Keywords: Railway Station
Item 14225
Street railway waiting station, Eliot, 1906
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1906 Location: Eliot; Eliot Media: Photographic print
Item 11518
Grand Trunk Station, Portland, 1938
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1938-08-13 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 111337
Grand Truck Railway Terminal, Portland, 1910
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1910 Location: Portland Client: unknown Architect: John Calvin Stevens
Exhibit
History in Motion: The Era of the Electric Railways
Street railways, whether horse-drawn or electric, required the building of trestles and tracks. The new form of transportation aided industry, workers, vacationers, and other travelers.
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A Convenient Soldier: The Black Guards of Maine
The Black Guards were African American Army soldiers, members of the segregated Second Battalion of the 366th Infantry sent to guard the railways of Maine during World War II, from 1941 to 1945. The purpose of the Black Guards' deployment to Maine was to prevent terrorist attacks along the railways, and to keep Maine citizens safe during the war.
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4
"Scarborough Railway Stations Train at Scarborugh Beach Station, ca. 1900Scarborough Historical Society & Museum The Boston and Maine had…"
Story
John Coyne from Waterville Enlists as a Railroad Man in WWI
by Mary D. Coyne
Description of conditions railroad men endured and family background on John Coyne.
Story
An enjoyable conference, Portland 2021
by John C. Decker, Danville, Pennsylvania
Some snippets from a 4-day conference by transportation historians in Portland, September 7-11, 2021
