Keywords: flat cars
Item 50415
Motor flat car #710, Lewiston, ca. 1930
Contributed by: Seashore Trolley Museum Date: circa 1930 Location: Lewiston Media: Photographic print
Item 15242
Moving generators, Presque Isle, 1959
Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: 1959 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Many different types of trolley cars -- for different weather, different uses, and different locations -- were in use in Maine between 1895-1940. The "field guide" explains what each type looked like and how it was used.
Exhibit
The novelty of organized auto racing came to Maine in 1911 with a hill-climbing event in Poland and speed racing at Old Orchard Beach. Drivers and cars came from all over New England for these events.
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley R.R., Presque Isle, ca. 1939
"in Presque Isle. Flat Car #20 is loaded with people in front of freight car #52, which is partially in the car barn."
Site Page
Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation
"They loaded on the beach or mud flat areas at Lincolnville and Gilkey Harbor. The Red Wing, owned and operated by Leroy McCorison transported cars…"
Story
Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis
The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.
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.
