Keywords: Train routes
Item 9536
Map of the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, ca. 1860
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Media: Ink on paper
Item 11177
Last train, Brownville Junction, 1981
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1981-11-16 Location: Brownville Junction Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.
Exhibit
Summer Folk: The Postcard View
Vacationers, "rusticators," or tourists began flooding into Maine in the last quarter of the 19th century. Many arrived by train or steamer. Eventually, automobiles expanded and changed the tourist trade, and some vacationers bought their own "cottages."
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - Bangor and Aroostook Railroad
"… came to Presque Isle in 1894 with a direct route from Bangor to Aroostook County. This station site used to be the Phair Hotel owned by James…"
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad
"Trains frequently consisted on 20 cars each during the winter months. Freight revenue was approximately $60,000 per year, double that made from the…"
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
Story
The only letter to survive World War II
by Cyrene Slegona
Only one of many letters my father sent to his wife remained after he came home from World War II.
