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 Post subject: Maine Roundhouse for Sale
PostPosted: Mon Jun 05, 2023 8:22 am 

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Stumbled across a listing for an ex railroad property, with roundhouse, but no turntable.

https://www.proxibid.com/DON-T-MISS-YOU ... 2#topoflot

https://www.google.com/maps/place/90+Di ... ?entry=ttu


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 Post subject: Re: Maine Roundhouse for Sale
PostPosted: Tue Jun 06, 2023 6:38 am 

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Built in 1908 to service diesel locomotives?

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 Post subject: Re: Maine Roundhouse for Sale
PostPosted: Tue Jun 06, 2023 9:40 am 

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I got a chuckle out of that part of the listing as well.


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 Post subject: Re: Maine Roundhouse for Sale
PostPosted: Tue Jun 06, 2023 12:13 pm 

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So where this is begs a question. Is this a old BAR or MEC facility, given it seems to be right at the junction between the two railroads right outside of town?

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 Post subject: Re: Maine Roundhouse for Sale
PostPosted: Tue Jun 06, 2023 12:40 pm 

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Location: Alna, ME
This is at "Northern Maine Junction", just outside of Bangor, Maine. The closest active preservation effort (distance-wise) is occurring at the Downeast Scenic Railroad, but there are many miles of out of service and in-service (CSX) track between them.

The site is the former junction of the Maine Central (now CSX) and Bangor and Aroostook (now CPKC). I believe the roundhouse is ex-BAR, but I might be incorrect.

Given the nature of the site, and other preservation efforts that need support, I suspect that spot now served by TWO Class 1 railroads (where there were 0 Class 1's just a few years ago) would make it ideal for industrial redevelopment, rather than a museum (or home base for a tourist railroad.)

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 Post subject: Re: Maine Roundhouse for Sale
PostPosted: Thu Jun 08, 2023 1:39 pm 

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Dave wrote:
Built in 1908 to service diesel locomotives?


It's a real estate ad. They're all works of fiction.


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