Railfanning on the Portland Subdivision in November 2023 AD

In the month of November, several things changed on the CSX Portland Subdivision, the first and foremost being that all the lines were given new names. Between Ayer and Portland is the Portland Sub, between Portland and Mattawamkeag, ME, is the Waterville Sub. The Berkshire & Eastern also assumed control over the former Pan Am Southern. Secondly, new mile markers were installed for these lines. All the mileposts were reduced in value by 185 (e.g. CPF-258 has become MP PLD 73.0).
The third major change was a new train, called CSX L080. It was a Portland to Lawrence and turn job which runs on weekdays, often making a round trip in a single day. It was implemented to alleviate M426 and M427 from switching in Lawrence, MA. I was lucky enough to catch 3 L080 trains in the span of 24 hours. Unfortunately M426 and M427 were still running very late at night, and I was hoping this would help them run earlier (spoiler alert, it didn't).
Note: some of the footage appears in a previous video I uploaded.
Here's a map which contains all the major locations on the former Pan Am System:
www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/vie...
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Amazing video! That NPCU double header was sooo cool!