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Owner: Maine Central
Model:GE B40-8Built As:CR 5081 (B40-8)
Serial Number:45645Order No:1413
Frame Number:Built:5/1988
Notes:Ex - CSX 5973/ Retired/Out of service 12/2024 *Scrapped*
Other locos with this serial:  MEC 5973(B20-8) NS 4811(B40-8) CR 5081(B40-8) CSX 5973(B40-8) MEC 5973(B40-8)
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MEC 5973
Title:  MEC 5973
Description:  Seen at Rigby Yard.
Photo Date:  11/26/2020  Upload Date: 12/20/2020 8:28:34 PM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MEC 5973(B40-8)
Views:  165   Comments: 0
MEC 5973
Title:  MEC 5973
Description:  A ballast train shoves down the main coming into the yard with two B40-8s @ 16:55 hrs
Photo Date:  8/11/2021  Upload Date: 8/19/2021 9:29:23 PM
Location:  East Deerfield, MA
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 5973(B40-8)
Views:  169   Comments: 0
MEC 5973
Title:  MEC 5973
Description:  ex CSX
Photo Date:  11/8/2021  Upload Date: 11/10/2021 9:53:02 PM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Bob Keenan
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MEC 5973(B40-8)
Views:  171   Comments: 0
MEC 5973 & 5933
Title:  MEC 5973 & 5933
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/17/2021  Upload Date: 11/20/2021 4:28:07 PM
Location:  Tewksbury, MA
Author:  Ted Krug
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 5973(B40-8) MEC 5933(B40-8)
Views:  194   Comments: 2
AYPO 7528 Crosses the Merrimack River
Title:  AYPO 7528 Crosses the Merrimack River
Description:  AYPO with MEC 7528 - MEC 7534 - MEC 7561 - MEC 5933 - MEC 5973 crosses the bridge while POAY can be seen starting to enter the bridge on the east side. AYPO picked up its two rear units at Lawrence and would hold briefly at CPF-273 for Amtrak 685 to pass before continuing east.
Photo Date:  11/19/2021  Upload Date: 11/22/2021 5:49:03 PM
Location:  Haverhill, MA
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 5973(B40-8)
Views:  84   Comments: 0
MEC 5973 Leads the Wreck Train by Saco Station
Title:  MEC 5973 Leads the Wreck Train by Saco Station
Description:  The East Deerfield based Wreck Train set with MEC 5973 - MEC 5963 for power heads east past the Amtrak station in Saco, Maine. They will run around vhe consist at Ocean Park then proceed west back to the derailment site near the AR switch where a local derailed two cars two nights pr
Photo Date:  1/12/2022  Upload Date: 2/1/2022 7:30:43 PM
Location:  Saco, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Scenic,Station,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 5973(B40-8)
Views:  134   Comments: 0
MEC 5973
Title:  MEC 5973
Description:  MEC 7595, MEC 7541 and MEC 5973 are seen at the west end of Waterville Yard from POWA.
Photo Date:  4/28/2022  Upload Date: 5/2/2022 8:27:37 PM
Location:  Waterville, ME
Author:  Dan Comick
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MEC 5973(B40-8)
Views:  110   Comments: 1
MEC 5972
Title:  MEC 5972
Description:  crazy to think these used to be popular units used on fast stack and van trains, most likely this will be the last time I ever see these style engines in CSX or Pan Am paint
Photo Date:  5/28/2022  Upload Date: 6/7/2022 8:17:04 PM
Location:  East Deerfield, MA
Author:  Kyle best
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 5972(B40-8) MEC 5973(B40-8)
Views:  215   Comments: 0
CSX storage line
Title:  CSX storage line
Description:  CSX 9025 was reactivated and used on road serivce.
Photo Date:  10/12/2024  Upload Date: 10/21/2024 10:34:01 AM
Location:  Waterville, ME
Author:  Alex Piechowski
Categories:  Yard,Track
Locomotives:  MEC 514(GP40-2LW) CSX 9025(C40-9W) MEC 7605(C40-8) MEC 7585(C40-8) CSX 7692(C40-8W) MEC 5973(B40-8)
Views:  48   Comments: 0


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