Maine Memory Network

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."

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…"

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

"Train Wreck at Tin Bridge, Bangor, 1871Bangor Public Library Tin Bridge Wreck The Tin Bridge collapsed under the weight of an express mail train on…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"… selling the tobacco products that Okell actually tracked him down to be certain the orders were real."

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…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 6 of 13

"… collect the tickets so that the farmer could keep track of the number of barrels picked by each picker."

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"… John R Braden (John Willard, Driver) lowering the track record from 206 ¾ made by Earl Jr 1913 to 206 1/4 Presque Isle Historical Society As…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 8 of 13

"This ticket will help the farmer keep track of the number of barrels the potato picker filled. Most potato barrel trucks had a ticket box like this…"

Norcross Heritage Trust

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

"The track from Dunstan to Old Orchard Beach opened the following year on 4 July 1903. The popular tourist spot was finally connected to Portland and…"

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

"… this time, Nelson raced one mile on the half-mile track in 2:15.5, a world record for a half-mile track at the time."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… and Railroad Company operated twelve miles of track between Bangor and Old Town beginning in 1836. Years later, this company would be sold."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"… north of the Portland, Saco & Portsmouth Railroad tracks and the western edge bordered the marsh. It is now the site of Scarborough Industrial Park."

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

"… was built in 1949 on the site of an old horse track. It was originally a one-third mile clay oval."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"… Danielle, grade 6 Scarborough High School Track Team, 1921Scarborough Historical Society & Museum The Scarborough School System's extra…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 4 of 4

"There is also a lunch account to help keep track of your lunch purchases, which is around a dollar for any item."

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"The train fell off the tracks in my yard once when I was little, and it rolled over. My grandfather told me about it."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Railroad

"Snow removal from the tracks could be dangerous, requiring trains to back up, regain speed, and try to move forward again."

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

"… former Bangor railroads the were attached to the track. The rail ran from Bangor, went north to Houlton, and then to the border of Canada at New…"

Historic Hallowell - News Article by Emily Markham

"Hallowell city's train tracks were swept away leaving no train transportation for many people and cargo."

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."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Buckfield

"However, the good news is that Buckfield people always persevere and will figure out a way to get this town back on track."

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

"The curve in the track at the end of the bridge near the new depots having been found too short the defect has been remedied by making it more…"

Skowhegan History House

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