Contributed by Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description
This W.H. Ballard photograph shows a steam locomotive and railway car of the Green Mountain Railroad, climbing what is now known as Cadillac Mountain, ca. 1883.
The steep track up the side of the mountain was 6,300 feet in length and gained 1,258 feet in elevation. Passengers ascended the mountain at the steady pace of two miles per hour. The car held eight wooden benches, sufficient to transport 48 passengers.
About This Item
- Title: Green Mountain Railway Car, Mount Desert Island, ca. 1883
- Creator: W. H. Ballard
- Creation Date: circa 1883
- Subject Date: circa 1883
- Location: Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 20 cm x 25 cm
- Local Code: MDIHSjpg97392556
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Railroads--Maine--Bar Harbor
- Tourism--Maine--Bar Harbor
- Green Mountain Railroad
- Acadia National Park (Me.)
Other Keywords
- Acadia National Park
- Cadillac mountain
- Green Mountain Railway
- Steam engine
- Summer trade
- Tourist attraction
For more information about this item, contact:
Mount Desert Island Historical SocietyPO Box 653, 353 Sound Drive, Mount Desert, ME 04660
(207) 276-9323
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