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Description
On September 12, 1954, Hurricane Edna struck New England killing eight people.
After the storm, "Sagging and unsupported ties were common sights throughout Bangor and Aroostook System. Train service was virtually non-existent the first 48 hours after the storm.
Track forces were quickly mobilized and work begun on the 157 washouts caused by the storm." Bangor and Aroostook Railroad's magazine, "Maine Line," v. 33 #2, pp. 4-6.
About This Item
- Title: Hurricane damage, Bangor and Aroostook Railroad, 1954
- Creator: Richard W. Sprague
- Creation Date: 1954
- Subject Date: 1954
- Location: Aroostook County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 20 cm x 20 cm
- Collection: Richard Sprague
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Hurricanes--Maine
- Railroad tracks
- Railroad maintenance and repair
- Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company--Equipment and supplies
- Railroad employees
- Edna (Hurrican)
Other Keywords
- B&A
- Bangor & Aroostook Railroad
- Bangor & Aroostook RR
- Bangor and Aroostook RR
- Edna
- hurricane
- Hurricane Edna
- Inspections
- rails
- ties
- track
- washout
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Oakfield Historical SocietyPO Box 176, Oakfield, ME 04763
(207) 267-1294
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