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Owner: Maine Central
Model:EMD GP7Built As:MEC 561 (GP7)
Serial Number:12362Order No:6147
Frame Number:6147-1Built:10/1950
Notes:blt 10/1950 to ST #22
Other locos with this serial:  MEC 561(GP7) EPRY 22(GP7) AFRX 22(GP7) ST 22(GP7)
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MEC 561
Title:  MEC 561
Description:  561 sits on the turntable in Waterville.
Photo Date:  9/18/1965  Upload Date: 7/3/2013 6:01:22 PM
Location:  Waterville, ME
Author:  Ted Houghton
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MEC 561(GP7)
Views:  1319   Comments: 0
RY-2 working Whitefield, NH.
Title:  RY-2 working Whitefield, NH.
Description:  RY-2 working the B&M interchange in Whitefield, NH. 684-576-561-671B-671A.
Photo Date:  1/5/1966  Upload Date: 7/6/2013 3:38:39 PM
Location:  Whitefield, NH
Author:  Ted Houghton
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 684(F3A) MEC 576(GP7) MEC 561(GP7) MEC 671B(F3B) MEC 671A(F3A)
Views:  1312   Comments: 0
RY-2 working Whitefield, NH.
Title:  RY-2 working Whitefield, NH.
Description:  The clouds are thinning by the time RY-2 completes her pickup, sets the signal for the proverbial "high ball", and heads on to St Johnsbury. 684-576-561-671B-671A.
Photo Date:  1/5/1966  Upload Date: 7/6/2013 3:38:51 PM
Location:  Whitefield, NH
Author:  Ted Houghton
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 684(F3A) MEC 576(GP7) MEC 561(GP7) MEC 671B(F3B)
Views:  1439   Comments: 1
MEC Local
Title:  MEC Local
Description:  561(GP-7) by station
Photo Date:  9/1/1970  Upload Date: 7/9/2011 10:16:57 AM
Location:  Gilman, VT
Author:  Gil Ford
Categories:  Station
Locomotives:  MEC 561(GP7)
Views:  922   Comments: 2
MEC 561(GP-7)
Title:  MEC 561(GP-7)
Description:  on a Work Extra
Photo Date:  6/9/1975  Upload Date: 10/1/2011 9:59:05 AM
Location:  North Conway, NH
Author:  Gil Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MEC 561(GP7)
Views:  1115   Comments: 0
MEC 561 Work Extra
Title:  MEC 561 Work Extra
Description:  (GP-7)
Photo Date:  6/16/1975  Upload Date: 10/1/2011 10:04:40 AM
Location:  North Conway, NH
Author:  Gil Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MEC 561(GP7)
Views:  910   Comments: 0
MEC Work-X 561
Title:  MEC Work-X 561
Description:  (GP-7) at the "Girders"
Photo Date:  9/17/1975  Upload Date: 10/2/2011 9:58:23 AM
Location:  Crawford Notch, NH
Author:  Gil Ford
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 561(GP7)
Views:  672   Comments: 0
MEC Work-X & YR-1
Title:  MEC Work-X & YR-1
Description:  meet at the top
Photo Date:  9/17/1975  Upload Date: 10/2/2011 9:59:19 AM
Location:  Crawfords, NH
Author:  Gil Ford
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 561(GP7)
Views:  410   Comments: 0
Maine Central 561
Title:  Maine Central 561
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1976  Upload Date: 11/30/2003 8:00:20 PM
Location:  Unknown, ME
Author:  Unknown
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 561(GP7)
Views:  1588   Comments: 1
MEC 561 long hood shot
Title:  MEC 561 long hood shot
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/1/1977  Upload Date: 11/30/2003 8:00:20 PM
Location:  Unknown, ME
Author:  Unknown
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 561(GP7)
Views:  1140   Comments: 0
MEC RS-1
Title:  MEC RS-1
Description:  561-252-569
Photo Date:  2/23/1978  Upload Date: 11/3/2011 10:09:02 AM
Location:  Portland, ME
Author:  Gil Ford
Categories:  Bridge,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 561(GP7)
Views:  715   Comments: 0
MEC RS-1
Title:  MEC RS-1
Description:  561-262
Photo Date:  3/2/1978  Upload Date: 11/3/2011 10:14:01 AM
Location:  Portland, ME
Author:  Gil Ford
Categories:  Bridge,Winter,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 561(GP7)
Views:  606   Comments: 0
B&M 300; MEC 561
Title:  B&M 300; MEC 561
Description:  GP40-2; GP-7
Photo Date:  3/5/1978  Upload Date: 11/2/2011 2:05:05 PM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Gil Ford
