BRWM Trains

The trains that are running at this time are a three digit number. This was based on what I originally had seen on layouts that I operated on. I wanted to continue my trend of mixing fictional and real things from that area to give the feeling that my railroad could have existed in that time.

The trains of Maine had a two symbol designator for their trains. The first letter was the originating town and the second was the ending town. This is what I came up with for the towns on my layout where a train will start or end.

Town Symbols for Train designations

•  A – St. Albans
•  B - Boston (Interchange South)
•  C – Somerset Jct. (Canadian Interchange)
•  H – Harmony
•  K – Katahdin
•  L – Local Industrial
•  N – Northern Maine Jct. (Bangor)
•  R - South Portland (Rigby Yard)
•  S – Searsport

While not in place at this time here is what I plan to implement.

Passenger Trains

•  100 (Bar Harbor Express) – Northbound – 1st class - Crew boards the train in Boston and makes short stops at the stations in Portland, Rockland, Belfast, Acadia, Searsport and ends run in Bangor.
•  101 (Minuteman) – Southbound – 1st class - Crew boards the train in Bangor and makes short stops at the stations in Searsport, Acadia, Belfast, Rockland, Portland and ends run in Boston.
•  110 Eastbound Canadian Passenger – 1st class -Crew enters system at Canadian Interchange and makes a non stop run through Bangor and back onto the CP system.
•  111 Westbound Canadian Passenger – 1st class - Crew enters system at Northern Maine Jct. (Bangor) and makes a non stop run through the Canadian Interchange and back onto the CP system.

Freight Trains

•  31 (Southwind) – Bangor-Boston Hotshot Freight 1st Class - Daily Hotshot Freight, carrying potatoes to market. (During the Fall)
•  32 (Northwind) – Boston-Bangor Hotshot Freight 1st Class - Daily Hotshot Freight empties for loading. (During the Fall)
•  BN-1 / 2 / 3 – Boston-Bangor Through Freight Northbound– 2nd Class - Daily Through Freight. Blocks of cars are switched at Rigby and Searsport Yards.
•  NB-1 / 2 / 3 – Bangor-Boston Through Freight Southbound– 2nd Class - Daily Through Freight. Blocks of cars are switched at Searsport and Rigby Yards.
•  CR-1 / 2 – Canadian Interchange-Portland Through Freight – 2nd Class - Daily Through Freight. Blocks of cars are switched at Katahdin Yard.
•  RC-1 / 2 – Portland-Canadian Interchange Through Freight – 2nd Class - Daily Through Freight. Blocks of cars are switched at Katahdin Yard.
•  CS-1 / 2 – Canadian Interchange-Searsport Through Freight – 2nd Class - Daily Through Freight. Blocks of cars are switched at Katahdin Yard.
•  SC-1 / 2 – Searsport-Canadian Interchange Through Freight – 2nd Class - Daily Through Freight. Blocks of cars are switched at Katahdin Yard.
•  RS-1 / 2 / 3 – Mid Coast Local Northbound - 3rd Class - Daily local freight between Portland and Searsport. Performs local switching at Yarmouth Jct., Rockland, Belfast and Acadia.
•  SR-1 / 2 / 3 – Mid Coast Local Southbound– 3rd Class - Daily local freight between Searsport and Portland. Performs local switching at Acadia, Belfast, and Rockland.
•  PL1 / 2 / 3 – Portland Terminal Local - 3rd Class - Daily local freight between Portland Terminal and Rigby Yard and returns to Portland Terminal.
•  SL1 / 2 – Searsport Industrial Local - 3rd Class - Daily local freight between Searsport Industrial and Searsport Yard.
•  KA1 / 2 - St. Albans Turn - 3rd Class - Daily local freight between Katahdin and St. Albans and returns to Katahdin. Sets out blocks of cars for the next through freight to/from Canadian Interchange. Classifies cars left at Katahdin Yard.
•  KH1 / 2 - Harmony Turn - 3rd Class - Daily local freight between Katahdin and Harmony and returns to Katahdin. Sets out blocks of cars for the next through freight to/from Canadian Interchange. Classifies cars left at Katahdin Yard.