Maine Central Mountain Division

[UP6706]

Did Nash Welch make the Amtrak 203? I've seen that unit at Fullerton IRL.

[frliss]

A 55-minute video to show off some progress being made again between these two points, after slacking on it for a while.

Shawn,

Great job — the progress really shows.

I’ve been living in Worcester, MA for about forty years, and back in the day the old MEC units I remember were in the gray scheme with the orange stripe, same as the Guilford and B&M locos. The locomotives you’re portraying, are they from an earlier vintage? I'm confused.

Fred

[CSRX]

Shawn,

Great job — the progress really shows.

I’ve been living in Worcester, MA for about forty years, and back in the day the old MEC units I remember were in the gray scheme with the orange stripe, same as the Guilford and B&M locos. The locomotives you’re portraying, are they from an earlier vintage? I'm confused.

Fred

Thanks!
These locomotives represent the Maine Central, before the disgusting take over of the Guilford Rail System. The consist was based on a 1968 train that was shown online. This route is meant to be based in the 1975-1981 timeframe before the Guilford buyout, though 1965-1981 can be used, depending on whether you run as delivered GP38's with GP7's in the three different color schemes or the rebuilt GP38's with the GP7, GP9 units.

Did Nash Welch make the Amtrak 203? I've seen that unit at Fullerton IRL.

Private collection from a friend, based on the TSN model.

[scottb613]

Hi Folks,

Harvest Gold and Pine Tree Green - two of the best colors ever thrown on a locomotive.

On a bright sunny day they were a sight to behold.

Regards,
Scott

[CSRX]

Hi Folks,

Harvest Gold and Pine Tree Green - two of the best colors ever thrown on a locomotive.

On a bright sunny day they were a sight to behold.

Regards,
Scott

I was very young and barely remember seeing a GP38 or two still in the colors, before they all got the disgusting Guilford gray and orange. At least I can bring it back to life through ORTS for myself, and hopefully others.

[UP6706]

Shawn, how do you get this thing below what you say? Screenshot 2026-10-10 150125.png

[CSRX]

My signature? Edited by going to my profiles user settings, under account, and it's between Receive Private Messages and Display Mode, as "Edit Post Signature."

[frliss]

I was very young and barely remember seeing a GP38 or two still in the colors, before they all got the disgusting Guilford gray and orange. At least I can bring it back to life through ORTS for myself, and hopefully others.

Apparently, you don't like Guilford, and neither do I, after I found that they were union busters. Years back CONRAIL had a train designated AY-SE, Ayer Mass to Selkirk NY. Because of union rules, the Guilford crew had leave the train at East Mountain Street and about an hour or so later the CONRAIL crew would board the train. About nine times out of ten I would hear on the scanner that the Guilford crew stole the batteries form the rear end detector. Guilford didn't even supply their crews with batteries!

Fred

[CSRX]

There was a lot about the Fink/Mellon era of Guilford/Pan Am I didn't like, and that's not the first time I've heard of them stealing stuff.
For awhile, that's why foreign power couldn't run into Maine. everything from radios to fridges and other things were getting swiped.

Union or non union didn't matter much to me... But busting the unions and killing the railroads is a whole different story...