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 561(GP7) BM 300(GP40-2)
Views:  758   Comments: 0
MEC 561+; B&M 300+
Title:  MEC 561+; B&M 300+
Description:  Rigby engine terminal
Photo Date:  3/5/1978  Upload Date: 11/3/2011 10:16:27 AM
Location:  Portland, ME
Author:  Gil Ford
Categories:  Winter,Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 561(GP7) BM 300(GP40-2)
Views:  896   Comments: 1
MEC 255-254-561
Title:  MEC 255-254-561
Description:  on RB-1
Photo Date:  3/30/1978  Upload Date: 11/3/2011 5:02:47 PM
Location:  Deering Junction, ME
Author:  Gil Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MEC 561(GP7)
Views:  324   Comments: 0
MEC 574
Title:  MEC 574
Description:  A freight off the Lower Road heads for the yard at Brunswick Maine in August 1978. Soon it will be impossible to photograph from this angle as Maine has begun construction of a multi-modal station to service a desired extension of Amtrak service up from Portland where I am standing. The original MEC station was behind the train. Date is approximate.
Photo Date:  8/1/1978  Upload Date: 1/17/2009 9:25:01 AM
Location:  Brunswick, ME
Author:  Randy Kotuby
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 574(GP7) MEC 561(GP7)
Views:  1159   Comments: 1
MEC 574
Title:  MEC 574
Description:  A freight from Augusta is about to pull into the yard at Brunswick Maine in August 1978. Date is approximate.
Photo Date:  8/1/1978  Upload Date: 1/17/2009 9:25:35 AM
Location:  Brunswick, ME
Author:  Randy Kotuby
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 574(GP7) MEC 561(GP7)
Views:  1001   Comments: 1
MEC 561-564
Title:  MEC 561-564
Description:  on a Work Extra
Photo Date:  10/23/1978  Upload Date: 11/21/2011 2:40:52 PM
Location:  North Conway, NH
Author:  Gil Ford
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 561(GP7)
Views:  412   Comments: 0
MEC 561-564(GP-7s)
Title:  MEC 561-564(GP-7s)
Description:  on Work Extra
Photo Date:  10/23/1978  Upload Date: 11/21/2011 2:43:26 PM
Location:  North Conway, NH
Author:  Gil Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MEC 561(GP7)
Views:  569   Comments: 1
MEC 561; CN 2564
Title:  MEC 561; CN 2564
Description:  2564 on CN detour train due to high water at N.Stratford,NH; back to CN rails at Groveton,NH
Photo Date:  3/9/1979  Upload Date: 11/30/2011 2:45:52 PM
Location:  Saint Johnsbury, VT
Author:  Gil Ford
Categories:  Winter,Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 561(GP7) CN 2564(M420W)
Views:  864   Comments: 2
MEC 561(GP-7)
Title:  MEC 561(GP-7)
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/2/1979  Upload Date: 12/21/2011 4:56:57 PM
Location:  Saint Johnsbury, VT
Author:  Gil Ford
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 561(GP7)
Views:  653   Comments: 0
MEC 561--GP7
Title:  MEC 561--GP7
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/13/1980  Upload Date: 12/19/2010 9:10:12 PM
Location:  Saint Johnsbury, VT
Author:  Lee Labrecque
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 561(GP7)
Views:  1346   Comments: 0
MEC 561-564(GP-7s)
Title:  MEC 561-564(GP-7s)
Description:  at engine facility
Photo Date:  4/20/1980  Upload Date: 12/23/2011 3:43:50 PM
Location:  Bangor, ME
Author:  Gil Ford
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 561(GP7)
Views:  555   Comments: 0
MEC 561 and 564
Title:  MEC 561 and 564
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/20/1980  Upload Date: 8/1/2010 11:50:00 PM
Location:  Bangor, ME
Author:  Wayne Allen
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 561(GP7) MEC 564(GP7)
Views:  802   Comments: 0
MEC 561(GP-7)
Title:  MEC 561(GP-7)
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/18/1981  Upload Date: 3/3/2012 10:18:11 AM
Location:  Lewiston, ME
Author:  Gil Ford
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 561(GP7)
Views:  583   Comments: 0
561;563;B&M 1563
Title:  561;563;B&M 1563
