Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Canadian and Pacific Railroad

"… Brunswick Railway (later known as the Canadian & Pacific). The railroad agreed to bring a spur to Presque Isle providing the citizens paid for the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"The Canadian Pacific discontinued use of electricity and switched to diesel. This substation on Munson Hill, pictured in1909, was 5 miles north of…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 1 of 13

"The arrival of the Canadian Pacific Railroad to Caribou and then Presque Isle later in the 1881 opened more markets for the Aroostook potato."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"The Canadian Pacific discontinued use of electricity and switched to diesel. As roadways improved, however, the needs for passenger services declined."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… Railway System (later known as the Canadian Pacific Railroad) steamed into town allowing for starch to be shipped south via New Brunswick."