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Pictures of MEC 7561
 
Owner: Maine Central
Model:GE C40-8Built As:CSXT 7561 (C40-8)
Serial Number:46052Order No:1878
Frame Number:Built:9/1989
Other locos with this serial:  CSX 7561(C40-8) MEC 7561(C40-8)
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MEC 7534, 7575 & 7561
Title:  MEC 7534, 7575 & 7561
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/21/2020  Upload Date: 1/22/2020 10:53:17 PM
Location:  Gardner, MA
Author:  Ted Krug
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 7534(C40-8) MEC 7575(C40-8) MEC 7561(C40-8)
Views:  382   Comments: 0
MEC 7561 & 5974
Title:  MEC 7561 & 5974
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/31/2020  Upload Date: 3/31/2020 5:57:19 PM
Location:  North Pownal, VT
Author:  Ted Krug
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 7561(C40-8) MEC 5974(B40-8)
Views:  130   Comments: 0
MEC 7561 & 5974
Title:  MEC 7561 & 5974
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/31/2020  Upload Date: 3/31/2020 5:59:08 PM
Location:  North Pownal, VT
Author:  Ted Krug
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 7561(C40-8) MEC 5974(B40-8)
Views:  114   Comments: 2
MEC 7561 & 5974
Title:  MEC 7561 & 5974
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/31/2020  Upload Date: 3/31/2020 6:01:22 PM
Location:  Pownal, VT
Author:  Ted Krug
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 7561(C40-8) MEC 5974(B40-8)
Views:  100   Comments: 1
MEC 7561
Title:  MEC 7561
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/31/2020  Upload Date: 3/31/2020 6:03:13 PM
Location:  North Adams, MA
Author:  Ted Krug
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 7561(C40-8)
Views:  127   Comments: 2
MEC 7561 & 5974
Title:  MEC 7561 & 5974
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/31/2020  Upload Date: 3/31/2020 6:04:50 PM
Location:  North Adams, MA
Author:  Ted Krug
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 7561(C40-8) MEC 5974(B40-8)
Views:  212   Comments: 2
MEC 7561 & 5974
Title:  MEC 7561 & 5974
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/31/2020  Upload Date: 3/31/2020 6:05:57 PM
Location:  North Adams, MA
Author:  Ted Krug
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 7561(C40-8) MEC 5974(B40-8)
Views:  140   Comments: 1
MEC 5974 & 7561
Title:  MEC 5974 & 7561
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/3/2020  Upload Date: 4/4/2020 9:27:28 PM
Location:  North Petersburg, NY
Author:  Ted Krug
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 5974(B40-8) MEC 7561(C40-8)
Views:  141   Comments: 3
MEC 5974 & 7561
Title:  MEC 5974 & 7561
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/3/2020  Upload Date: 4/4/2020 9:34:06 PM
Location:  North Pownal, VT
Author:  Ted Krug
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 5974(B40-8) MEC 7561(C40-8)
Views:  175   Comments: 4
MEC 7561 & 5974
Title:  MEC 7561 & 5974
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/3/2020  Upload Date: 4/4/2020 9:21:40 PM
Location:  North Adams, MA
Author:  Ted Krug
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 7561(C40-8) MEC 5974(B40-8)
Views:  194   Comments: 2
POED slowly approaches Wamesit
Title:  POED slowly approaches Wamesit
Description:  Track speed along the Lowell branch is a meager 10 MPH.
Photo Date:  5/24/2020  Upload Date: 5/26/2020 10:31:12 AM
Location:  Tewksbury, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MEC 7561(C40-8)
Views:  32   Comments: 0
POED comes out of a small dip on the Lowell Branch
Title:  POED comes out of a small dip on the Lowell Branch
Description:  Just behind me is CPF-207 (Wamesit)
Photo Date:  5/24/2020  Upload Date: 5/26/2020 10:31:17 AM
Location:  Tewksbury, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MEC 7561(C40-8)
Views:  65   Comments: 0
Making like an ALCO
Title:  Making like an ALCO
Description:  POED's 3 GE's let belch out smoke as they approach Wamesit
Photo Date:  5/24/2020  Upload Date: 5/26/2020 10:31:24 AM
Location:  Tewksbury, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MEC 7561(C40-8)
Views:  38   Comments: 0
MEC 7561 leads POED west at Wamesit
Title:  MEC 7561 leads POED west at Wamesit
Description:  Just behind me is CPF-207 (Wamesit), the start of double track through Lowell.
