Maine Memory Network

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…"

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

"The new depot was packed to its utmost capacity, and when the train stopped a deafening cheer, and a “hip, hip, hurrah!” saluted the passengers as…"

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…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Railroad

"The depot in Strong was located on the street that we call Norton Hill today. In winter, trains were warm and were lit with kerosene lanterns."

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

"… crossed the Sandy River in 1870 to the train depot on Front St. By 1879, this standard gauge railroad connected with the Sandy River Narrow Gauge…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"At the Portland, Saco & Portsmouth Railway depot on Commercial Street, there was a “dense mass of human beings, so much so that it was next to…"

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"A rusticator could travel from Ellsworth to New York by overnight train. Mothers with children would come and visit Maine while the father would stay…"

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."

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

"A depot and store were established at the tracks near the Route 9 train intersection, but because of its isolated location, both shut down after…"

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…"

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"Train Depot, Guilford , ca. 1896Guilford Historical Society On December 14, 1869, the railroad had just reached Dover-Foxcroft."

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…"

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…"