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Montreal, Maine and Atlantic started up on January 9, 2003. For start up power, they acquired 16 B39-8Es from General Electric. They came through Southern Ontario in two batches of 8 on CN 236 on December 7 & 8, 2002. The attached photo shows the 2nd batch on December 8, cut off from the train to make a lift at Aldershot. Also in the consist were GECX 3000 and 3001, which were C30-S7 "Super-7" demos. They did not stay on the MMA, and ended up in Brazil on the MRSL. GECX 8592 became MMA 8592, and was one of two B39-8E to be repainted in the MMA maroon/gold scheme. The repainting came as a result of 8592 nailing a truck in Hampden, ME while on the Searsport Local and ending up in the ditch. The collision occurred April 11, 2006. After the MMA bankruptcy, I don't know where 8592 ended up.
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Caption: Montreal, Maine and Atlantic started up on January 9, 2003. For start up power, they acquired 16 B39-8Es from General Electric. They came through Southern Ontario in two batches of 8 on CN 236 on December 7 & 8, 2002. The attached photo shows the 2nd batch on December 8, cut off from the train to make a lift at Aldershot. Also in the consist were GECX 3000 and 3001, which were C30-S7 "Super-7" demos. They did not stay on the MMA, and ended up in Brazil on the MRSL. GECX 8592 became MMA 8592, and was one of two B39-8E to be repainted in the MMA maroon/gold scheme. The repainting came as a result of 8592 nailing a truck in Hampden, ME while on the Searsport Local and ending up in the ditch. The collision occurred April 11, 2006. After the MMA bankruptcy, I don't know where 8592 ended up.

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Rob Smith [378] (more) (contact)
Date: 12/08/2002 (search)
Railway: Canadian National (search)
Reporting Marks: GECX 8592 (search)
Train Symbol: CN 236 (search)
Subdivision/SNS: Not Provided
City/Town: Aldershot (search)
Province: Ontario (search)
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  1. Marcus Stevens
    October 29, 2016 at 5:16 pm

    Great shot, I got a bunch of GE’s coming back off lease at the same spot from MMA years later.
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