List of Maine railroads
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Common freight carriers
- Eastern Maine Railway (EMRY)
- Maine Eastern RailroadMaine Eastern RailroadMaine Eastern Railroad is a railroad that operates in coastal Maine between Brunswick and Rockland on the state-owned Rockland Branch rail line...
(MERR) - Montreal, Maine and Atlantic RailwayMontreal, Maine and Atlantic RailwayThe Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway is a Class II freight railroad operating in the U.S. states of Maine and Vermont and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec. Its Canadian subsidiary is the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Canada Company. The entire system is owned by Rail World,...
(MMA) - New Hampshire Northcoast CorporationNew Hampshire Northcoast CorporationThe New Hampshire Northcoast Corporation operates part of the former Boston and Maine Corporation's Conway Branch between Rollinsford and Ossipee, New Hampshire. The railroad's primary traffic is quarried sand...
(NHN) - Pan Am RailwaysPan Am RailwaysPan Am Railways, Inc. , known as Guilford Rail System before March 2006, is a holding company that owns and operates Class II regional railroads covering northern New England from Mattawamkeag, Maine to Rotterdam Junction, New York...
through subsidiary Springfield Terminal Railway (ST) - St. Lawrence and Atlantic RailroadSt. Lawrence and Atlantic RailroadThe St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad , known as St-Laurent et Atlantique Quebec in Canada, is a short line railroad operating between Portland, Maine on the Atlantic Ocean and Montreal, Quebec on the St. Lawrence River. It crosses the Canada-U.S...
(SLR) - Turners Island, LLC (TI)
Passenger carriers
- AmtrakAmtrakThe National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
(AMTK) - Belfast & Moosehead Lake RailwayBelfast & Moosehead Lake RailwayThe Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railway is a subsidiary of the formed in 2008 to protect and preserve historic rail transportation structures and assets in Waldo County, Maine, USA....
- Boothbay Railway Village
- Downeast Scenic RailroadDowneast Scenic RailroadThe Downeast Scenic Railroad is a heritage railway in Ellsworth, Maine which is owned and operated by the Downeast Rail Heritage Trust, which is a 5013 charitable organization founded in the fall of 2005. The railroad operates over the historic Calais Branch which was once part of the Maine...
(DSRX) - Maine Eastern RailroadMaine Eastern RailroadMaine Eastern Railroad is a railroad that operates in coastal Maine between Brunswick and Rockland on the state-owned Rockland Branch rail line...
- Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad MuseumMaine Narrow Gauge Railroad MuseumThe Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Company and Museum is located in Portland, Maine, United States. The organization was founded in 1993 and contains a collection of rolling stock and artifacts from the gauge narrow gauge railroads that ran in the state of Maine in the late 19th century and early...
- Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes RailroadSandy River and Rangeley Lakes RailroadThe Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad was a narrow gauge common carrier railroad that operated approximately of gauge railroad in Franklin County, Maine.-History:Josiah L...
- Seashore Trolley MuseumSeashore Trolley MuseumThe Seashore Trolley Museum, located in Kennebunkport, Maine, United States, is the world's oldest and largest museum of mass transit vehicles....
- Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington RailwayWiscasset, Waterville and Farmington RailwayThe Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway is a gauge railway which operated from Wiscasset, Maine to Albion and Winslow, Maine. It was operated as a for-profit company from 1895 until 1933...