Photo Date:  5/24/2020  Upload Date: 5/26/2020 10:31:28 AM
Location:  Tewksbury, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MEC 7561(C40-8)
Views:  52   Comments: 0
Smokey GE's
Title:  Smokey GE's
Description:  POED's 3 GE's belch out smoke as they approach Wamesit
Photo Date:  5/24/2020  Upload Date: 5/26/2020 10:31:32 AM
Location:  Tewksbury, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MEC 7561(C40-8) MEC 7609(C40-8)
Views:  65   Comments: 2
Entering the double track at Wamesit
Title:  Entering the double track at Wamesit
Description:  POED enters the double track through Lowell at CPF-297 (Wamesit)
Photo Date:  5/24/2020  Upload Date: 5/26/2020 10:31:36 AM
Location:  Tewksbury, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MEC 7561(C40-8)
Views:  42   Comments: 0
Roster shot of MEC 7561 at Meadowcroft Street
Title:  Roster shot of MEC 7561 at Meadowcroft Street
Description:  Seen at the head of POED waiting to head west
Photo Date:  5/24/2020  Upload Date: 5/26/2020 10:31:59 AM
Location:  Lowell, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 7561(C40-8)
Views:  79   Comments: 0
With a fresh crew, POED waits to head west at Meadowcroft Street
Title:  With a fresh crew, POED waits to head west at Meadowcroft Street
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/24/2020  Upload Date: 5/26/2020 10:32:03 AM
Location:  Lowell, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 7561(C40-8) MEC 7609(C40-8) MEC 7875(C40-8W)
Views:  158   Comments: 0
POED heads west at Meadowcroft Street
Title:  POED heads west at Meadowcroft Street
Description:  The signal bridge guards CPF-BY
Photo Date:  5/24/2020  Upload Date: 5/26/2020 10:32:12 AM
Location:  Lowell, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MEC 7561(C40-8) MEC 354(GP40)
Views:  62   Comments: 2
MEC #7575 pulls a grainer
Title:  MEC #7575 pulls a grainer
Description:  Pan Am C40-8 #7575 followed by C40-8 #7561 pull a grain train by the Ayer station from Ardent Mills.
Photo Date:  6/29/2020  Upload Date: 10/30/2020 10:31:03 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  Will Murphy
Categories:  Roster,Station,Track,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 7575(C40-8) MEC 7561(C40-8)
Views:  257   Comments: 0
EDPO at CPF-AY
Title:  EDPO at CPF-AY
Description:  The engineer is waiting for the conductor to throw some switches so it can finish its shove into the Hill Yard,
Photo Date:  9/5/2020  Upload Date: 9/7/2020 11:51:18 AM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MEC 7561(C40-8) MEC 7541(C40-8)
Views:  57   Comments: 0
Paint trailing
Title:  Paint trailing
Description:  MEC 7561 is second out on EDPO.
Photo Date:  9/5/2020  Upload Date: 9/7/2020 11:51:22 AM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MEC 7561(C40-8)
Views:  50   Comments: 0
Back to their train
Title:  Back to their train
Description:  Their set off at the Hill Yard complete, EDPO's power shoves back to their train.
Photo Date:  9/5/2020  Upload Date: 9/7/2020 11:51:35 AM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Track,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 7561(C40-8)
Views:  39   Comments: 0
Heading to Church
Title:  Heading to Church
Description:  EDPO's power passes St. Andrew's Episcopal Church.
Photo Date:  9/5/2020  Upload Date: 9/7/2020 11:51:38 AM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MEC 7561(C40-8)
Views:  37   Comments: 0
MEC 7561
Title:  MEC 7561
Description:  Seen at Rigby Yard.
