Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Train Depot, Presque Isle, ca. 1955

"Train Depot, Presque Isle, ca. 1955 Contributed by Oakfield Historical Society Description The north bound Bangor and Aroostook diesel…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Grant-Wilson political rally, Augusta Depot, 1872

"… Bangor, and Augusta met at the Augusta train depot on September 6, 1872 in a political rally. John Martin (1823-1904) of Bangor illustrated the…"

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

"… European and North American Railroad Western Depot, Bangor, 1904Bangor Public Library The European and North American Company was chartered by the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"Aroostook Valley Railroad depot, Presque Isle, 1910Presque Isle Historical Society Although its primary purpose was to transport freight and goods…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… of the railroad: Canadian Pacific Railroad depot, Presque IslePresque Isle Historical Society The advent of the railroad, even with its…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"… and in 1892 was located near the Pine Point Depot. Leavitt Brothers supplied Burnham & Morrill and the Soldiers’ Home in Togus."

Pittsfield Historical Society

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

"When the new Depots are built and the train runs regularly from this side of the river, we hope we will have the same curiosity to note the arrivals…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Railroad

"The depot in Strong was located on the street that we call Norton Hill today. In winter, trains were warm and were lit with kerosene lanterns."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries

"Prison Brooms to the Train Depot, Thomaston, 1915Thomaston Historical Society A broom factory was established at the prison and in 1899, a newspaper…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"Today, that train traffic includes summer tourists who ride the Maine Eastern trains from Brunswick to Rockland."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Buckfield

"Its depot was at Buckfield Village, the business center for the area. The train was a very popular part of the town."

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

"… crossed the Sandy River in 1870 to the train depot on Front St. By 1879, this standard gauge railroad connected with the Sandy River Narrow Gauge…"

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"A rusticator could travel from Ellsworth to New York by overnight train. Mothers with children would come and visit Maine while the father would stay…"

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"Train Depot, Guilford , ca. 1896Guilford Historical Society On December 14, 1869, the railroad had just reached Dover-Foxcroft."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"… and butter daily to the East North Yarmouth train depot for the Atlantic & St. Lawrence Railway at Dunn’s Corner, just up the road."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"When railroad lines were established, in later years, villages grew where train depots were located."

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

"A depot and store were established at the tracks near the Route 9 train intersection, but because of its isolated location, both shut down after…"