Defunct railroads
| Name | Mark Reporting mark A reporting mark is a two-, three-, or four-letter alphabetic code used to identify owners or lessees of rolling stock and other equipment used on the North American railroad network. The marks are stenciled on each piece of equipment, along with a one-to-six-digit number, which together uniquely... |
SystemThis is one or more of the Class I railroad Class I railroad A Class I railroad in the United States and Mexico, or a Class I rail carrier in Canada, is a large freight railroad company, as classified based on operating revenue.Smaller railroads are classified as Class II and Class III... s that the railroad became part of, if any. |
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| Androscoggin Railroad | MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1848 | 1911 | Maine Central Railroad Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
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| Androscoggin and Kennebec Railroad Androscoggin and Kennebec Railroad The Androscoggin and Kennebec Railroad is a historic U.S. railroad which operated in Maine.The Androscoggin and Kennebec Railroad Co. received a charter on March 28, 1847 and by January 1850 had built a line between Waterville, Maine and Danville, Maine . At Waterville, the A&K connected with the... |
MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1845 | 1862 | Maine Central Railroad Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
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| Aroostook Northern Railroad | BAR Bangor and Aroostook Railroad The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad is a defunct United States railroad company, that brought rail service to Aroostook County, Maine. Brightly painted BAR box cars attracted national attention in the 1950s. First-generation diesel locomotives operated on BAR until they were museum pieces... |
1897 | 1901 | Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Bangor and Aroostook Railroad The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad is a defunct United States railroad company, that brought rail service to Aroostook County, Maine. Brightly painted BAR box cars attracted national attention in the 1950s. First-generation diesel locomotives operated on BAR until they were museum pieces... |
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| Aroostook River Railroad | CP Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
1873 | 1989 | N/A | ||
| Aroostook Valley Railroad Aroostook Valley Railroad The Aroostook Valley Railroad was a railroad that operated between Presque Isle and Caribou, Maine from the early 1900s to 1996.-History:The railroad was founded in 1902 by Arthur R. Gould, and the Maine Railroad Commission granted it approval to operate on 1 July of the same year... |
AVL | 1902 | 1996 | N/A | Electric until 1946 | |
| Atlantic and North-West Railway | CP Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
1886 | 1994 | Canadian American Railroad Canadian American Railroad The Canadian American Railroad was a railroad that operated between Brownville Junction, Maine and Lennoxville, Quebec between 1994 and 2002... |
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| Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad | CN Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad".... |
1845 | 1960 | Canadian National Railway Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad".... |
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| Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Bangor and Aroostook Railroad The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad is a defunct United States railroad company, that brought rail service to Aroostook County, Maine. Brightly painted BAR box cars attracted national attention in the 1950s. First-generation diesel locomotives operated on BAR until they were museum pieces... |
BAR | BAR | 1891 | 2003 | Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway The Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway is a Class II freight railroad operating in the U.S. states of Maine and Vermont and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec. Its Canadian subsidiary is the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Canada Company. The entire system is owned by Rail World,... |
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| Bangor and Katahdin Iron Works Railway | BAR Bangor and Aroostook Railroad The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad is a defunct United States railroad company, that brought rail service to Aroostook County, Maine. Brightly painted BAR box cars attracted national attention in the 1950s. First-generation diesel locomotives operated on BAR until they were museum pieces... |
1881 | 1901 | Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Bangor and Aroostook Railroad The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad is a defunct United States railroad company, that brought rail service to Aroostook County, Maine. Brightly painted BAR box cars attracted national attention in the 1950s. First-generation diesel locomotives operated on BAR until they were museum pieces... |
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| Bangor, Oldtown and Milford Railroad | MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1855 | 1870 | European and North American Railway European and North American Railway The European and North American Railway is the name for three historic Canadian and American railways which were built in New Brunswick and Maine.... |
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| Bangor and Orono Railroad | MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1847 | 1850 | Penobscot Railroad | ||
