Contributed by Maine Historical Society
- MMN #5914
- print page
- download web image
Purchase a reproduction of this item on VintageMaineImages.com.
Description
The locomotive the "Ossipee" #4 is pulling cars across the railroad bridge in Hiram, crossing the Saco River. The Saco River bridge of the Portland & Ogdansberg Railroad (later Maine Central Railroad running from Portland to St. Johnsbury, Vermont) is in Hiram at the foot of Mt. Cutler.
This photo shows an earlier bridge, later replaced by the steel truss bridge, built on the same abutments, currently at the site. This was also the junction with the Bridgton and Saco River Railroad, a narrow-gauge railroad running from Harrison to this junction in Hiram.
The Bridgton and Saco River line was dismantled to become, for a time, the Edaville Railroad on Cape Cod. Recently, the line was transported back to Maine and has been resurrected as a tourist attraction near the Old Port district of Portland as the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co.
This photograph is marked "Portland Co. c/m 173, delivered 11/22/1870."
About This Item
- Title: Train southbound at Hiram, ca. 1870
- Creation Date: circa 1870
- Subject Date: circa 1870
- Location: Hiram, Oxford County, ME
- Media: Albumen print
- Dimensions: 24 cm x 38 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 242, OS Photographs Box 4; MS00-67.0123
- Collection: Portland Company records
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Bridgton & Saco River Railroad
- Edaville Railroad
- Locomotives--Maine
- Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co.
- Ossipee (Locomotive)--Photographs
- Portland & Ogdansburg Railroad--Maine--Hiram--Photographs
- Railroad bridges--Maine--Hiram
- Railroad employees--Photographs
- Railwaymen--Photographs
- Saco River (NH and Me.)--(Photographs)
Other Keywords
For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
Website
Use of this Item is not restricted by copyright and/or related rights, but the holding organization is contractually obligated to limit use. For more information, please contact the contributing organization. However, watermarked Maine Memory Network images may be used for educational purposes.
Please post your comment below to share with others. If you'd like to privately share a comment or correction with MMN staff, please send us a message with this link.