Photo Date:  9/6/2020  Upload Date: 9/14/2020 9:05:39 PM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MEC 7561(C40-8)
Views:  82   Comments: 0
Rigby Yard
Title:  Rigby Yard
Description:  (Left): MEC 7561 - MEC 7528 - MEC 7643. (Right): MEC 515 - BM 330 - MEC 351. (Far Right): MEC 600 - MEC 3404 - MEC 510 - MEC 7655 - MEC 604 heading up the bypass after dropping WAPO in the yard. PO-1 was working the west end and PO-7 would begin work shortly with MEC 351 for power.
Photo Date:  11/12/2020  Upload Date: 9/26/2021 1:18:27 PM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 7561(C40-8) MEC 515(GP40-2LW) MEC 600(SD40-3)
Views:  36   Comments: 0
Rigby Yard
Title:  Rigby Yard
Description:  (Left): MEC 7561 - MEC 7528 - MEC 7643. (Right:) MEC 515 - BM 330 - MEC 351. PO-1 with MEC 319 was switching the west end of the yard and WAPO's power was coming up the bypass.
Photo Date:  11/12/2020  Upload Date: 11/13/2020 3:01:00 PM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 7561(C40-8) MEC 515(GP40-2LW)
Views:  63   Comments: 0
Taking the Siding at CPF-226
Title:  Taking the Siding at CPF-226
Description:  POED with MEC 7561 - MEC 604 - MEC 3403 is seen taking the controlled siding at CPF-226 where they will be passed by Amtrak 688 then meet Amtrak 685. The two Amtrak trains met at Dover.
Photo Date:  4/6/2021  Upload Date: 1/10/2022 6:55:58 PM
Location:  Wells, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Station,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 7561(C40-8)
Views:  42   Comments: 0
POED 7561 at North Berwick
Title:  POED 7561 at North Berwick
Description:  POED with MEC 7561 - MEC 604 - MEC 3403 is seen taking the controlled siding at CPF-226 where they will be passed by Amtrak 688 then meet Amtrak 685. The two Amtrak trains met at Dover.
Photo Date:  4/6/2021  Upload Date: 4/16/2021 9:49:34 PM
Location:  North Berwick, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 7561(C40-8)
Views:  40   Comments: 0
POED 7561 At Wells Beach
Title:  POED 7561 At Wells Beach
Description:  POED with MEC 7561 - MEC 604 - MEC 3403 is seen taking the controlled siding at CPF-226 where they will be passed by Amtrak 688 then meet Amtrak 685. The two Amtrak trains met at Dover.
Photo Date:  4/6/2021  Upload Date: 4/16/2021 9:49:56 PM
Location:  Wells, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 7561(C40-8)
Views:  56   Comments: 0
MEC 7517, 7561, 5933, 7518, 7523, 326, 505, 7635 & 7875
Title:  MEC 7517, 7561, 5933, 7518, 7523, 326, 505, 7635 & 7875
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/24/2021  Upload Date: 11/29/2021 10:16:12 PM
Location:  Westminster, MA
Author:  Ted Krug
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 7517(C40-8) MEC 7561(C40-8) MEC 5933(B40-8) MEC 7518(C40-8) MEC 7523(C40-8) MEC 326(GP40) MEC 505(GP40-2LW) MEC 7635(C40-8) MEC 7875(C40-8W)
Views:  180   Comments: 0
MEC 7517, 7561, 5933, 7518, 7523, 326, 505, 7635 & 7875
Title:  MEC 7517, 7561, 5933, 7518, 7523, 326, 505, 7635 & 7875
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/24/2021  Upload Date: 11/29/2021 10:16:59 PM
Location:  Westminster, MA
Author:  Ted Krug
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 7517(C40-8) MEC 7561(C40-8) MEC 5933(B40-8) MEC 7518(C40-8) MEC 7523(C40-8) MEC 326(GP40) MEC 505(GP40-2LW) MEC 7635(C40-8) MEC 7875(C40-8W)
Views:  191   Comments: 0
Pan Am and BNSF Power With Autoracks...
Title:  Pan Am and BNSF Power With Autoracks...