| Bangor and Piscataquis Railroad | BAR Bangor and Aroostook Railroad The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad is a defunct United States railroad company, that brought rail service to Aroostook County, Maine. Brightly painted BAR box cars attracted national attention in the 1950s. First-generation diesel locomotives operated on BAR until they were museum pieces... |
1861 | 1899 | Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Bangor and Aroostook Railroad The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad is a defunct United States railroad company, that brought rail service to Aroostook County, Maine. Brightly painted BAR box cars attracted national attention in the 1950s. First-generation diesel locomotives operated on BAR until they were museum pieces... |
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| Bangor and Piscataquis Canal and Railroad Company | MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1833 | 1855 | Bangor, Oldtown and Milford Railroad | ||
| Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad | BML | MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1868 | 2001 | N/A | Continued as a tourist railroad until 2008 |
| Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railway Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railway The Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railway is a subsidiary of the formed in 2008 to protect and preserve historic rail transportation structures and assets in Waldo County, Maine, USA.... |
MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1867 | 1868 | Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad | ||
| Boston and Maine Corporation | BM | B&M | 1963 | Still exists as a lessor of Pan Am Railways Pan Am Railways Pan Am Railways, Inc. , known as Guilford Rail System before March 2006, is a holding company that owns and operates Class II regional railroads covering northern New England from Mattawamkeag, Maine to Rotterdam Junction, New York... operating subsidiary Operating subsidiary An operating subsidiary is a business term frequently used within the United States in corporate profile descriptions. In the railroad industry, for example, it refers to a company that is a subsidiary but operates with its own identity and rolling stock... Springfield Terminal Railway |
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| Boston and Maine Railroad Boston and Maine Railroad The Boston and Maine Corporation , known as the Boston and Maine Railroad until 1964, was the dominant railroad of the northern New England region of the United States for a century... |
B&M, BM | B&M | 1844 | 1964 | Boston and Maine Corporation | |
| Bridgton and Harrison Railway | 1927 | 1941 | N/A | |||
| Bridgton and Saco River Railroad Bridgton and Saco River Railroad The Bridgton and Saco River Railroad was a gauge railroad that operated in the vicinity of Bridgton and Harrison, Maine. It connected with the Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad from Portland, Maine, to St... |
MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1881 | 1930 | Bridgton and Harrison Railway | ||
| Buckfield Branch Railroad | MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1847 | 1863 | Portland and Oxford Central Railroad | ||
| Bucksport and Bangor Railroad | MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1873 | 1882 | Eastern Maine Railway | ||
| Calais Railroad | MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1838 | 1849 | Calais and Baring Railroad | ||
| Calais Railway | MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1832 | 1838 | Calais Railroad | ||
| Calais and Baring Railroad | MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1849 | 1870 | St. Croix and Penobscot Railroad | ||
| Canadian American Railroad Canadian American Railroad The Canadian American Railroad was a railroad that operated between Brownville Junction, Maine and Lennoxville, Quebec between 1994 and 2002... |
CDAC | 1994 | 2003 | Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway The Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway is a Class II freight railroad operating in the U.S. states of Maine and Vermont and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec. Its Canadian subsidiary is the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Canada Company. The entire system is owned by Rail World,... |
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| Canadian Atlantic Railway Canadian Atlantic Railway The Canadian Atlantic Railway is a historic Canadian and U.S. railway that existed from 1988 to 1994.The CAR was created in September 1988 as a business unit of CP Rail System to serve the Maritime Provinces and state of Maine... |
CP Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
1988 | 1994 | Canadian American Railroad Canadian American Railroad The Canadian American Railroad was a railroad that operated between Brownville Junction, Maine and Lennoxville, Quebec between 1994 and 2002... , Eastern Maine Railway |
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| Canadian National Railway Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad".... |
CN | CN | 1923 | 1989 | St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad The St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad , known as St-Laurent et Atlantique Quebec in Canada, is a short line railroad operating between Portland, Maine on the Atlantic Ocean and Montreal, Quebec on the St. Lawrence River. It crosses the Canada-U.S... |
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| Canadian Pacific Railway Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