Description:  Rigby engine terminal
Photo Date:  1/3/1982  Upload Date: 4/21/2012 2:19:17 PM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Gil Ford
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 561(GP7)
Views:  494   Comments: 0
561(GP-7)
Title:  561(GP-7)
Description:  Rigby Yard
Photo Date:  2/12/1982  Upload Date: 4/21/2012 5:16:18 PM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Gil Ford
Categories:  Winter,Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 561(GP7)
Views:  339   Comments: 0
561(GP-7)
Title:  561(GP-7)
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/19/1982  Upload Date: 4/5/2012 8:40:07 AM
Location:  Waterville, ME
Author:  Gil Ford
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 561(GP7)
Views:  481   Comments: 0
561,580(GP-7s)
Title:  561,580(GP-7s)
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/19/1982  Upload Date: 4/5/2012 8:44:48 AM
Location:  Waterville, ME
Author:  Gil Ford
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 561(GP7)
Views:  294   Comments: 0
YR-1
Title:  YR-1
Description:  561-B&M 1562-573
Photo Date:  4/15/1983  Upload Date: 5/5/2012 9:12:23 AM
Location:  Bartlett, NH
Author:  Gil Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MEC 561(GP7)
Views:  309   Comments: 0
YR-1
Title:  YR-1
Description:  561-B&M 1562-573
Photo Date:  4/15/1983  Upload Date: 5/5/2012 9:10:30 AM
Location:  Notchland, NH
Author:  Gil Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MEC 561(GP7)
Views:  640   Comments: 0
YR-1 561-1562-573
Title:  YR-1 561-1562-573
Description:  cutting off the 561 for ZO-2
Photo Date:  4/15/1983  Upload Date: 5/5/2012 9:13:13 AM
Location:  Bartlett, NH
Author:  Gil Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MEC 561(GP7)
Views:  756   Comments: 0
YR-1
Title:  YR-1
Description:  561-565-591-253
Photo Date:  4/16/1983  Upload Date: 5/5/2012 9:18:39 AM
Location:  Twin Mountain, NH
Author:  Gil Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MEC 561(GP7)
Views:  373   Comments: 0
YR-1
Title:  YR-1
Description:  561-565-591-253
Photo Date:  4/16/1983  Upload Date: 5/5/2012 9:20:11 AM
Location:  Crawfords, NH
Author:  Gil Ford
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 561(GP7)
Views:  426   Comments: 0
YR-1
Title:  YR-1
Description:  561-565-591-253
Photo Date:  4/16/1983  Upload Date: 5/5/2012 9:19:37 AM
Location:  Bretton Woods, NH
Author:  Gil Ford
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MEC 561(GP7)
Views:  326   Comments: 0
YR-1
Title:  YR-1
Description:  561-565-591-253; note brake shoe smoke!!
Photo Date:  4/16/1983  Upload Date: 5/5/2012 9:20:59 AM
Location:  Notchland, NH
Author:  Gil Ford
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 561(GP7)
Views:  439   Comments: 0
YR-1
Title:  YR-1
Description:  561-565-591-253
Photo Date:  4/16/1983  Upload Date: 5/5/2012 9:17:50 AM
Location:  Whitefield, NH
Author:  Gil Ford
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 561(GP7)
Views:  373   Comments: 0
MEC 561-B&M 305-314-311
Title:  MEC 561-B&M 305-314-311
Description:  on BR-4 arriving Rigby Yard
Photo Date:  7/22/1983  Upload Date: 5/8/2012 9:18:11 AM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Gil Ford
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  MEC 561(GP7)
Views:  393   Comments: 0
MEC GP7 561
Title:  MEC GP7 561
Description:  Maine Central Railroad GP7 561 at South Portland, Maine on May 9, 1984, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  5/9/1984  Upload Date: 1/9/2014 1:30:36 PM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 561(GP7)
Views:  383   Comments: 0
PTM  S3 1101
Title:  PTM S3 1101
Description:  Portland Terminal S3 1101 and Maine Central GP7 561, South Portland Maine, May 9, 1984, photo by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  5/9/1984  Upload Date: 10/21/2008 1:10:42 PM
Location:  South Portland, ME
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PTM 1101(S3) MEC 561(GP7)
Views:  888   Comments: 0