Description:  Pan Am and BNSF Power With Autoracks on the old B&M Stony Brook
Photo Date:  11/26/2021  Upload Date: 1/23/2022 5:17:55 PM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  Jonelle DeFelice
Categories:  Roster,Scenic
Locomotives:  MEC 7561(C40-8) BNSF 7852(ES44DC) BNSF 6880(ES44C4) BNSF 1055(C44-9W)
Views:  88   Comments: 1
Three musketeers
Title:  Three musketeers
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/26/2021  Upload Date: 3/1/2022 11:55:23 PM
Location:  Willows, MA
Author:  Michael C
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 7561(C40-8) BNSF 7526(ES44DC) BNSF 1055(C44-9W) BNSF 7852(ES44DC)
Views:  71   Comments: 0
POAY 7561 at Wells Beach
Title:  POAY 7561 at Wells Beach
Description:  POAY with MEC 7561 - MEC 7534 - MEC 7594 and just over 70 cars passes the old B&M depot in Wells, Maine on the number 1 track in some nice sun. They would continue on all the way to Rockingham Jct. before meeting both Amtrak 684 and 683.
Photo Date:  1/6/2022  Upload Date: 1/10/2022 6:44:51 PM
Location:  Wells, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Station,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 7561(C40-8)
Views:  26   Comments: 0
POAY 7561 at the Scarborough Marsh
Title:  POAY 7561 at the Scarborough Marsh
Description:  POAY with MEC 7561 - MEC 7534 - MEC 7594 and just over 70 cars heads west toward Winnock's Neck Rd. in Scarborough, Maine.
Photo Date:  1/6/2022  Upload Date: 1/10/2022 8:20:45 PM
Location:  Scarborough, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 7561(C40-8)
Views:  36   Comments: 0
MEC 7561
Title:  MEC 7561
Description:  POAY with MEC 7561 - MEC 7534 - MEC 7594 and just over 70 cars heads west toward Winnock's Neck Rd. in Scarborough, Maine.
Photo Date:  1/6/2022  Upload Date: 1/10/2022 6:41:25 PM
Location:  Scarborough, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MEC 7561(C40-8)
Views:  35   Comments: 0
POAY 7561 at Wamesit
Title:  POAY 7561 at Wamesit
Description:  My friend and I wrapped up a great chase here watching POAY with MEC 7561 - MEC 7534 - MEC 7594 pass through CPF-297 in Tewksbury, MA. They would tie down at CPF-309 as usual where a night crew would pick up the train later on to take it the rest of the way to CSX in Worcester.
Photo Date:  1/6/2022  Upload Date: 1/10/2022 6:51:40 PM
Location:  Wamesit, MA
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 7561(C40-8)
Views:  35   Comments: 0
POAY 7561 in Lawrence
Title:  POAY 7561 in Lawrence
Description:  Pan Am's POAY with MEC 7561 - MEC 7534 - MEC 7594 rolls west by the old Lawrence station on Track 2, while the clock tower stands in the background.
Photo Date:  1/6/2022  Upload Date: 1/10/2022 6:52:15 PM
Location:  Lawrence, MA
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 7561(C40-8)
Views:  58   Comments: 0
POAY 7561 Passes UNH
Title:  POAY 7561 Passes UNH
Description:  POAY with MEC 7561 - MEC 7534 - MEC 7594 passes through Amtrak's station at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, NH. A temporary speed restriction helped my friend and I beat this train here from Madbury, which is usually not possible. They would take the siding down the line at CPF-256 for two Amtrak trains.
Photo Date:  1/6/2022  Upload Date: 1/10/2022 6:48:04 PM
Location:  Durham, NH
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Station,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 7561(C40-8)
Views:  56   Comments: 0
POAY 7561 at Madbury
Title:  POAY 7561 at Madbury
Description:  Pan Am's POAY with MEC 7561 - MEC 7534 - MEC 7594 and just over 70 cars rolls west through Madbury, NH at MP 247 about to pass under Rt. 155.
