Comments on: The last train to ever operate on the MMA Stanbridge Sub. The ex-MMA Stanbridge Sub (now owned by CMQ) has had crossings paved over in Farnham and in Bedford, thus sealing the fate of the line. This means that the train that was stranded on the line for nearly a year (shown here) was the last train to operate on this short ex-CP branch line. The teain was stranded due to a derailment about half a mile north of this crossing. The engine and the cars were moved about two weeks after this photo was taken.

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Tue, 15 Dec 2015 03:30:37 +0000

Hunter you are right – they are disconnected events, perhaps the association of the two are incorrect, but emotions will run high and everyone is entitled to their opinion, and not everyone will be in agreement. This debate has no end, but further opinions are more than welcome.

By: HunterBHolmes

HunterBHolmes — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 23:46:01 +0000

Better yet I don’t see where anyone suggested they care MORE about rocks thrown at a train than the disaster? It was an accident, this was vandalism, two unfortunate things of different levels, neither of which are necessarily connected in any way…

Thats like saying Ford has a defective car model that kills a few people so someone decides to start throwing rocks at Ford cars, sure the deaths were tragic and avoidable, but that doesn’t mean you should ignore the person throwing rocks at peoples cars?

This whole conversation is ridiculous.

Yeah cracked windows, shame on the vandals. Good?

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Sun, 06 Dec 2015 04:16:39 +0000

Does it really matter? Honestly? Why would you kids care more about a rock thrown at a locomotive over 47 lives that died that fateful night?

Mma was a sick (and that’s sick as in “hospital” for you young lads) railroad and this photo captures the essence of it all.

Regardless of who, when or why the locomotive was damaged, see the big picture and put down the foamer thoughts for a minute.

By: mberry

mberry — Sun, 06 Dec 2015 04:05:57 +0000

Host, I’m really perplexed as to why you think this locomotive was vandalized because of what happened at Megantic. I’m sure it was vandalized because it was an easy target, by youths who have no idea that this train belonged to the company responsible for the Megantic disaster.

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Sun, 06 Dec 2015 04:01:09 +0000

Don’t get your knickers in a knot boys, you didn’t lose love ones in megantic and this photo explains it all…. vandalism included.

By: cn5248

cn5248 — Sun, 06 Dec 2015 03:56:54 +0000

Really, condoning vandalism against railway equipment? I doubt the equipment owner would share the same perspective. Under any circumstances, intentional damage to railway equipment is wrong….

By: Taylorover9001

Taylorover9001 — Sat, 05 Dec 2015 00:00:29 +0000

That is a sad looking unit with those cracked windows.

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 22:44:40 +0000

Right. Jacob, MMA had all rights to run with one man crews.. it wasn’t against the law. But it is now if handling dangerous cargo..

I think this photo is perfect, it reflects what MMA truly was at this point, broken, and hated.

Good riddance!

By: mberry

mberry — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 22:29:12 +0000

A train sitting out here (or anywhere) for 11 months will inevitably get vandalized. Megantic has nothing to do with it in my opinion.

By: Stephen C. Host

Stephen C. Host — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 21:21:40 +0000

Unfortunate? Given what happened in Lac Megantic, I don’t see a problem with throwing a few stones at a railway that causes so much damage…

The feelings of the Quebec people certainly reflect in this photo, and I can’t blame them one bit.