The
photos shown below are of the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad train wreck of 1979.
The accident happened on the "Golden Road" located on the outskirts of
Millinocket, Maine. A heavily loaded single trailer pulp truck delivering its
load to the Great Northern Paper Company was traveling towards Millinocket when
its driver was blinded by the sun. Shortly before the impact of the truck and
the train, the driver of the truck jumped out his door and escaped major injury.
The pulp truck hit both of the engines on the road crossing.
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This photo shows a machine removing some of the debris from the road. Frank Stratton of the Millinocket Water Company and Millinocket Police Chief Frank Friel are shown in the foreground.
This view looks towards Millinocket Lake. Frank Stratton is in the foreground walking down to observe the damage.
The side of one of the engines where the Millinocket Fire Department sprayed it with foam. Frank Stratton of the Millinocket Water Company asseses the damage in the foreground.
Jack Picard of the Millinocket Police Department wondering what to do next.
The heavily loaded pulp truck struck both of the engines here.
Part of the pukp truck's load rests up against one of the engines.
The trailer of the pulp truck rests on its side up against one of the train's engines.
Another view of the truck's impact on the 2 engines. Millinocket Fire Fighter Howard "Moose" Mehlman is in the right hand foreground of this photo.
A view of the wreck from the tracks looking towards Ledge Cut.
Another view of the trucks trailer on its side against one of the engines.
A view from atop one of the gravel banks along side the Golden Road.
Looking towards Millinocket Lake. In the foreground is Millinocket Police Chief Frank Friel and Wilfred Cyr. Behind Chief Friel is M.F.D. Engine 4 along with fire fighters Paul Montgomery, Milan Thornton, and Tom Montieth.
MPD Officer Jack Picard talking the situation over with an unidentified individual.
A view from the Golden Road looking towards Millinocket Lake.
Looking towards Millinocket. One of Gerald Pelletier's trucks is in the foreground.
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This photo shows a machine removing some of the debris from the road. Frank Stratton of the Millinocket Water Company and Millinocket Police Chief Frank Friel are shown in the foreground.