The Flying Yankee at the Biddeford train station, ca. 1950

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The Flying Yankee at the Biddeford train station, ca. 1950

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The Flying Yankee, when it was running under the name The Cheshire taken from the Biddeford train station, looking towards the Elm Street over-pass bridge, circa 1950.

The Saco-Lowell building is visible in background, as are the homes along the Hooper Street area, which burned down in a massive fire in 1963. The Flying Yankee ran from Bangor/Portland to Boston 6 days a week from April 1935 until it was retired in May 1957.

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  • Title: The Flying Yankee at the Biddeford train station, ca. 1950
  • Creator: Richard Danforth
  • Creation Date: circa 1950
  • Subject Date: circa 1950
  • Location: Biddeford, York County, ME
  • Media: Photographic print
  • Dimensions: 6 cm x 9 cm
  • Local Code: 2559
  • Collection: General Image Collection
  • Object Type: Image

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McArthur Public Library
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