Maine Memory Network

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Railroad

"Click for Railroad Photos The new railroad had an immediate and profound impact. Mills built along the railroad made Strong the logging community it…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

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

Presque Isle: The Star City - Train Depot, Presque Isle, ca. 1955

"Train Depot, Presque Isle, ca. 1955 Contributed by Oakfield Historical Society Description The north bound Bangor and Aroostook diesel…"

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

"… European and North American Railroad Western Depot, Bangor, 1904Bangor Public Library The European and North American Company was chartered by the…"

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

"… making it again, that the Androscoggin Railroad depots in this village are as neat, pretty and convenient structures as can be found in the State…"

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

"By 1879, this standard gauge railroad connected with the Sandy River Narrow Gauge Company rail system."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Buckfield

"Its depot was at Buckfield Village, the business center for the area. The train was a very popular part of the town."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… of the railroad: Canadian Pacific Railroad depot, Presque IslePresque Isle Historical Society The advent of the railroad, even with its…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"Aroostook Valley Railroad depot, Presque Isle, 1910Presque Isle Historical Society Although its primary purpose was to transport freight and goods…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries

"Railroad Depot, Thomaston, Maine c 1871Thomaston Historical Society Other industries throughout the years have included upholstery and the…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1850 to 1870

"Railroad Depot, Thomaston, 1871Thomaston Historical Society In 1871 Edward O’Brien established a shoe factory in the Carr O’Brien Block at the Upper…"

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"The railroad was used for both passenger and freight trains. Before it was built the railroad lines were either woods, towns, or fields."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"… and in 1892 was located near the Pine Point Depot. Leavitt Brothers supplied Burnham & Morrill and the Soldiers’ Home in Togus."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 3 of 3

"… Church was built in 1848 on a knoll overlooking Depot Street and Main Street. The church was dedicated in 1849."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… here was located North Yarmouth's first railroad depot . The East North Yarmouth Post office was established here in 1851 and Dunn's Store sold…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"When railroad lines were established, in later years, villages grew where train depots were located."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"With the addition of a new dormitory on Main and Depot Streets, the old Fraternity building would no longer be needed (1962) and was demolished by a…"