Rigby Yard South Portland
by Bob Orsillo
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Rigby Yard South Portland
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Bob Orsillo
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Rigby Yard South Portland - Original fine art black and white railroad photography by Bob Orsillo.
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Early winter and a thick afternoon fog begins to cover Rigby Train Yard in South Portland, Maine.
The Portland Terminal Company was a terminal railroad notable for its control of switching activity for the Maine Central and Boston & Maine railroads in the Maine cities of Portland, South Portland, and Westbrook.
The Maine Central Railroad came under the control of the Boston & Maine Railroad in 1884. The New Haven Railroad secured control of the Boston & Maine in 1907, and the Portland Terminal Company was formed in 1911 as part of the New Haven's consolidation of New England transportation facilities. Portland Terminal Company became a subsidiary of the Maine Central Railroad while the Boston & Maine was in financial difficulty in 1914.
PTM's activities were vital to Portland's role as a winter seaport receiving Canadian products from the Grand Trunk Railway for export to Europe. Shipping from Portland declined sharply as Canadian exports were routed via the Maritime ports of St. John, New Brunswick and Halifax, Nova Scotia following nationalization of the Grand Trunk in 1923. Exports from Portland declined from 600,000 short tons (536,000 long tons; 544,000 t) per year in the early 1920s to 21,000 short tons (18,800 long tons; 19,100 t) per year during the worst year of the following depression. In the decade following World War II, PTM operated on 40 miles (64 km) of main lines and branch tracks, 84 miles (135 km) of yard tracks, and 18 miles (29 km) of industry-owned tracks. PTM was acquired by Guilford Transportation Industries in 1981, and continues as a subsidiary of Pan Am Railways.
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Bob Orsillo
Rigby Yard South Portland - Original fine art black and white railroad photography by Bob Orsillo. Copyright (c)Bob Orsillo / http://orsillo.com - All Rights Reserved. Buy art online. Buy photography online Early winter and a thick afternoon fog begins to cover Rigby Train Yard in South Portland, Maine.
Julie Magers Soulen
Love your train shots! You have a knack for making them timeless. Well done! f/v
Christiane Schulze
A great combination Bob......the trains, fog and the different directions of the tracks ......... a great photo - Chris (F/V)
Sharon Burger
Hmmm. I may need to start a train collection, I'm loving these new train scenes you're posting. what a great history this yard has, it is so quaint in b/w... fav
Ion vincent DAnu
looks just like the triage in my native town of Sibiu, Ro. Probably they are similar all over the world...fav and v.
ANA MARIA EDULESCU
Extraordinary atmospheric photo, Bob..... gives me the same mood of the neorealist cinematography ...... f,v, SU. ______ Ana
Lianne Schneider
Love the nostalgic feel to this Bob - the b/w is perfect for that. And thank you for sharing so much history. Sometimes I think that's my favorite part. This is fabulous work Bob. F/V
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