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Canadian Railroads > Riding the Scoot Across MaineDate: 11/26/14 09:03 Riding the Scoot Across Maine Author: MaineLines In the mid 1960s my brother and I several times rode Canadian Pacific's mixed train nicknamed the Scoot from Brownville Junction, Maine to Megantic, Quebec and return. It was out one day and back the next. The following are shots from those trips in no particular order. First up we have crossing the iconic trestle at Onawa and passing through the then only accessible by train town of Onawa.
  Date: 11/26/14 09:10 Re: Riding the Scoot Across Maine Author: MaineLines The train usually consisted of several boxcars, a combine, and a van. It was typically pulled by an RS-2 as shown here making a setout along the way.
   Date: 11/26/14 09:16 Re: Riding the Scoot Across Maine Author: MaineLines Here is some of the scenery along the way.
   Date: 11/26/14 09:18 Re: Riding the Scoot Across Maine Author: kgmontreal Great photos. Thanks for posting them.
KG Date: 11/26/14 09:21 Re: Riding the Scoot Across Maine Author: MaineLines Here we have the Scoot ready to depart Megantic then climbing out of town toward the summit at Boundary.
  Date: 11/26/14 09:28 Re: Riding the Scoot Across Maine Author: rev66vette Awesome!
Date: 11/26/14 09:29 Re: Riding the Scoot Across Maine Author: MaineLines There was an active lumber mill at Holeb that required quite a bit of work by the train.
  Date: 11/26/14 09:30 Re: Riding the Scoot Across Maine Author: cnr6776 What a great set of pictures. Wish I could've spent more time along the CP in Maine. Thanks for posting them.
Date: 11/26/14 09:35 Re: Riding the Scoot Across Maine Author: MaineLines The Scoot was often in the hole for oncoming freights.
   Date: 11/26/14 10:09 Re: Riding the Scoot Across Maine Author: DavidP Fantastic! Thanks for sharing them.
Many TO'ers probably know this already, but the Scoot shared (with GTW's Detroit - Durand local) the distinction of being the last scheduled standard-gauge passenger train to be powered by steam on a class 1 in the US. If I remember correctly an RS-3 took over in mid-March 1960. Dave Date: 11/26/14 12:00 Re: Riding the Scoot Across Maine Author: rschonfelder Those photos were fantastic. And you must have shot Kodachrome - colour has stayed. It really is a glimpse into the CPR past; name boards, MoW buildings and a mixed train not to mention Alcos - MLW's.
What else do you have sitting around your closet? Rick Date: 11/26/14 12:13 Re: Riding the Scoot Across Maine Author: MaineLines Well, here is one last one and probably my favorite of the bunch. As I remember this is at Bodfish just west of Brownville Junction on the return trip home. We were put in the siding for the meet because this 100 car westbound was struggling uphill after making its Bangor and Aroostook pickup at BVJ.
 Date: 11/26/14 12:44 Re: Riding the Scoot Across Maine Author: FiveChime Great photos Larry!
Regards, Jim Evans Date: 11/26/14 13:34 Re: Riding the Scoot Across Maine Author: tomstp That is a great look back at a good time in railroading. Thanks so much for posting these. I hope you have many more.
Date: 11/26/14 14:06 Re: Riding the Scoot Across Maine Author: mopacrr I am curious did the Scoot always have a caboose and a combine? I know a couple of CN Mixed Trains that I rode only had a combine. Was any LCL business handled and what year did the mixed service end?
Date: 11/26/14 15:03 Re: Riding the Scoot Across Maine Author: cvrrr Great shots, thanks for sharing
Date: 11/26/14 15:04 Re: Riding the Scoot Across Maine Author: Lackawanna484 That's a wonderful series of pictures, thanks for sharing them. I noticed the boxcar in the first set out was marked for the International of Maine. Was that usually the case for loads originated in one company, and delivered in the other?
Date: 11/26/14 16:39 Re: Riding the Scoot Across Maine Author: MaineLines I believe the International of Maine cars were designated for loading only in the United States.
Date: 11/26/14 16:41 Re: Riding the Scoot Across Maine Author: Lackawanna484 MaineLines Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > I believe the International of Maine cars were > designated for loading only in the United States. Thank you. Date: 11/26/14 19:20 Re: Riding the Scoot Across Maine Author: robj One of the best posts I have seen!!!!
Thanks! Bob Jordan |