BEST has some very nice New England themed structure kits in HO scale. Their newest is a Maine Central freight house. Get info HERE.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
NEW KIT: Maine Central Freight House
BEST has some very nice New England themed structure kits in HO scale. Their newest is a Maine Central freight house. Get info HERE.
DEP: 4,000-6,000 Gallons of Chemical Spilled in Bucksport ME Derailment
SOURCE: http://bangordailynews.com/2012/05/28/news/hancock/dep-4000-to-6000-gallons-of-paper-chemical-spilled-in-bucksport-derailment/
BUCKSPORT, Maine — The Maine Department of Environmental Protection is estimating that 4,000 to 6,000 gallons of a chemical used to make coated paper spilled into the Penobscot River when several train tanker cars derailed in Bucksport on Friday................................ READ
BUCKSPORT, Maine — The Maine Department of Environmental Protection is estimating that 4,000 to 6,000 gallons of a chemical used to make coated paper spilled into the Penobscot River when several train tanker cars derailed in Bucksport on Friday................................ READ
MBTA Now Encourages Photography
SOURCE: Trains.com Newswire
BOSTON – In a reversal of attitudes toward photography, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is now encouraging riders to take photos of suspicious activity, and has created a smart phone application to do so.
The authority also announced that it has repealed all rules against taking pictures on its property.
“It is time we lifted any restrictions on taking pictures,” said MBTA Transit Police Chief Paul MacMillan. “It’s almost impossible to control.” Now that most riders have cellphones with built-in cameras, MacMillan said, it is more beneficial to start encouraging their use in order to decrease crime.
With the free iPhone “See Say” application, riders can share pictures, text, and location details with a dispatcher, if they see something suspicious while traveling. The application, which is now available on iTunes.com, is part of the MBTA’s “See Something, Say Something” campaign, which was launched in 2003 in response to the Sept. 11 attacks.
The Department of Homeland Security’s Transit Security Grant Program provided funding for the app and campaign. The app can be used to report everything from a suspicious package to a sighting of a missing person. If a user does not have cell service in range, the app is programmed to send a report as soon as service is available. Users can also choose to submit a tip anonymously. The camera’s flash will automatically be disabled if a rider wants to use the app to discreetly take a picture of something suspicious.
Transit police dispatchers who receive the tip can respond to an alert with more questions. The app can also be programmed to receive updates regarding service delays or other alerts.
BOSTON – In a reversal of attitudes toward photography, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is now encouraging riders to take photos of suspicious activity, and has created a smart phone application to do so.
The authority also announced that it has repealed all rules against taking pictures on its property.
“It is time we lifted any restrictions on taking pictures,” said MBTA Transit Police Chief Paul MacMillan. “It’s almost impossible to control.” Now that most riders have cellphones with built-in cameras, MacMillan said, it is more beneficial to start encouraging their use in order to decrease crime.
With the free iPhone “See Say” application, riders can share pictures, text, and location details with a dispatcher, if they see something suspicious while traveling. The application, which is now available on iTunes.com, is part of the MBTA’s “See Something, Say Something” campaign, which was launched in 2003 in response to the Sept. 11 attacks.
The Department of Homeland Security’s Transit Security Grant Program provided funding for the app and campaign. The app can be used to report everything from a suspicious package to a sighting of a missing person. If a user does not have cell service in range, the app is programmed to send a report as soon as service is available. Users can also choose to submit a tip anonymously. The camera’s flash will automatically be disabled if a rider wants to use the app to discreetly take a picture of something suspicious.
Transit police dispatchers who receive the tip can respond to an alert with more questions. The app can also be programmed to receive updates regarding service delays or other alerts.
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Pan Am to Pay $500 Fine...
SOURCE: http://www.onlinesentinel.com/news/waterville-district-court_2012-05-25.html
"Pan Am Railways, Waterville ME, fail to equip, maintain, make rule to prevent fire, April 29, 2011, in Oakland ME; $500 fine"
"Pan Am Railways, Waterville ME, fail to equip, maintain, make rule to prevent fire, April 29, 2011, in Oakland ME; $500 fine"
Pan Am Derailment in Bucksport Maine
SOURCE: By Kevin Miller, BDN Staff http://bangordailynews.com/2012/05/26/news/hancock/crews-still-working-on-bucksport-train-derailment-that-sent-2-cars-into-penobscot-river/
BUCKSPORT, Maine — Railway crews were still on the scene Saturday of a trail derailment in Bucksport that tore up roughly 200 feet of track and sent two tanker cars into the Penobscot River.
The 4-car derailment happened Friday evening around 7 p.m. on a stretch of Pan Am Railways tracks that hugs the Penobscot River near the Bucksport-Orrington town line. The 31-car train was headed to the Verso Paper mill in Bucksport with a delivery at the time.
The two cars that ended up partially in the river were carrying liquid latex. Initial reports had suggested that none of the latex had leaked out, but a Pan Am Railways spokeswoman said Saturday afternoon that there was some spillage.
Cynthia Scarano, executive vice president at Massachusetts-based Pan Am Railways, said the latex is nonhazardous and has a neutral pH. The extent of the leak won’t be clear until the tanks have been emptied, she said.
