MMA Railways

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Engineer Rick Cameron of the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway looks in his rearview mirror to check out cars behind him as he reverses Engine 100 at Squapan station recently. Engine 100 was built in 1957. (BANGOR DAILY NEWS PHOTO BY JOHN CLARKE RUSS)

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Engineer Rick Cameron of the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway looks at his rearview window to check out the cars behind him as he reverses Engine 100 at the Squapan station in Ashland Thurdsday, March 18, 2010. Engine 100 was built in 1957. 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)