This fractured &quotfrog&quot on Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway could be seen in front of one of the railway's trains as it made a stop to pick up more freight in Masardis recently. A &quotfrog&quot is a railway switch that enables trains to move from one track to another at a railway junction.  (BANGOR DAILY NEWS PHOTO BY JOHN CLARKE RUSS)  CAPTION  This fractured &quotfrog&quot on Montreal, Maine and Atlantic railway could be seen in front of one of the railway's trains as it made a stop to pick up more freight in Masardis Thursday, March 18, 2010. A &quotfrog&quot is an industry slang term for a railway switch which enables trains to move from one track to another at a railway junction. 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)
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