{"id":32154,"date":"2021-10-30T09:49:16","date_gmt":"2021-10-30T13:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=32154"},"modified":"2021-10-30T09:49:16","modified_gmt":"2021-10-30T13:49:16","slug":"old-maine-central-255-in-the-gloom-of-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/old-maine-central-255-in-the-gloom-of-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Maine Central 255 in the Gloom of Night"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Conway Scenic Railroad&#8217;s latest acquisition, former Maine Central GP38 255 is on the final legs of its journey to North Conway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last night (October 29, 2021) Kris and I drove up to the St Lawrence &amp; Atlantic  line to intercept westward freight 393 that was hauling Clarendon &amp; Pittsford 203 in consist. (This red &amp; white GP38 is former Maine Central 255.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Gorham, New Hampshire we rolled by the train at the old Grand Trunk station where there is a variety of historic equipment on display.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The plan was for 393 to drop the engine for interchange at Groveton, New Hampshire. 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