- Downeast Scenic Railroad
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Downeast Scenic Railroad Reporting mark DSRX Locale Maine United States Dates of operation 2005 trust formed
2010 expected operation–Track gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge) Length 4 miles (6.4 km) by 2010
10 miles (16 km) futureHeadquarters Ellsworth, Maine Website http://www.downeastscenicrail.org/ The Downeast Scenic Railroad (reporting mark DSRX) is a heritage railway in Ellsworth, Maine which is owned and operated by the Downeast Rail Heritage Trust, which is a 501(c)3 charitable organization founded in the fall of 2005.[1] The railroad operates over the historic Calais Branch which was once part of the Maine Central Railroad. Operations are out of Washington Junction and runs west towards Brewer. The railroad inaugural run was Saturday, July 24, 2010, with invited guests on board. The first 4 miles to Ellsworth Falls have been completed, but work continues on the line west of Ellsworth Falls from Ellsworth to Green Lake where the railroad plans to run excursion trains in the near future.
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Locomotive roster
Number Builder Type Build Date Status Notes 1055 Alco S-4 1950 Operational Acquired from the Conway Scenic Railroad, on April 9, 2010 and arrived at Washington Jct. on May 23, 2010. An Ex-Conway Scenic and Exx-Portland Terminal unit, this locomotive is the railroad's main engine. 54 General Electric 70-ton switcher 1948 Operational Acquired from the Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad. This ex-Belfast and Moosehead Lake unit was the first engine for the Downeast Scenic and is slated to become the backup unit. This engine had the honors to pull the inaugural train on July 24, 2010. 53 Davenport Locomotive Works 30-ton switcher 1949 Operational This unit was donated by R&R Contracting, and refurbished by Independent Locomotive Services of Bethel, Minnesota. This unit (which was delivered in August 2009) spent a majority of its life working the ore docks in Duluth, Minnesota. This engine is expected to assist in daily operations. Milage
Downeast Scenic Railroad Legend
Calais Branch to Calais 
2 Washington Junction Road 
0 Ellsworth 
4 Ellsworth Falls 
6 Green Lake 
Calais Branch to Brewer References
External links
- "Welcome to the Downeast Scenic Railroad". http://www.downeastscenicrail.org/. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
Common carriers 
Miscellaneous Former See also: List of United States railroads by political division Categories:- Rail transportation in Maine
- Passenger rail transportation in Maine
- Proposed transportation infrastructure in the United States
- Railway companies established in 2005
- Heritage railroads in Maine
- Economy of Hancock County, Maine
- Transportation in Hancock County, Maine
- Companies operating former Maine Central Railroad lines
- Visitor attractions in Hancock County, Maine
- Ellsworth, Maine
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