CP | CP | 1886 | 1988 | Canadian Atlantic Railway Canadian Atlantic Railway The Canadian Atlantic Railway is a historic Canadian and U.S. railway that existed from 1988 to 1994.The CAR was created in September 1988 as a business unit of CP Rail System to serve the Maritime Provinces and state of Maine... |
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| Consolidated European and North American Railway | MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1872 | 1880 | European and North American Railway European and North American Railway The European and North American Railway is the name for three historic Canadian and American railways which were built in New Brunswick and Maine.... |
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| Dexter and Newport Railroad | MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1853 | 1939 | Maine Central Railroad Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
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| Dexter and Piscataquis Railroad | MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1888 | 1939 | Maine Central Railroad Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
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| Eastern Railroad Eastern Railroad (Massachusetts) The Eastern Railroad was a railroad connecting Boston, Massachusetts, to Portland, Maine. Throughout its history, it competed with the Boston and Maine Railroad for service between those two cities, until the Boston & Maine finally put an end to the competition by leasing the Eastern in December... |
B&M | 1847 | 1890 | Boston and Maine Railroad Boston and Maine Railroad The Boston and Maine Corporation , known as the Boston and Maine Railroad until 1964, was the dominant railroad of the northern New England region of the United States for a century... |
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| Eastern Maine Railway | MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1882 | 1936 | Maine Central Railroad Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
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| European and North American Railway European and North American Railway The European and North American Railway is the name for three historic Canadian and American railways which were built in New Brunswick and Maine.... |
MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1880 | 1955 | Maine Central Railroad Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
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| European and North American Railway European and North American Railway The European and North American Railway is the name for three historic Canadian and American railways which were built in New Brunswick and Maine.... |
MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1850 | 1872 | Consolidated European and North American Railway | ||
| Eustis Railroad | MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1903 | 1911 | Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad The Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad was a narrow gauge common carrier railroad that operated approximately of gauge railroad in Franklin County, Maine.-History:Josiah L... |
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| Fish River Railroad | BAR Bangor and Aroostook Railroad The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad is a defunct United States railroad company, that brought rail service to Aroostook County, Maine. Brightly painted BAR box cars attracted national attention in the 1950s. First-generation diesel locomotives operated on BAR until they were museum pieces... |
1901 | 1903 | Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Bangor and Aroostook Railroad The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad is a defunct United States railroad company, that brought rail service to Aroostook County, Maine. Brightly painted BAR box cars attracted national attention in the 1950s. First-generation diesel locomotives operated on BAR until they were museum pieces... |
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| Franklin and Megantic Railroad | MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1884 | 1897 | Franklin and Megantic Railway Franklin and Megantic Railway The Franklin and Megantic Railway was a narrow gauge railroad in northern Maine that branches off from the Sandy River Railroad at Strong and served sawmills in Salem township and in the town of Kingfield.- History :The F&M was constructed in 1884 to reach aboriginal spruce forests on the south... |
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| Franklin and Megantic Railway Franklin and Megantic Railway The Franklin and Megantic Railway was a narrow gauge railroad in northern Maine that branches off from the Sandy River Railroad at Strong and served sawmills in Salem township and in the town of Kingfield.- History :The F&M was constructed in 1884 to reach aboriginal spruce forests on the south... |
MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1897 | 1908 | Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad The Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad was a narrow gauge common carrier railroad that operated approximately of gauge railroad in Franklin County, Maine.-History:Josiah L... |
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| Franklin, Somerset and Kennebec Railway | 1897 | 1901 | Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railroad | |||
| Georges Valley Railroad | 1889 | 1919 | Knox Railroad | |||
