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What is the PanAm speed for Amtrak in Maine?

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Pan Am speed for Amtrak? If it's Pan Am wouldn't it be Restricting? <G>

moltensulphur Wrote:
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> Pan Am speed for Amtrak? If it's Pan Am wouldn't
> it be Restricting?

more like excepted track ... no passenger movements ...

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The MAS for the Downeaster in Maine and NH is 79 MPH.

Tom Coughkin
Stow, MA



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/25/15 16:02 by tomcough.

Yeah, the taxpayers put a lot of money in the track...

Amtrak MAS/ST MAS
CPL17-MPL16 : 15/10
MPL16-MPL15.9 : 30/25 Brunswick
MPL15.9-CPL15 : 60/25
MAS on the Controlled Siding in Brunswick is 15/10
CPL15-MPL12 :60/40
MPL12-MPL9 :55/40
MPL9 -MPL8 :50/40
MPL8 -MPL7 :30/25 Freeport
MPL7 -MPL4.85 :50/40
MPL4.9 -MPL2.6 :60/40
MPL2.6 -CPL2 :50/40
CPL2 -CPF185 :60/40 Junction with Freight Main Line
CPF185-MP189 :70/40
MP189-CPF194 :60/40
CPF192-CPF194 :60/40 Second MT:25/25
CPF194-CPF195 :30/30
CPF195-CPF196 :30/25 CPF196 Junction with Mountain Branch.
CPF196-CPM2:25/25 Entirety of Mountain Branch is 25 for all moves. Portland Transportation Center.
CPF196-MP197 :30/25
MP197 -CPF199 :40/40 Second MT:25/25
CPF199-CPF201 :60/40
All movements on Rigby Lead Track between 200 and 201 restricted to 25.
CPF201-CPF203 :70/40 Second MT:30/25
CPF203-MP203.3 :70/40
MP203.3-MP206.3:79/40
MP206.3-MP208.2:40/40
MP208.2-CPF209 :70/40
CPF209-CPF211 :70/40 Second MT:30/25
CPF211-MP211 :55/40
MP211-MP211.5 :30/25
MP211.5-MP212.7:60/40
MP212.7-MP214.8:65/40
MP214.8-MP220 :75/40
MP220-MP220.4 :70/40
MP220.4-MP221 :60/40
MP221-MP222 :70/40
MP222-MP224.1 :75/40
MP224.1-CPF226 :70/40
CPF226-CPF228 :70/40 Second MT:30/25 Wells.
CPF228-MP228.1 :70/40
MP228.1-MP233 :75/40
MP233-MP234.5 :70/40
MP234.5-MP239 :75/40
MP239-MP239.6 :55/40
MP239.6-MP239.8:60/40 MP239.83 is "Salmon Falls" and is roughly on the NH/ME state line.

-All mileposts shown in decimal form are rounded to the nearest tenth, but are close enough to give a good idea.
-Second MT denotes speed on sidings.
-All speeds are "timetable" and do not take into account slow orders, which will blossom shortly as the ground thaws.
-79 sounds good, but there is only 3 miles of 79mph running, across the marsh in Scarborough.
-Names following denote station stops, except "Salmon Falls" which is a railroad station name, but not a passenger stop. I did omit a couple.

Edit: Apparently TO didn't like my formatting with spaces. It WAS easier to read when I was typing the message. Its all blobbed together, which really doesn't make me happy, when it posts. Sorry bout that.



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 02/25/15 19:40 by KSmitty.

I see there's no 79 MPH running. Didn't there used to be a stretch of that in the Scarborough marshes east of Old Orchard?

Thanks Smitty...very thorough.

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sums007 Wrote:
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> I see there's no 79 MPH running. Didn't there
> used to be a stretch of that in the Scarborough
> marshes east of Old Orchard?


There is still 3 miles, across the marsh. Check the list again between MP203-206. :)

mp208 Wrote:
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> Thanks Smitty...very thorough.
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> Posted from Android


Glad to help!