Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"News reports put the death toll between 183 and 200; the only copy of the passenger list went down with the ship. There were only 17 survivors."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Bangor and Aroostook Railroad

"That year the Bangor and Aroostook hauled 195,000 passengers. In 1920, business peaked when the railroad carried 684,000 passengers."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Bus Service, Presque Isle, 1957

"… Aroostook Railroad started cutting back on rail passenger service in Northern Maine. On November 25, 1957, four busses replaced two trains (No."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"The newly built station served as a passenger station and freight depot for eighteen years until Maine Central Railroad (MCRR) shut down its…"

Lubec, Maine - Exhibits

"Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End A Signature Quilt Updated Exhibits: 28 Feb 2012 Building the…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation

"… Westport, made their final runs and freight and passenger service to and from Islesboro ended. Red Wing Scow, Islesboro, ca."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4

"Trolleys carried both passengers and freight. Relatively open passenger cars were used during summer months, and closed cars were used during the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 278-361

"Martin listed names of passengers aboard the Suliote, and listed all the items -- and their cost -- that Alonzo took on the voyage."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"Passenger service was reinstituted recently with the advent of Amtrak’s Downeaster service between Boston and Portland."

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"The passenger rail first went from Old Town to Lincoln, and was later expanded to Bangor. The rail was used by sports teams to go to out of town…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Maine Railroads

"Passengers rode the train to shop. High school students would ride the passenger train to attend high school in nearby Caribou."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"The passenger station was located on Riverside Drive in the building most recently occupied by the Red Cross."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Waterfront - Page 2 of 2

"… from the wharf would occasionally transfer passengers from one place to the other or transfer goods like food or ice to other states."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - EXPLORE the history of Biddeford, Maine...

"Passengers boarding trolley at Five Points, Biddeford, ca. 1900McArthur Public Library City Building commemorative cup, Biddeford, ca."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 0-73

"Snow Otis Stone Reed Harding Martin's plow Martin's garden First passenger steamer Doctor Allen Rogers Tavern, apothecary shop"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders At Play

"… Society Yachts club members and windjammer passengers arrive in Burnt Coat Harbor on the nights of the performances to listen to the music."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Shipyards

"… serviced a steamboat wharf in Hampden and carried passengers and freight from town to town along the Penobscot, and made trips to Boston when…"

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."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… “The Special train for the accommodation of passengers to the State Fair returned safe from the Centre Village Tuesday morning with two passengers…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 2 of 3

"He took flying lessons, flew a 44 passenger aircraft and made “2 or 3” solo cross-country flights in a biplane."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"Passengers then would ford the river to Peru. When the river was low, foot passengers could walk across from the island to Peru on a natural causeway."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Colony Continues to Grow, 1874 - 1900

"… potatoes and goods from the factories, but the passenger rail system would provide a means for students to attend high school in nearby Caribou and…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"… in 1935 and the Maine Central RR ran its last passenger train in 1957. The train continued a daily trip to Farmington to collect milk and cream at…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… serviced a steamboat wharf in Hampden and carried passengers and freight from town to town along the Penobscot from making trips to Boston when…"