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Description
To compete with the growing competition from trucks, in 1956 Bangor & Aroostook Railroad instituted door-to-door delivery for "Less than a Carload" shipments for every community along B & A lines.
In the picture the B & A truck is stopped on Maine Street in Houlton to make a delivery. The power tailgate made quick and easy deliveries possible. Bangor and Aroostook Railroad's magazine, "Maine Line," v. 4 #4, pp. 22-24.
About This Item
- Title: Railroad small load delivery, Houlton, 1956
- Creator: Richard W. Sprague
- Creation Date: 1956
- Subject Date: 1956
- Location: Houlton, Aroostook County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 20 cm x 20 cm
- Collection: Richard Sprague
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company--Equipment and supplies
- Trucks
- Transportation--Maine--Houlton
- Shipping
- Railroads--Maine
- Delivering--Maine--Houlton
Other Keywords
- B&A
- Bangor & Aroostook Railroad
- Bangor & Aroostook RR
- Bangor and Aroostook Railroad
- Bangor and Aroostook RR
- delivery
- railroad
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Oakfield Historical SocietyPO Box 176, Oakfield, ME 04763
(207) 267-1294
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