Maine Memory Network

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…"

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…"

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"Spikes are the things that hold the railroad track together. The train fell off the tracks in my yard once when I was little, and it rolled over."

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

"In 1855 the railroad acquired tracks from the Penobscot Railroad Company (chartered in 1851) and right of way between Bangor and Milford that they…"

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…"

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."

Norcross Heritage Trust

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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."

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."

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

"… connection of the rails of the Biddeford & Saco Railroad Company to those of the Portland Railroad Company.(2) Scarborough would have trolley…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"Aroostook Valley Railroad and Maine Public Service Company building, Presque Isle, 1921Presque Isle Historical Society Gould’s original plan was to…"

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

"… & Maine and refused to allow its cars use of the tracks. Conductors of through trains were instructed to connect with the Boston & Maine cars at…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"The number of votes was kept to keep track of the growing number of settlers. At the April 1816 meeting it was voted to build a school and school…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 2 of 3

"In 1936 the railroad disbanded, ripped up the tracks, sold off its assets and destroyed what it could not sell."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The Bangor and Piscataquis Canal and Railroad Company operated twelve miles of track between Bangor and Old Town beginning in 1836."

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

"On the extreme right, the railroad tracks can be seen on West Broadway. Left of the tracks, the white house with the big set of barns is what is now…"

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."

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."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"Bridle paths were the only tracks for early mail carriers through the wilderness north of Augusta. The first mail route to Strong was established in…"

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…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"… was a delay with their flatbeds staying on the track. At noon, the Lewiston Train finally arrived, but with the three other fire departments at…"

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."