Maine Memory Network

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"The first locomotive was the “Pioneer”. The line transported laths, shingles, clapboards, and lumber in addition to passengers."

Historic Hallowell - Industry at the Mouth of the Vaughan Stream

"The car was powered by a small, locomotive engine. They drove it to Augusta and back to the McClench Machine Shop in Hallowell to be dismantled and…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"… operated from 1909 to 1927, could also carry locomotives. With the opening of the Carlton Bridge in 1927, train ferries were no longer needed."

Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"Others speculated that a spark from a passing locomotive was the cause. Weather conditions and an uncommon southerly wind provided a perfect storm of…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"Wood-fired locomotives of the Narrow Gauge Railroad brought tourists and fueled other industries, giving way only when automobiles and trucks became…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… standard aural alarm of the era from factories to locomotives. Dual Steam WhistlesWest Quoddy Head Light Keepers Association By 1887 an…"

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"Green was caught in the debris. The locomotive and the cars had crashed and slid to the bank of the river. It took three hours to free Green."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"In July of 1945, two diesel locomotives replaced the two electric ones. The last freight run was made in April of 1996."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"Suspected to have started from a spark from a locomotive on the nearby narrow gauge railroad—fire broke loose on Pleasant Street on October 22, 1886."