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	Maine Central Railroad Page
		The history of the Maine Central Railroad is as old as railroading in Maine itself.
		At the time, the railroads in Maine were a mix of standard and 5'6" gauges, and the choice between the two was more a matter of corporate rivalry and connections with friendly railroads than engineering benefits.
		The railroads maintained a controlling interest in Northeast Airlines until the Civil Aeronautics Board ruled that the railroads could not exercise practical control over the airline and forced the MEC to greatly reduce its holdings in the airline in 1943.
	home.sprynet.com /~jwhite07/mec/mec.htm (2443 words)

	Boston and Maine Railroad Encyclopedia Article @ PlanetSeller.com (Planet Seller) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Eastern Railroad was leased by the BandM on
		Northern Railroad was leased to the Boston and Lowell in
		Dover and Winnipiseogee Railroad and leased to the BandM.
	www.planetseller.com /encyclopedia/Boston_and_Maine_Railroad (979 words)

	UCRS-Reference (Maine Central RR) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Maine Central Railroad Company is the largest railroad in Maine, but by national standards the road is small, especially when compared to some of the huge railroads of the west and south.
		Maine Central acquired the line from Portland to the west side of the Connecticut River in 1943 and the 22-mile segment from the River to St. Johnsbury, Vermont in 1955 and operates them today as the Mountain Subdivision.
		Maine has always been a tourist state, but in the early 1900's a great portion of the state's economy was dependent upon wealthy patrons from all over the East who spent several weeks and often a whole summer at a Maine resort.
	www.btinternet.com /~ucrs/ucrs/rl/rl471.html (5539 words)

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		MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY A Story of Success and Independence Maine Central Railroad Company is the largest railroad in Maine, but by national standards the road is small especially when compared to some of the huge railroads of the West and South.
		Maine Central acquired the line from Portland to the west side of the Connecticut River in 1943 and the 22-mile segment from the River to St.
		Maine Central leased the Knox and Lincoln Railroad in 1891 and with it acquired the steamboat, the "City of Rockland" to operate across the Kennebec River between Bath and Woolwich.
	www.trainnet.org /Libraries/Lib002/MEC-RR.TXT (5513 words)

	Welcome to the MaineDOT
		The first railroad companies in Maine were chartered in 1832 and 1833, and, after some initial difficulties, the first trackage was completed in 1836 by the Bangor and Piscataquis Canal and RR from Bangor to Old Town.
		The peak year of railroad mileage in the country was in 1920, and in Maine in 1924 with approximately 2,380 miles.
		In 1887, Boston and Maine purchased the Portland, Saco and Portsmouth Railroad.
	www.maine.gov /mdot/freight/railroading-history.php (1255 words)

	Maine Central Railroad Company
		The Maine Central Railroad Company was organized in October, 1862 in Waterville, Maine.
		The main line from Waterville to Portland via Augusta and Brunswick, known as the Lower Road, was purchased in 1870.
		In 1871, Maine Central acquired rail line from Brunswick to Lewiston and from Leeds Junction to Farmington.
	www.goantiques.com /detail,maine-central-railroad,340646.html (249 words)

	Maine Central Railroad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Maine Central Railroad was a railroad in central and southern Maine.
		The Maine Central RR was created initially through the merger of the Androscoggin and Kennebec Railroad and the Penobscot and Kennebec Railroad, resulting in a line from Danville (northeast of Portland) to Bangor.
		The Maine Central purchased the Portland and Kennebec Railroad, which ran from Portland to Danville and was built to standard track gauge, since it connected with the Boston and Maine Railroad at Portland.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maine_Central_Railroad (1764 words)

	History of Railroads in Maine
		The first railroads in Maine were chartered in 1832-1833, and the first tracks were completed in 1836 by the Bangor and Piscataquis Canal and Railroad, and ran from Bangor to Old Town.
		The Portland, Saco, and Portsmouth Railroad originated as a means of extending the railroad from Portland to South Berwick in 1842, connecting with the Boston and Maine Railroad in South Berwick.
		The Maine Central Railroad was the first railroad built in the State of Maine, with track from Bangor to Calais, constructed with wooden rails and horsedrawn power.
	www.kenanderson.net /aroostook/railroad.html (941 words)

