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Presque Isle: The Star City - Train Depot, Presque Isle, ca. 1955
"… The north bound Bangor and Aroostook diesel engine #41 stopped at the Presque Isle Depot. View additional information about this item on the…"
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"… Description Bangor and Aroostook Railroad engine 82, a GP-38, hauling a freight train over the Aroostook River Bridge."
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad
"Freight service consisted on one train a day every day covering the entire route. Trains frequently consisted on 20 cars each during the winter…"
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Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2
"Blame was also attached to the engineer, who was found to have been speeding to make up time against instructions."
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould
"The engines and passenger cars were sold to collectors and the track lanes are now snowmobile trails."
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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 delivered in…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4
"The public was upset, because the Boston & Maine trains were sometimes late and connections were missed."
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Timeline of Events
"… storyboard along with other teams at mid-year training at Maine Historical Society First SKYPE session between student team members and Scarborough…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Public Library
"… of community based programming partnerships, and training as a meeting facilitator. Incorporated in 1899, The Scarborough Public Library has a long…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad Trestle, ca. 1910
"These trolleys were used until 1946 when diesel engines were used. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Railroad
"Sometimes the trains used two engines to haul a big load of wood. Coal was also hauled into Franklin County by train."
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4
"Trained as a physician, Dr. Southgate left the practice of medicine to become a lawyer, judge and gentleman farmer."
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2
"The engine was usually a gasoline car engine. A belt ran from the engine pulley to a hauling winch; and as long as the engine was running, the winch…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4
"… Historical Society & Museum Trolleys, trains and automobiles brought tourists to Scarborough."
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 3 of 13
"… X In the 1930s some diggers had a gasoline engine mounted on it to power the mechanical parts."
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4
"1910Scarborough Historical Society & Museum As trains transported people and freight to Portland, Boston and beyond, the trolleys provided easy…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4
"… able to make a classical violin without formal training and using regular carpenter’s tools is astonishing.” Litchfield retired as a station agent…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 4 of 4
"All of the equipment was donated and Dr. Haigis trained the personnel. Scarborough was the first town in Maine to have a rescue service, and later…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4
"… at Scarborough High School require special training and a degree. Now there are more subjects, which require more teachers, and different, more…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 3 of 4
"Use of gasoline or diesel engines enabled lobstermen to fish further along the coast or offshore or finish hauling early enough to undertake a second…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4
"Larger fiberglass boats; more powerful diesel engines; and modern equipment, such as hydraulic pot haulers, GPS, radar, etc., enable the lobster…"
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Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3
"The Callahan boat operator slacked off the engine and a worker threw a rope, which became entangled in the outboard engine of the flat bottom boat…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2
"On this day, 21 July 1951, the Cappy’s engine stopped and would not start. Harold went up on the bow and threw his newly purchased anchor overboard."
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway
"The highway has been designated a national civil engineering landmark. Looking for Educator Resources for this exhibit? Source Notes 1. William S."