Rt. 1 overpass in Freeport, Maine on a warm early summer afternoon.
Photo Date:  6/29/2023  Upload Date: 7/8/2023 9:23:55 AM
Location:  Freeport, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 501(GP40-2LW)
Views:  33   Comments: 0
MEC 501
Title:  MEC 501
Description:  Seen on Thanisgiving at CSX's Rigby Yard. It had been used on L056 at Danville earlier in the week and would be used on L077 the next day.
Photo Date:  11/23/2023  Upload Date: 11/28/2023 11:09:25 AM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MEC 501(GP40-2LW)
Views:  29   Comments: 0
Spotting the Loads
Title:  Spotting the Loads
Description:  L054-07 with MEC 501 - CSXT 6229 sets out three loads of grain at Decoster's Egg Farm in North Leeds, Maine.
Photo Date:  3/7/2024  Upload Date: 3/17/2024 1:16:40 PM
Location:  North Leeds, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 501(GP40-2LW)
Views:  28   Comments: 0
MEC 501 Leads L054 at River Rd. in Livermore, ME
Title:  MEC 501 Leads L054 at River Rd. in Livermore, ME
Description:  L054-07 with MEC 501 - CSXT 6229 and just over forty cars for Rumford rumbles timetable east toward Riley's where they will wrap up for the evening.
Photo Date:  3/7/2024  Upload Date: 3/17/2024 1:21:42 PM
Location:  Livermore, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 501(GP40-2LW)
Views:  15   Comments: 0
L054 Switches Decoster's
Title:  L054 Switches Decoster's
Description:  L054-07 with MEC 501 - CSXT 6229 has added five empties to their train and set out three loads, and is now seen heading back out to get their train before resuming their trip east.
Photo Date:  3/7/2024  Upload Date: 3/17/2024 1:22:22 PM
Location:  North Leeds, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 501(GP40-2LW)
Views:  31   Comments: 0
Spotting the Loads
Title:  Spotting the Loads
Description:  L054-07 with MEC 501 - CSXT 6229 sets out three loads of grain at Decoster's Egg Farm in North Leeds, Maine.
Photo Date:  3/7/2024  Upload Date: 3/17/2024 1:17:32 PM
Location:  North Leeds, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 501(GP40-2LW)
Views:  31   Comments: 0
MEC 501 Leads L054 at Curtis Corner
Title:  MEC 501 Leads L054 at Curtis Corner
Description:  Following a run of a decent 38 cars down to Leeds Junction earlier that morning, L054-07 returns east to Riley's with another good sized train (by today's standards without Verso in Jay) of 41 cars, the first three being grain loads "for the chickens" in North Leeds. Recent heavy rainfall is evident from flooding off to the left side of the photo, and Bishop Hill Rd. just behind me out of frame was closed due to the high waters. Full lineup was the MEC 501 and CSXT 6229.
Photo Date:  3/7/2024  Upload Date: 3/17/2024 10:02:30 AM
Location:  Leeds, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 501(GP40-2LW)
Views:  16   Comments: 0
MEC 501 Leads L054 Along Androscoggin Lake
Title:  MEC 501 Leads L054 Along Androscoggin Lake
Description:  Just after crossing over Bishop Hill Rd. on the Rumford Branch in Leeds, Maine; L054 with MEC 501 - CSXT 6229 and about forty cars runs close to Androscoggin Lake as they head toward North Leeds with chicken feed hoppers and eventually to Riley's.
Photo Date:  3/7/2024  Upload Date: 3/17/2024 10:02:48 AM
Location:  Waterville, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 501(GP40-2LW)
Views:  9   Comments: 0


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