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		The railroad studies resulted in the formation of Boston - Maine Airways, a joint subsidiary of the Boston & Maine and Maine Central Railroads.
		Railroad involvement in air service was destined to be short-lived due to government regulation.
		Railroad control was now at less than ten per cent and Northeast Airlines grew steadily for several years until it was taken over by Delta Air Lines in 1972.
	www.trainnet.org /Libraries/Lib002/BM-MEC.TXT (1089 words)

	JeffPo's Maine Central Railroad Lantern Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		This Dietz Vesta lantern was used by the Maine Central Railroad.
		The Maine Central Railroad was chartered in 1856.
		It consolidated the Androscoggin and Kennebec and Penobscot and Kennebec railroads and began operating in 1862.
	www.mindspring.com /~jeffpo/MaineCentral.htm (258 words)

	Steamtown NHS: Special History Study
		In 1911 it gobbled the Washington County Railway, the Somerset Railway, the Sebasticook and Moosehead Railroad, and the Androscoggin Railroad.
		The operational history of Maine Central Railroad Locomotive No. 519 awaits research in local sources, but it is known to have taken a freight out of Portland on August 16, 1937, and appeared in Rigby on June 2, 1950.
		Maine Central No. 519 is the second most powerful 2-8-0 among the four locomotives of that type in the Steamtown Foundation collection and is a good example of a high-boilered, main line 2-8-0.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/steamtown/shs2k.htm (936 words)

	Boston and Maine Railroad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Boston and Maine Railroad was chartered in New Hampshire on June 27, 1835, and the Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts Railroad was incorporated March 12, 1839 in Maine, both companies continuing the proposed line to South Berwick, Maine.
		The Eastern Railroad was leased by the BandM on December 23, 1883.
		It was reorganized in 1863 as the Dover and Winnipiseogee Railroad and leased to the BandM.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Boston_and_Maine_Railroad (1822 words)

	Transportation
		In 1869 the daily consumption of wood by railroads was estimated at 21,500 cords.
		The Maine Central maintained line sheds every fifteen or so miles and the lineman was responsible for his fifteen miles of track, often traveled by a hand car (similar to the one in the photo).
		A three-masted schooner, deep with coal to fuel the Maine Central locomotives, lies outboard of the bark, while across the river a four-master dries her topsails while waiting to load ice.
	www.mainepreservation.com /dayswork/dayswork7.shtml (2686 words)

	Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad History
		Although these many new railroads came in all sizes, the myriad of challenges, successes, failures, political conflicts– and frequent financial scandals – that faced each one, large or small, were remarkable in their scope and diversity.
		Meanwhile in Maine plans for another proposed railroad were being hatched to connect inland Quebec to one of the growing seaport towns along the young state's coast.
		While the Maine Railroad Commission noted in their 1870 Annual Report that the new line was "well constructed," there were some deficiencies that were noted, such as ditching, filling, and ballasting, which were all corrected in the first few years of operation.
	www.cprr.org /Museum/BMLRR (6892 words)

	Bridgton & Saco River Narrow Gauge Railroad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Established in 1882, the Bridgton and Saco River Railroad was a narrow-gauge railway that connected Bridgton, Maine with Hiram, which was located on the standard-gauge Maine Central Railroad (for freight transfer, cars had to be off-loaded from one to the other on parallel sidings).
		The Maine Central Railroad purchased the BandSRR in 1912, but by the 1920s competition from trucks and buses severely cut into the railroad's financial well-being.
		Although the bulk of the material deals with the Bridgton and Saco River Railroad (Bridgton and Harrison Railroad after 1927), there is a significant amount of material dealing with other lines as well, including the Monson Railroad, the Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railroad, the Kennebec Central Railroad, and the Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad.
	www.megalink.net /~bhs/nginv.html (1470 words)

	Maine Eastern Railroad
		The railroad was shabbily constructed, and it was financed with short-term bonds that came due in just a few months.
		By the end of the 1970s, the railroad was down to hauling fewer than a dozen cars in a single week, and the rebuilding business was in trouble as well.
		In November of 2003, Morristown and Erie established freight operations in Maine, transporting goods along their lines from Brunswick to the coastal town of Rockland and Augusta, the state capital located in central Maine.
	www.maineeasternrailroad.com /Pages/history.html (1569 words)

	Maine Central Railroad $500 Bond - 1935
		It ran from Vanceboro, Calais and Eastport in the east, to Portland in the south, St. Johnsbury in the west, and to Lime Ridge, Quebec in the north.
		Several railroad preservation and promotion groups are seeking to have the state-owned Calais Branch and Mountain Division routes reactivated for use by short line or tourist rail operations.
		GRS's Maine Central main line interchanges with the Eastern Maine Railway at Mattawamkeag, the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway at Northern Maine Jct., and the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad at Danville Jct.
	www.scripophily.net /macerama19.html (1943 words)

