Three of Maine Central’s Independence Class “baby boats” and a GP7 lead a train into Rigby Yard in Portland, Mane. The ten U18’s were named for revolutionary war patriots and concepts, and... (more)

Baby Boat

In 1975, the Maine Central went shopping for its first new power in nine years, and chose ten of GE’s U18B “baby boats”. With their unique 8-cylinder FDL engines, t... (more)

Getting a pair of these rare birds was worth the trip to CAD at temperatures down to unconfortable levels for night pictures. RTEX 404 and 407 have been staying at CAd for a few years now with the... (more)

U18B #407, U23B #288, GP35 #216 take a break by the tower.