| Grand Trunk Railway Grand Trunk Railway The Grand Trunk Railway was a railway system which operated in the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario, as well as the American states of Connecticut, Maine, Michigan, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont. The railway was operated from headquarters in Montreal, Quebec; however, corporate... |
GT | CN Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad".... |
1853 | 1923 | Canadian National Railway Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad".... |
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| Great Falls and South Berwick Branch Railroad | B&M | 1841 | 1865 | Portsmouth, Great Falls and Conway Railroad | ||
| Houlton Branch Railroad | CP Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
1867 | 1989 | N/A | ||
| International Railway of Maine | CP Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
1881 | 1886 | Atlantic and North-West Railway | ||
| Kennebec Central Railroad | 1889 | 1929 | N/A | |||
| Kennebec and Portland Railroad | MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1836 | 1864 | Portland and Kennebec Railroad | ||
| Kennebec Valley Railroad | MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1903 | 1904 | Somerset Railway | ||
| Kennebec and Wiscasset Railroad | 1854 | 1873 | Wiscasset and Moosehead Lake Railroad | |||
| Kennebunk and Kennebunkport Railroad | B&M | 1882 | 1919 | Boston and Maine Railroad Boston and Maine Railroad The Boston and Maine Corporation , known as the Boston and Maine Railroad until 1964, was the dominant railroad of the northern New England region of the United States for a century... |
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| Kingfield and Dead River Railroad | MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1893 | 1897 | Kingfield and Dead River Railway | ||
| Kingfield and Dead River Railway | MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1897 | 1908 | Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad The Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad was a narrow gauge common carrier railroad that operated approximately of gauge railroad in Franklin County, Maine.-History:Josiah L... |
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| Knox Railroad | 1919 | 1932 | N/A | |||
| Knox and Lincoln Railroad | MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1864 | 1890 | Penobscot Shore Line Railroad | ||
| Knox and Lincoln Railway | MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1891 | 1901 | Maine Central Railroad Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
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| Leeds and Farmington Railroad | MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1865 | 1874 | Maine Central Railroad Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
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| Lewiston and Auburn Railroad Lewiston and Auburn Railroad The Lewiston and Auburn Railroad Company was a railroad company operated in Lewiston – Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine. It was founded in 1872 to compete with the Maine Central Railroad.-Further reading:... |
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| Lewy's Island Railroad | MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1854 | 1870 | St. Croix and Penobscot Railroad | ||
| Lime Rock Railroad | 1864 | 1942 | N/A | |||
| Machiasport Railroad | 1845 | 1872 | Whitneyville and Machiasport Railroad | |||
| Madrid Railroad | MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1902 | 1908 | Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad The Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad was a narrow gauge common carrier railroad that operated approximately of gauge railroad in Franklin County, Maine.-History:Josiah L... |
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| Maine Central Railroad Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
MEC | MEC | 1862 | Still exists as a lessor of Pan Am Railways Pan Am Railways Pan Am Railways, Inc. , known as Guilford Rail System before March 2006, is a holding company that owns and operates Class II regional railroads covering northern New England from Mattawamkeag, Maine to Rotterdam Junction, New York... operating subsidiary Operating subsidiary An operating subsidiary is a business term frequently used within the United States in corporate profile descriptions. In the railroad industry, for example, it refers to a company that is a subsidiary but operates with its own identity and rolling stock... Springfield Terminal Railway |
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| Maine Coast Railroad Maine Coast Railroad The Maine Coast Railroad was a railroad company that operated on tracks owned by the Maine Department of Transportation between 1990 and 2000.-History:... |
MC | 1990 | 2000 | Safe Handling Rail, Inc. | ||
| Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts Railroad | B&M | 1836 | 1844 | Boston and Maine Railroad Boston and Maine Railroad The Boston and Maine Corporation , known as the Boston and Maine Railroad until 1964, was the dominant railroad of the northern New England region of the United States for a century... |
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| Maine Shore Line Railroad | MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1881 | 1888 | Maine Central Railroad Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
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| Monson Railroad Monson Railroad The Monson Railroad was a gauge narrow gauge railroad which operated between Monson Junction on the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad and Monson, Maine. The primary purpose of this railroad was to serve several slate mines and finishing houses in Monson... |
