6d
6c: BM2 accelerates toward Madrid as it crosses the
Sandy River.
hearing anything recently, but he couldn’t be sure. We spent
the next few minutes discussing the Rams' loss to the Steelers
in Super Bowl XIV before we finally heard a horn in the dis-
tance and the rumble of prime movers. This time there were
no EMDs in the din. It was pure ALCo thrashing. Within 10 min-
utes the train was on us as he passed under the bridge and out
of sight, hoppers loaded to the max with gravel. A former PC
C425, still in PC black was in the trailing position. (7a-7b). The
chase resumed, and we got a grab shot of him at the opposite
end of the curve at the Milepost 13 marker. (8). We decided
to bypass Weld, instead opting for a close-in shot near a white
farm house along the river at Milepost 7 (9). The storm clouds
were brewing again. In minutes, the sky opened up as the train
headed for Madrid. We ended the chase here.
At this point we were faced with the typical mid-day lull. We
decided to grab some lunch at the pizza joint in Weld. Before
the other railfans headed home, we asked if they knew of
7a
7a-7b: Extra 2072 North eases downgrade at Knox.
8
8: Former Conrail C420 2072 leads the gravel extra
through the rain and past the marker at Mileage 13.
Journey to Allagash Part 1 - 8
MRH-Jan 2014
