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Pictures of MEC 516
 
Owner: Maine Central
Model:EMD GP40-2LWBuilt As:CN 9657 (GP40-2LW)
Serial Number:A3452Order No:C396
Frame Number:Built:4/1976
Notes:Ex CN 9657, Pan Am Paint
Other locos with this serial:  PAR 516(GP40-2) MEC 516(GP40-2LW) CN 9657(GP40-2LW)
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MEC 516
Title:  MEC 516
Description:  PO-1 turns their power in Brunswick. Seen here at Cedar St.
Photo Date:  7/2/2010  Upload Date: 11/10/2016 11:18:16 AM
Location:  Brunswick, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 516(GP40-2LW)
Views:  418   Comments: 0
MEC 516 in Brunswick
Title:  MEC 516 in Brunswick
Description:  Getting on the mainline to go to the west end of the siding and pick up a short train to take west.
Photo Date:  7/29/2010  Upload Date: 11/10/2016 11:18:08 AM
Location:  Brunswick, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 516(GP40-2LW)
Views:  379   Comments: 0
Arriving in Brunswick
Title:  Arriving in Brunswick
Description:  MEC 516 arrives in Brunswick with some interchange cars for Maine Eastern, seen here crossing Stanwood St.
Photo Date:  7/29/2010  Upload Date: 11/10/2016 11:18:11 AM
Location:  Brunswick, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 516(GP40-2LW)
Views:  133   Comments: 1
MEC 516 & MEC 517 at Spring St.
Title:  MEC 516 & MEC 517 at Spring St.
Description:  The power from the Rail Extra runs around it's train while the OCS turns on the wye. Power was the old OCS power: MEC 516 - MEC 517.
Photo Date:  8/1/2010  Upload Date: 11/10/2016 11:18:21 AM
Location:  Brunswick, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 516(GP40-2LW)
Views:  149   Comments: 0
DO-1 MEC 516 @ Brunswick Wye
Title:  DO-1 MEC 516 @ Brunswick Wye
Description:  DO-1 w/ MEC 516 at Cedar Street in Brunswick Maine, after setting off cars for Maine Eastern on the west leg of the wye and before tying down for the night.
Photo Date:  6/13/2013  Upload Date: 7/27/2013 11:51:46 PM
Location:  Brunswick, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 516(GP40-2LW)
Views:  122   Comments: 0
PORU 516 at Leeds Jct.
Title:  PORU 516 at Leeds Jct.
Description:  PORU w/ MEC 516 - MEC 378 - MEC 502 waits at Leeds Jct. Maine, for RUPO which is still about 10 miles up the RumfUrd Branch on a cold Sunday evening.
Photo Date:  12/8/2013  Upload Date: 11/3/2016 1:14:10 PM
Location:  Leeds Junction, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 516(GP40-2LW)
Views:  121   Comments: 0
Steaming Cabbage?
Title:  Steaming Cabbage?
Description:  AMTK 90213 - AMTK 16 are power for Downeaster Train 696 - as it passes through Rigby, passing WAPO which is just arriving at the yard at the same time. Power for WAPO: B&M 330 - B&M 334 - MEC 382 - MEC 370. MEC 382 was smoking up a storm and from this angle almost looked like the cabbage was smoking!
Photo Date:  2/2/2014  Upload Date: 11/10/2016 4:21:52 PM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 90213(NPCU) BM 330(GP40) MEC 516(GP40-2LW) GMTX 3001(GP40)
Views:  271   Comments: 0
DO-1 516 at Deep Cut
Title:  DO-1 516 at Deep Cut
Description:  DO-1 w/ MEC 516 arrives in Brunswick Maine with some cars for Maine Eastern. Seen here headed east after passing under the bridge known as "Deep Cut".
Photo Date:  4/25/2014  Upload Date: 11/3/2016 2:58:13 PM
Location:  Brunswick, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 516(GP40-2LW)
Views:  108   Comments: 1
Action @ CPF 199
Title:  Action @ CPF 199
Description:  POED's power (left) meets a canned RUPO (right) just east of Rigby Yard in South Portland Maine, at CPF 199. POED's power (MEC 612 - MEC 603 - NS 3468) will head down the bypass, then cross over to the 2 side at Cook's Crossing, then back into the yard from Cook's in Scarborough to get to their train. RUPO 516 arrived the night before, and has MEC 516 - MEC 307 for power.
Photo Date:  7/20/2014  Upload Date: 7/22/2014 1:11:23 AM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MEC 612(SD40M-2) MEC 516(GP40-2LW)
Views:  229   Comments: 2
WANM 519 Crosses the Kennebec
Title:  WANM 519 Crosses the Kennebec
Description:  WANM with a great lashup of four PAR Phase 2 painted GP40-2W's (MEC 519 - MEC 504 - MEC 516 - MEC 505) crosses the Kennebec River from Fairfield into Benton Maine, with a good sized train of 68 cars, many of which were for St. John NB.