	EPA and Maine Railroad Settle Claims Of Environmental Law Violations
		BOSTON - The Maine Central Railroad Company in Waterville, Maine, has agreed to pay a $47,300 civil penalty to settle claims by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that the company violated oil spill prevention and oil discharge laws in 1998.
		The EPA investigation stemmed from a call Maine Central Railroad made to state authorities and EPA's National Response Center.
		ABSTRACT: The Maine Central Railroad Company in Waterville, Maine, has agreed to pay a $47,300 civil penalty to settle claims by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that the company violated oil spill prevention and oil discharge laws in 1998.
	www.epa.gov /region01/pr/2000/040700.html (416 words)

	Maine's Most Endangered Historic Properties 2004
		The Newcastle-Damariscotta Railroad Station, which played a thriving role in the 19th and 20th century transportation of Mainers, tourists and freight up the coast of Maine, is ready to come back to life serving the 21st century.
		In 1901 the Knox and Lincoln Railway was merged in the Maine Central.
		Maine Preservation is the statewide private non-profit preservation organization dedicated to preserving and protecting the irreplaceable architectural heritage, historic places and communities of Maine through advocacy, education and outreach.
	www.mainepreservation.org /Endangered/04.shtml (1558 words)

	Economic development & growth in Central Maine - C.M.G.C.
		Maine was recently ranked #1 in the nation for primary education and has one of the highest high school graduation rates in the United States.
		Central Maine offers quality post-secondary institutions including Colby College, Thomas College and Kennebec Valley Community College.
		Central Maine's state-of-the-art telecommunications network, including fiber optic and high speed technology, means your products and information will promptly get where they need to go.
	www.centralmaine.org /profile.shtml (218 words)

	Author's Love Affair With The Carlton Bridge
		Maine Central Railroad first became involved in seagoing passenger and freight service in 1882.
		The Maine Central Railroad ferries crossed the Kennebec from Woolwich to Bath.
		The group got statewide response and the movement was a dominant issue in the Legislative session of 1925, introduced by State Senator Frank Carlton It was brought before the people of Maine as a $3 million referendum in September of 1925.
	wiscassetnewspaper.maine.com /2000-07-27/kennebec.html (555 words)

	The 470 Railroad Club
		The "470" Railroad Club was established in 1954 to commemorate the last run of a steam locomotive, No. 470, in passenger service on the Maine Central Railroad.
		Based in the Portland Maine area, it is incorporated in the State of Maine as a not-for-profit historical and educational association, and is certified as such by the United States Internal Revenue Service.
		New England's railroads were undergoing a period of change - mostly retrenchment - in the face of increasing competition form the highways: automobiles for passengers and trucks for freight.
	www.470rrclub.org /index.php3 (980 words)

	Trains and Railroads
		Ever since I was a little kid, I loved laying in bed on a warm summer night with my windows open and listening to the freight trains as they roared through the woods, blowing their horns as they approached the crossing.
		The railroad that I am most familiar with -- the one that I live near -- is Guilford Rail System.
		Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway (formerly the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad)
	home.maine.rr.com /mec407/rail.html (279 words)

	Maine Central Railroad Photos
		Maine Central SW9 #332 sits at Northern Maine Junction waiting for a crew change during the night in June 1982.
		Maine Central U25B #230 sits next to DandH GP39-2 #7410 during a layover at Lawrence, MA during August 1982.
		Maine Central switchers S4's #314, 317 and S1 #958 sit in the deadline at the Waterville, Maine shops during May 1982.
	www.trainweb.org /trains/mec.html (435 words)

	BML-MEC Conference - 1925
		Form of notice to be issued to all concerned regarding cancellation of lease and withdrawal of the Maine Central Railroad from the operation of the Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad.
		Consideration should be given to changing the date of the expiration of the Maine Central lease from January 1, 1926 to midnight of December 31, 1925.
		It is suggested that to facilitate the working out of the details in connection with this matter, that the Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad designate some individual who would have authorlty, and could confer with the various departments of the Maine Central Railroad with respect to all such matters of interest to both Companies.
	cprr.org /Museum/BMLRR/BML-MEC_Conference-1925.html (521 words)

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