On Saturday afternoon, about a dozen railroad crews could be seen from a nearby property working to repair the roughly 200-foot stretch of track that was damaged during the derailment. Once the track is repaired, Pan Am will transfer the contents of the derailed cars cars into empty cars before bringing in a crane to remove the cars.
Scarano said they are still investigating the cause of the derailment but the company hopes to reopen that stretch of tracks soon.
“Right now it is shut down,” she said. “We are hoping by the end of today or early tomorrow to have the track back in service.”
BUCKSPORT, Maine — Railway crews were still on the scene Saturday of a trail derailment in Bucksport that tore up roughly 200 feet of track and sent two tanker cars into the Penobscot River.
The 4-car derailment happened Friday evening around 7 p.m. on a stretch of Pan Am Railways tracks that hugs the Penobscot River near the Bucksport-Orrington town line. The 31-car train was headed to the Verso Paper mill in Bucksport with a delivery at the time.
The two cars that ended up partially in the river were carrying liquid latex. Initial reports had suggested that none of the latex had leaked out, but a Pan Am Railways spokeswoman said Saturday afternoon that there was some spillage.
Cynthia Scarano, executive vice president at Massachusetts-based Pan Am Railways, said the latex is nonhazardous and has a neutral pH. The extent of the leak won’t be clear until the tanks have been emptied, she said.
On Saturday afternoon, about a dozen railroad crews could be seen from a nearby property working to repair the roughly 200-foot stretch of track that was damaged during the derailment. Once the track is repaired, Pan Am will transfer the contents of the derailed cars cars into empty cars before bringing in a crane to remove the cars.
Scarano said they are still investigating the cause of the derailment but the company hopes to reopen that stretch of tracks soon.
“Right now it is shut down,” she said. “We are hoping by the end of today or early tomorrow to have the track back in service.”
Saturday, May 26, 2012
MBTA's Memorial Train Honors 136 Fallen Bay Staters
SOURCE: http://www.telegram.com/article/20120524/NEWS/105249802/-1/NEWS05
WORCESTER — The MBTA's Memorial Train made its inaugural run yesterday from Boston's South Station to Worcester's Union Station in a tribute to the 136 Bay State servicemen who lost their lives during recent wars in the Middle East.
The train made its way into Worcester about 1:50 p.m., catching the eyes of commuters waiting to make the reverse trip back to Boston.
“This is really something else,” said William Costa, a 26-year-old Worcester resident who takes the train to his job at Wendy's in Westboro. “It's a good way to remember the men and women who gave their lives for our freedom.”
The Memorial Train is actually a 1988 passenger coach that has been “shrink-wrapped” with patriotic imagery.
Coach car 1528 is emblazoned with red and white striping against a blue background. Along the bottom are 136 gold stars with the names of the Massachusetts airmen, soldiers, Marines and sailors who died in recent in Afghanistan and Iraq.
A plaque with the names hangs inside the coach.
The coach will be integrated into trains making runs on all MBTA commuter routes.
The Memorial Train made its debut with the 12:22 p.m. trip into Worcester.
It was introduced beforehand at a ceremony at South Station attended by state officials, including Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray, Secretary of Transportation Richard Davey, Secretary of Veterans' Services Coleman Nee and Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority General Manager Jonathan Davis.
“I'm happy that the state decided to do something like this,” said Mr. Costa, who took several photographs of the coach with his cellphone.
State officials said the train's crew will be made up at times of veterans who served during the recent wars.
They include conductor Christina Clark, an Army staff sergeant who became disabled in Iraq after a device exploded under the diesel fuel truck that she was in.
The coach “is a good reminder to people about the sacrifices some have made,” said Tryrone Stokley, a conductor on the trip to Worcester.
WORCESTER — The MBTA's Memorial Train made its inaugural run yesterday from Boston's South Station to Worcester's Union Station in a tribute to the 136 Bay State servicemen who lost their lives during recent wars in the Middle East.
The train made its way into Worcester about 1:50 p.m., catching the eyes of commuters waiting to make the reverse trip back to Boston.
“This is really something else,” said William Costa, a 26-year-old Worcester resident who takes the train to his job at Wendy's in Westboro. “It's a good way to remember the men and women who gave their lives for our freedom.”
The Memorial Train is actually a 1988 passenger coach that has been “shrink-wrapped” with patriotic imagery.
Coach car 1528 is emblazoned with red and white striping against a blue background. Along the bottom are 136 gold stars with the names of the Massachusetts airmen, soldiers, Marines and sailors who died in recent in Afghanistan and Iraq.
A plaque with the names hangs inside the coach.
The coach will be integrated into trains making runs on all MBTA commuter routes.
The Memorial Train made its debut with the 12:22 p.m. trip into Worcester.
It was introduced beforehand at a ceremony at South Station attended by state officials, including Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray, Secretary of Transportation Richard Davey, Secretary of Veterans' Services Coleman Nee and Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority General Manager Jonathan Davis.
“I'm happy that the state decided to do something like this,” said Mr. Costa, who took several photographs of the coach with his cellphone.
State officials said the train's crew will be made up at times of veterans who served during the recent wars.
They include conductor Christina Clark, an Army staff sergeant who became disabled in Iraq after a device exploded under the diesel fuel truck that she was in.
The coach “is a good reminder to people about the sacrifices some have made,” said Tryrone Stokley, a conductor on the trip to Worcester.
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