Photo Date:  12/26/2014  Upload Date: 11/3/2016 3:49:16 PM
Location:  Fairfield, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MEC 519(GP40-2LW) MEC 504(GP40-2LW) MEC 505(GP40-2LW) MEC 516(GP40-2LW)
Views:  283   Comments: 1
WANM 519 in Burnham
Title:  WANM 519 in Burnham
Description:  Pan Am WANM w/ MEC 519 - MEC 504 - MEC 516 - MEC 505 heads east into Burnham Maine, seen here just west of Burnham Junction.
Photo Date:  12/26/2014  Upload Date: 11/3/2016 3:51:22 PM
Location:  Burnham, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 519(GP40-2LW) MEC 504(GP40-2LW) MEC 516(GP40-2LW) MEC 505(GP40-2LW)
Views:  287   Comments: 0
MEC 516
Title:  MEC 516
Description:  RUPO with a nice all blue lashup of MEC 515 - MEC 517 - MEC 516 - MEC 354 heads west across Hackett Rd. in Auburn ME.
Photo Date:  7/7/2016  Upload Date: 1/9/2017 1:59:56 AM
Location:  Auburn, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MEC 516(GP40-2LW)
Views:  175   Comments: 0
MEC 516
Title:  MEC 516
Description:  PORU with MEC 344 - MEC 516 - MEC 315 - MEC 615 is seen at Danville Jct.
Photo Date:  1/23/2017  Upload Date: 12/1/2018 11:52:34 PM
Location:  Danville Jct., ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MEC 516(GP40-2LW)
Views:  102   Comments: 1
PORU 371 Crosses the Great Falls
Title:  PORU 371 Crosses the Great Falls
Description:  PORU with MEC 371 - MEC 516 - MEC 377 heads east across the Androscoggin River from Auburn into Lewiston.
Photo Date:  6/1/2017  Upload Date: 11/29/2018 11:09:07 PM
Location:  Lewiston, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 371(GP40) MEC 516(GP40-2LW) MEC 377(GP40)
Views:  151   Comments: 1
Rigby Yard Power
Title:  Rigby Yard Power
Description:  Left: MEC 7622 - MEC 7517 - MEC 313 - MEC 377. Right: MEC 516 - MEC 606 - MEC 3403. Yard: DO-1 having just arrived via the bypass track puts away their train with MEC 371 and some empties from Portsmouth. MEC 7561 was coupled to POWA's consist on Track 29. PO-2 with MEC 379 is on the west end preparing to head to NEPW in Wells and POED with MEC 7535 - MEC 7534 is departing.
Photo Date:  6/29/2017  Upload Date: 1/22/2022 11:22:12 AM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 7622(C40-8) MEC 516(GP40-2LW) MEC 371(GP40)
Views:  274   Comments: 0
Rigby Yard
Title:  Rigby Yard
Description:  Left: MEC 7622 - MEC 7517 - MEC 313 - MEC 377. Right: MEC 516 - MEC 606 - MEC 3403. Yard: DO-1 having just arrived via the bypass track puts away their train with MEC 371 and some empties from Portsmouth. MEC 7561 was coupled to POWA's consist on Track 29. PO-2 with MEC 379 is on the west end preparing to head to NEPW in Wells and POED with MEC 7535 - MEC 7534 is departing.
Photo Date:  6/29/2017  Upload Date: 1/22/2022 11:23:39 AM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 7622(C40-8) MEC 516(GP40-2LW) MEC 371(GP40)
Views:  288   Comments: 0
MEC 516
Title:  MEC 516
Description:  PORU with MEC 377 - MEC 516 - MEC 306 works the Decoster Egg Farm in North Leeds.
Photo Date:  7/12/2017  Upload Date: 6/6/2019 12:57:56 PM
Location:  North Leeds, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MEC 516(GP40-2LW)
Views:  113   Comments: 1
PORU 377 Crosses the Bead River
Title:  PORU 377 Crosses the Bead River
Description:  PORU with MEC 377 - MEC 516 - MEC 306 crosses the Dead River in Leeds.
Photo Date:  7/12/2017  Upload Date: 6/6/2019 12:56:10 PM
Location:  Leeds, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge
Locomotives:  MEC 377(GP40) MEC 516(GP40-2LW)
Views:  115   Comments: 1
PORU 377 Crosses the Great Falls
Title:  PORU 377 Crosses the Great Falls
Description:  PORU with MEC 377 - MEC 516 - MEC 306 crosses the Androscoggin River from Auburn into Lewiston.
