In the late 1970s the M&E became home to National Locomotive Company, a rebuilder of used ALCOs (possibly for Suriname). The M&E's RS1 and S4 shared their engine house with hulks of Norfolk & West... (more)
The first major winter storm of the season dumped snow and freezing rain in New Jersey today. M&E 18 and RRPX SSB1200RS 563 are being coated by freezing rain.
Maine Eastern 488 has returned to New Jersey. The M&E plans to assign the classic cab unit to the Whippany Railway Museum's Santa Claus trains during the next few weekends.