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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

"Train Ferry Hercules, Bath, ca. 1908Patten Free Library Before the current railroad station, in 1871, MCRR built a station at almost the same…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Bangor and Aroostook Railroad

"The railroad is now located behind Riverside Restaurant. It is still used as a freight railroad, but doesn’t carry passengers."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Canadian and Pacific Railroad

"Canadian and Pacific Railroad Text by Megan and Madison, students at Presque Isle Middle School Edited by Presque Isle Historical Society X…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"… Articles of Association for the Aroostook Valley Railroad were submitted to the Maine Railroad Commission on June 24, 1902 and approved just one…"

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

"Bangor and Aroostook Railroad's magazine, "Maine Line," v. 5 #5, pp. 4-8; v. 6, #1, pp. 4-7. Note the Braden Theater and Al's Food Shop on Main…"

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"They were operated on the spot by a crew. Train tracks were routinely made of wood. In Lincoln, trains were the primary transport method. Railroads…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad Trestle, ca. 1910

"Aroostook Valley Railroad Trestle, ca. 1910 Contributed by Presque Isle Historical Society Description This photo shows the Aroostook…"

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

"& M. Cardin, Bob. Old Veazie Railroad 1836, one of America’s very first railroads, A vignette of local history and self-guided tour."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad and Maine Public Service Building

"… long-time dream of establishing an electric railroad became a reality with the formation of the Aroostook Valley Railroad (AVRR)."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Train Crossing the Aroostook River Bridge, Presque Isle, c. 1990

"Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Train Crossing the Aroostook River Bridge, Presque Isle, c. 1990 Contributed by Oakfield Historical Society…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad and Maine Public Service Company building, Presque Isle, 1921

"Aroostook Valley Railroad and Maine Public Service Company building, Presque Isle, 1921 Contributed by Presque Isle Historical Society…"

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

"Penobscot River Railroad The Penobscot River Railroad was a “railroad that never was”. It was chartered by the state in 1836 to go from Bucksport to…"

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

"Maine Railroads Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Station, New Sweden, 1918Nylander Museum In 1858 Aroostook County Maine had a great chance of…"

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

"The Androscoggin (later Maine Central) railroad crossed the Sandy River in 1870 to the train depot on Front St."

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

"Railroad into the Village The railroad reached Farmington by the end of 1859, but the depot was on the West side of the river."

John Martin: Expert Observer - First electric railroad car in Bangor, 1889

"First electric railroad car in Bangor, 1889 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description The first electric…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Delivery of generators, Presque Isle, 1959

"… Description The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad delivers four diesel electric generators to Maine Public Service in Presque Isle."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Bangor and Aroostook Train Station, Presque Isle, ca. 1908

"… Society Description Photograph shows railroad workers and clerks in a Bangor and Aroostook Railroad station."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Bangor and Aroostook GP-38, Presque Isle, 1991

"… Description Bangor and Aroostook Railroad's engine 94, the last GP-38 purchased from General Motors Electro-motive Division (EMD), was…"

Seashore Trolley Museum

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

"With the arrival of railroads, new markets were opened for Aroostook potatoes and starch. Railroading began in Aroostook with a short line from…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Transportation

"… came to Presque Isle in 1881 followed by the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad in 1894. In the mid-1930's the Presque Isle Airfield was developed."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Loading ice, Presque Isle Stream, 1946

"… eventually were used to cool Bangor and Aroostook Railroad refrigerator cars for shipping potatoes. Cement blocks were manufactured in the small…"