MEC Mountain Extra
Title:  MEC Mountain Extra
Description:  561(GP-7)
Photo Date:  2/10/1985  Upload Date: 6/5/2011 5:37:09 PM
Location:  North Conway, NH
Author:  Gil Ford
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 561(GP7)
Views:  388   Comments: 0
MEC Mountain Extra
Title:  MEC Mountain Extra
Description:  561 switching White Mountain Oil
Photo Date:  2/10/1985  Upload Date: 6/5/2011 5:38:15 PM
Location:  North Conway, NH
Author:  Gil Ford
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MEC 561(GP7)
Views:  482   Comments: 0
MEC 561
Title:  MEC 561
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/11/1986  Upload Date: 2/6/2015 5:37:13 PM
Location:  St. Johnsbury, VT
Author:  Jack Smith
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MEC 561(GP7)
Views:  407   Comments: 0
Getting out
Title:  Getting out
Description:  The Maine Central Bucksport Turn was one of a very few trains to run on Memorial Day weekend, so I was lucky to catch it. Here it is, just getting underway at the MEC yard-now signed for Springfield Terminal, note the sign on the office at left-with a trio of interesting units.
Photo Date:  5/29/1988  Upload Date: 3/7/2015 2:00:49 AM
Location:  Bangor, ME
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Yard,Station,Action
Locomotives:  BM 1709(GP9) MEC 561(GP7) MEC 401(U18B) BM 1741(GP9)
Views:  551   Comments: 0
B&M on the Bucksport Turn
Title:  B&M on the Bucksport Turn
Description:  The Bucksport Turn ran Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, using a classic set of New England power. Here we see it with a blue B&M geep, and a pair of Harvest Gold MEC units, arriving at Bucksport.
Photo Date:  5/29/1988  Upload Date: 7/19/2015 2:03:34 AM
Location:  Bucksport, ME
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BM 1709(GP9) MEC 561(GP7) MEC 401(U18B)
Views:  326   Comments: 0
Rolling south
Title:  Rolling south
Description:  Now off the bridge from Bangor, the Turn gets moving toward Bucksport. Thats the railfan chase vehicle. It was a company car that I had on a 24/7 basis. They mostly didnt care where I took it, though I had to buy my own gas when on personal use. I lived ten miles from my job, and put 38,000 miles on it in a year.
Photo Date:  5/29/1988  Upload Date: 3/7/2015 2:04:27 AM
Location:  Brewer, ME
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BM 1709(GP9) MEC 561(GP7) MEC 401(U18B)
Views:  460   Comments: 0
On the bridge
Title:  On the bridge
Description:  The Bucksport Turn crosses the Penobscot River just after leaving the Bangor yard.
Photo Date:  5/29/1988  Upload Date: 3/7/2015 2:07:00 AM
Location:  Brewer, ME
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  BM 1709(GP9) MEC 561(GP7) MEC 401(U18B)
Views:  343   Comments: 0
This is what I want in my back yard!!
Title:  This is what I want in my back yard!!
Description:  The Maine Central Bucksport Job rolls past a home en route from Bangor to Bucksport on a Memorial Day weekend.
Photo Date:  5/29/1988  Upload Date: 2/25/2013 1:24:29 AM
Location:  Orrington, ME
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BM 1709(GP9) MEC 561(GP7) MEC 401(U18B)
Views:  435   Comments: 1
Bucksport job
Title:  Bucksport job
Description:  The Maine Central Bucksport Job works south from Northern Maine Jct on Memorial Day weekend 1988 with a classic set of New England power.
Photo Date:  5/29/1988  Upload Date: 6/10/2012 1:51:47 AM
Location:  Orrington, ME
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  BM 1709(GP9) MEC 561(GP7) MEC 401(U18B)
Views:  584   Comments: 0
Bucksport Turn
Title:  Bucksport Turn
Description:  The MEC Bucksport Turn went to work on Sunday of Memorial Day weekend with a typically New England power set.
Photo Date:  5/29/1988  Upload Date: 9/10/2013 1:25:54 AM
Location:  Orrington, ME
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BM 1709(GP9) MEC 561(GP7) MEC 401(U18B)
Views:  444   Comments: 0


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