MMA Railways

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Montreal, Maine and Atlantic railway engineer Rick Cameron (seated in Engine 21) and conductor Jarrad Clark (cq), right, fill out paperwork and look over their engines and freight as they prepare to depart from Skerry Siding in Portage Thursday, March 18, 2010. Safety concerns and poor maintenance along sections of the MM&A railway in northern Maine sometimes limit the speed of their freight trains to 10 to 15 mph. State officials are seeking a $25 million bond to repair rail in Aroostook, Penobscot and Androscoggin counties. Without such aid railways like MM&A might have to abandon their 241 miles of track which remain crucial to Maine industries. (Bangor Daily News/John Clarke Russ) (WEB EDITION PHOTO)