Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - View of Lincoln from Ballard Hill, ca. 1913

"The identity of the lady driving the car is unknown but the car may be a Maxwell. This picture postcard was taken between 1913 and 1922, before…"

Historic Hallowell - Train Wreck Of 1937

"… Library On November 10, 1937, a train hopped the tracks, slammed in to the Hubbard Free Library and caused a lot of damage to the library."

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

"Some time after Portland became electrified in the 1880s, the horse cars were converted to electrics or “trolleys.” By the early 1900s, electricity…"

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

"The company either owned or leased almost 355 miles of track. Train Wreck at Tin Bridge, Bangor, 1871Bangor Public Library Tin Bridge Wreck…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"The two trolley cars are “combine” cars as they have two compartments, one for passengers and one for baggage and express freight."

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"The siding on railroad tracks is a bit of track on the side of the road. It is used for boxcars that are waiting to be loaded."

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

"Conductors of through trains were instructed to connect with the Boston & Maine cars at South Berwick only if they were in sight; but, if not, the…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"Important Moments Racing cars at Bass Park track, Bangor, ca. 1915Bangor Public Library Bass Park has hosted some important moments in Bangor's…"

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

"Initially, cars were limited to seasonal use because of poor roads. Few roads were tarred. By 1927, popularity of the automobile forced Scarborough…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"It consisted of a double wooden track running from behind the school down to and across the brook; the little cars ran by gravity."

Historic Hallowell - The Opening & Closing of Hallowell's Shoe Companies

"… in 1894, expanding it all the way to the railroad tracks. The factory, which made ladies shoes of many styles, was very successful and was a…"

Historic Hallowell - Industry at the Mouth of the Vaughan Stream

"… bottom of Greenville Street before the railroad tracks. After many experiments, the owner, Ben Tenney, decided to use quartz for sandpaper."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… of the hill and transported on cable cars down a track to a massive stone wharf where it was loaded on ships with a derrick."

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

"… driven, they are capped, and the stringers and track timbers laid, in the direction of the master building, C. H. Davis."

Skowhegan History House

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"… began to compete in intermural basketball, track, tennis, volleyball, skiing, snowshoeing, cross country, football, and soccer."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Continental Paper Bag Company

"At the same time, a railroad track was laid between the factory and the warehouse, permitting the loading of as many as 22 cars at one time."

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"When the rail line was abandoned and the tracks taken up, it removed the natural barrier surrounding the fair grounds."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… his calculations and the party was outside “the track of totality,” missing the corona of the eclipse."

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

"In 1911, the MCRR track that went through Walnut Hill Village was rerouted to here, thus avoiding an uphill grade."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"… passenger cars were sold to collectors and the track lanes are now snowmobile trails. Gould served in the Maine State Senate from 1921 to 1922."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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