Photo Date:  1/6/2022  Upload Date: 1/10/2022 6:48:46 PM
Location:  Madbury, NH
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 7561(C40-8)
Views:  41   Comments: 0
POAY 7561 at the Scarborough Marsh
Title:  POAY 7561 at the Scarborough Marsh
Description:  POAY with MEC 7561 - MEC 7534 - MEC 7594 and just over 70 cars heads west toward Winnock's Neck Rd. in Scarborough, Maine.
Photo Date:  1/6/2022  Upload Date: 1/10/2022 6:38:58 PM
Location:  Scarborough, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 7561(C40-8)
Views:  30   Comments: 0
POAY 7561 Departs Rigby Yard
Title:  POAY 7561 Departs Rigby Yard
Description:  POAY with MEC 7561 - MEC 7605 - MEC 7609 and 86 cars departs from the west end of Rigby Yard, seen passing the milepost maker for MP-200.
Photo Date:  1/31/2022  Upload Date: 2/3/2022 5:46:14 PM
Location:  Scarborough, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 7561(C40-8)
Views:  39   Comments: 0
POAY 7561 at Black Point Rd.
Title:  POAY 7561 at Black Point Rd.
Description:  POAY with MEC 7561 - MEC 7605 - MEC 7609 and 86 slowly pulls toward CPF-203 where they will hold for Amtrak 683 before continuing west.
Photo Date:  1/31/2022  Upload Date: 2/3/2022 6:01:04 PM
Location:  Scarborough, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 7561(C40-8)
Views:  40   Comments: 0
POAY 7561 at Black Point Rd.
Title:  POAY 7561 at Black Point Rd.
Description:  POAY with MEC 7561 - MEC 7605 - MEC 7609 and 86 slowly pulls toward CPF-203 where they will hold for Amtrak 683 before continuing west.
Photo Date:  1/31/2022  Upload Date: 2/3/2022 6:02:30 PM
Location:  Scarborough, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 7561(C40-8)
Views:  35   Comments: 0
POAY 7561 Departs Rigby Yard
Title:  POAY 7561 Departs Rigby Yard
Description:  POAY with MEC 7561 - MEC 7605 - MEC 7609 and 86 cars departs from the west end of Rigby Yard, seen here approaching the Pleasant Hill Rd. bridge.
Photo Date:  1/31/2022  Upload Date: 2/3/2022 5:54:30 PM
Location:  Scarborough, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 7561(C40-8)
Views:  36   Comments: 0
WAPO 7561 Approaches Read St.
Title:  WAPO 7561 Approaches Read St.
Description:  WAPO with MEC 7561 - MEC 7605 - MEC 7609 - MEC 310 - MEC 313 - MEC 321 and around 80 cars rounds the bend toward Read St. in the Deering section on Portland, Maine.
Photo Date:  1/31/2022  Upload Date: 2/3/2022 5:42:16 PM
Location:  Portland, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 7561(C40-8)
Views:  41   Comments: 0
WAPO 7561 at Sligo Rd.
Title:  WAPO 7561 at Sligo Rd.
Description:  On a chilly but cloudless winter morning Pan Am train WAPO with MEC 7561 - MEC 7605 - MEC 7609 - MEC 310 - MEC 313 - MEC 321 and around 80 cars heads west by the MP 182 sign at Sligo Rd. in North Yarmouth, Maine.
Photo Date:  1/31/2022  Upload Date: 2/3/2022 5:47:34 PM
Location:  North Yarmouth, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 7561(C40-8)
Views:  43   Comments: 0
Departing for Boston
Title:  Departing for Boston
Description:  An MBTA train departs Ayer for Boston while to the right AYPO waits for clearance east.
Photo Date:  2/1/2022  Upload Date: 2/4/2022 10:41:31 AM
Location:  Ayer, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Winter,Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MBTA 1134(GP40MC) MEC 7561(C40-8)
Views:  41   Comments: 0
Rounding the bend for Lawrence
Title:  Rounding the bend for Lawrence
Description:  AYPO glides around the bend towards Lawrence.
Photo Date:  2/1/2022  Upload Date: 2/4/2022 1:07:13 PM
Location:  Andover, MA
Author:  Jay Epstein
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MEC 7561(C40-8)
Views:  33   Comments: 0

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