Photo Date:  7/12/2017  Upload Date: 6/6/2019 12:53:54 PM
Location:  Lewiston, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge
Locomotives:  MEC 377(GP40) MEC 516(GP40-2LW) MEC 306(GP40)
Views:  133   Comments: 1
MEC 516
Title:  MEC 516
Description:  PORU with MEC 514 - MEC 504 - MEC 516 heads east through Danville Jct.
Photo Date:  9/10/2017  Upload Date: 11/29/2018 11:06:36 PM
Location:  Danville Jct., ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MEC 516(GP40-2LW)
Views:  102   Comments: 1
PORU 514 Crosses the Great Falls
Title:  PORU 514 Crosses the Great Falls
Description:  PORU with MEC 514 - MEC 504 - MEC 516 crosses the Androscoggin River from Auburn into Lewiston.
Photo Date:  9/10/2017  Upload Date: 11/29/2018 11:11:54 PM
Location:  Lewiston, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge
Locomotives:  MEC 514(GP40-2LW) MEC 504(GP40-2LW) MEC 516(GP40-2LW)
Views:  166   Comments: 1
MEC 516
Title:  MEC 516
Description:  RUPO with MEC 510 - MEC 516 - MEC 5948 meets PORU with MEC 5930 - 519 at Den (Fairgrounds East).
Photo Date:  10/3/2018  Upload Date: 10/10/2018 2:27:14 PM
Location:  Lewiston, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MEC 516(GP40-2LW)
Views:  115   Comments: 0
MEC 516
Title:  MEC 516
Description:  After leaving their short train on Track 2, MAWA's power with MEC 374 - MEC 516 heads for the power house.
Photo Date:  11/28/2018  Upload Date: 11/30/2018 11:37:20 AM
Location:  Waterville, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MEC 516(GP40-2LW)
Views:  140   Comments: 0
RUPO 516 at Whipple St.
Title:  RUPO 516 at Whipple St.
Description:  RUPO with MEC 516 - MEC 383 - MEC 504 resumes their trip west after meeting and swapping crews with counterpart PORU at Fairgrounds Siding.
Photo Date:  11/22/2019  Upload Date: 12/7/2019 2:50:51 AM
Location:  Lewiston, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 516(GP40-2LW)
Views:  87   Comments: 1
Rigby Yard
Title:  Rigby Yard
Description:  (Left): MEC 512 - MEC 307 - MEC 351 - MEC 507. (Right): MEC 516 - MEC 7627 - MEC 5973 - MEC 7541 - MEC 3401 - MEC 3402 - MEC 7622. (Switching Lead:) MEC 506 - MEC 501. (Track 1:) PORU waiting for a crew with MEC 305 - MEC 504 - MEC 510. They would depart that night.
Photo Date:  10/11/2020  Upload Date: 10/24/2020 11:11:58 PM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 516(GP40-2LW)
Views:  97   Comments: 0
PO-3 516 at Cedar St.
Title:  PO-3 516 at Cedar St.
Description:  PO-3 516 turns on the wye in Brunswick, Maine with their spacer car after bringing up three steel loads for CP. They are seen here approaching Cedar Street, on the west leg of the wye.
Photo Date:  10/29/2021  Upload Date: 11/4/2021 8:48:30 PM
Location:  Brunswick, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 516(GP40-2LW)
Views:  88   Comments: 0
Rigby Yard
Title:  Rigby Yard
Description:  (Left): CSXT 486 - CSXT 101 - CSXT 8872 - MEC 7575 - MEC 7609 - MEC 7620 - MEC 511. (Right): MEC 305 - MEC 345 - MEC 503 - MEC 518 - MEC 504 - MEC 517. PO-4 with MEC 516 - MEC 507 is switching the east end of the yard. MEC 5948 was on the house track to the left out of frame.
Photo Date:  6/24/2022  Upload Date: 6/30/2022 8:40:21 PM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  CSX 486(AC44CW) MEC 516(GP40-2LW) MEC 305(GP40)
Views:  140   Comments: 0
MEC 516
Title:  MEC 516
Description:  Seen resting at Portsmouth NH, having spend the weekend there.
Photo Date:  8/1/2022  Upload Date: 8/4/2022 9:16:27 AM
Location:  Portsmouth, NH
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MEC 516(GP40-2LW)
Views:  68   Comments: 0
Two Loads for Boise
Title:  Two Loads for Boise
Description:  DO-1 shoves two loads down the Boise spur before pulling out three empty TBOX's.
Photo Date:  2/6/2023  Upload Date: 2/7/2023 8:54:14 PM
Location:  Portsmouth, NH
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 516(GP40-2LW)
Views:  73   Comments: 0

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