Keywords: wheel sets
Item 17983
Moving a wheel set, Derby, ca. 1955
Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: circa 1955 Location: Derby Media: Photographic print
Item 28911
Mill wheel bearing, Saco, ca. 1840
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1840 Location: Saco Media: Wood
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
At the heyday of trolleys in Maine, many of the trolley companies developed recreational facilities along or at the end of trolley lines as one further way to encourage ridership. The parks often had walking paths, dance pavilions, and various other entertainments. Cutting-edge technology came together with a thirst for adventure and forever changed social dynamics in the process.
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 7 of 13
"… bodies had a unique style with a box over the wheels to give clearance and with stakes around the outside that allowed a rope or a chain to hold…"
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 8 of 13
"With a power hoist, a box over the wheels for wheel clearance is no longer necessary. This truck has a flat body that can carry 40 barrels."
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
A Maine Family's story of being Prisoners of War in Manila
by Nicki Griffin
As a child, born after the war, I would hear these stories - glad they were finally written down