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| Monson and Athens Railroad | 1881 | 1885 | Monson Railroad Monson Railroad The Monson Railroad was a gauge narrow gauge railroad which operated between Monson Junction on the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad and Monson, Maine. The primary purpose of this railroad was to serve several slate mines and finishing houses in Monson... |
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| New Brunswick Railway New Brunswick Railway The New Brunswick Railway was a historic Canadian railway operating in western New Brunswick. Its headquarters were in Woodstock.The original NBR lines were built to the narrow gauge of... |
CP Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
1878 | 1890 | Canadian Pacific Railway Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
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| New Brunswick and Canada Railway | CP Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
1870 | 1882 | New Brunswick Railway New Brunswick Railway The New Brunswick Railway was a historic Canadian railway operating in western New Brunswick. Its headquarters were in Woodstock.The original NBR lines were built to the narrow gauge of... |
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| Northern Maine Seaport Railroad | BAR Bangor and Aroostook Railroad The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad is a defunct United States railroad company, that brought rail service to Aroostook County, Maine. Brightly painted BAR box cars attracted national attention in the 1950s. First-generation diesel locomotives operated on BAR until they were museum pieces... |
1904 | 1919 | Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Bangor and Aroostook Railroad The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad is a defunct United States railroad company, that brought rail service to Aroostook County, Maine. Brightly painted BAR box cars attracted national attention in the 1950s. First-generation diesel locomotives operated on BAR until they were museum pieces... |
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| Norway Branch Railroad | CN Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad".... |
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| Oldtown and Lincoln Railroad | MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1852 | 1864 | European and North American Railway European and North American Railway The European and North American Railway is the name for three historic Canadian and American railways which were built in New Brunswick and Maine.... |
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| Orchard Beach Railroad | B&M | 1876 | 1893 | Boston and Maine Railroad Boston and Maine Railroad The Boston and Maine Corporation , known as the Boston and Maine Railroad until 1964, was the dominant railroad of the northern New England region of the United States for a century... |
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| Palmer and Machiasport Railroad | 1842 | 1845 | Machiasport Railroad | |||
| Patten and Sherman Railroad | BAR Bangor and Aroostook Railroad The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad is a defunct United States railroad company, that brought rail service to Aroostook County, Maine. Brightly painted BAR box cars attracted national attention in the 1950s. First-generation diesel locomotives operated on BAR until they were museum pieces... |
1895 | 1901 | Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Bangor and Aroostook Railroad The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad is a defunct United States railroad company, that brought rail service to Aroostook County, Maine. Brightly painted BAR box cars attracted national attention in the 1950s. First-generation diesel locomotives operated on BAR until they were museum pieces... |
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| Penobscot Railroad | MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1853 | 1863 | European and North American Railway European and North American Railway The European and North American Railway is the name for three historic Canadian and American railways which were built in New Brunswick and Maine.... |
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| Penobscot and Kennebec Railroad Penobscot and Kennebec Railroad The Penobscot and Kennebec Railroad is a historic U.S. railroad which operated in Maine.The Penobscot and Kennebec Railroad Co. received a charter on April 5, 1845 and built a line between Bangor, Maine and Waterville, Maine. At Waterville, the P&K connected with the Androscoggin and Kennebec... |
MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1845 | 1862 | Maine Central Railroad Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
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| Penobscot and Lake Megantic Railroad | CP Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001... |
1871 | 1881 | International Railway of Maine | ||
| Penobscot, Lincoln and Kennebec Railroad | MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1849 | 1864 | Knox and Lincoln Railroad | ||
| Penobscot Shore Line Railroad | MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1889 | 1891 | Knox and Lincoln Railway | ||
| Penobscot and Union River Railroad | MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1870 | 1873 | Bucksport and Bangor Railroad | ||
| Phillips and Rangeley Railroad Phillips and Rangeley Railroad The Phillips and Rangeley Railroad was a gauge narrow gauge common carrier railroad in the State of Maine.It connected the towns of Phillips and Rangeley and was built to serve the forestry and resort industries of Franklin County. This railroad pioneered the use of large 2-foot gauge rolling... |
MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1889 | 1908 | Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad The Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad was a narrow gauge common carrier railroad that operated approximately of gauge railroad in Franklin County, Maine.-History:Josiah L... |
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| Portland and Kennebec Railroad | MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1862 | 1874 | Maine Central Railroad Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
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| Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad | MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1867 | 1887 | Portland and Ogdensburg Railway Portland and Ogdensburg Railway The Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad was a railroad planned to connect Portland, Maine to Ogdensburg, New York. The plan failed, and in 1880 the Vermont section was reorganized and leased by the Boston & Lowell Railroad. In 1886, the Maine and New Hampshire section was reorganized as the Portland &... |
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| Portland and Ogdensburg Railway Portland and Ogdensburg Railway The Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad was a railroad planned to connect Portland, Maine to Ogdensburg, New York. The plan failed, and in 1880 the Vermont section was reorganized and leased by the Boston & Lowell Railroad. In 1886, the Maine and New Hampshire section was reorganized as the Portland &... |
MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1886 | 1943 | Maine Central Railroad Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
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| Portland and Oxford Central Railroad | MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1857 | 1896 | Portland and Rumford Falls Railway | ||
| Portland and Rochester Railroad | B&M | 1864 | 1900 | Boston and Maine Railroad Boston and Maine Railroad The Boston and Maine Corporation , known as the Boston and Maine Railroad until 1964, was the dominant railroad of the northern New England region of the United States for a century... |
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| Portland and Rumford Falls Railroad | MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1907 | 1946 | Maine Central Railroad Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
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| Portland and Rumford Falls Railway | MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1890 | 1946 | Maine Central Railroad Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
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| Portland, Saco and Portsmouth Railroad | B&M | 1837 | 1900 | Boston and Maine Railroad Boston and Maine Railroad The Boston and Maine Corporation , known as the Boston and Maine Railroad until 1964, was the dominant railroad of the northern New England region of the United States for a century... |
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| Portland Terminal Company Portland Terminal Company The Portland Terminal Company was a terminal railroad notable for its control of switching activity for the Maine Central and Boston & Maine railroads in the Maine cities of Portland, South Portland, and Westbrook.- History :... |
PTM | MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1911 | Still exists as a lessor of Pan Am Railways Pan Am Railways Pan Am Railways, Inc. , known as Guilford Rail System before March 2006, is a holding company that owns and operates Class II regional railroads covering northern New England from Mattawamkeag, Maine to Rotterdam Junction, New York... operating subsidiary Operating subsidiary An operating subsidiary is a business term frequently used within the United States in corporate profile descriptions. In the railroad industry, for example, it refers to a company that is a subsidiary but operates with its own identity and rolling stock... Springfield Terminal Railway |
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| Portland Union Railway Station Company | MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1887 | 1911 | Portland Terminal Company Portland Terminal Company The Portland Terminal Company was a terminal railroad notable for its control of switching activity for the Maine Central and Boston & Maine railroads in the Maine cities of Portland, South Portland, and Westbrook.- History :... |
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| Portsmouth, Great Falls and Conway Railroad | B&M | 1865 | 1890 | Boston and Maine Railroad Boston and Maine Railroad The Boston and Maine Corporation , known as the Boston and Maine Railroad until 1964, was the dominant railroad of the northern New England region of the United States for a century... |
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| Rangeley Lakes and Megantic Railroad | MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1909 | 1914 | Maine Central Railroad Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
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| Rockport Railroad | 1886 | 1896 | N/A | |||
| Rumford Falls and Buckfield Railroad | MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1874 | 1896 | Portland and Rumford Falls Railway | ||
| Rumford Falls and Rangeley Lakes Railroad | MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1894 | 1936 | N/A | ||
| Safe Handling Rail, Inc. | 2000 | 2003 | Maine Eastern Railroad Maine Eastern Railroad Maine Eastern Railroad is a railroad that operates in coastal Maine between Brunswick and Rockland on the state-owned Rockland Branch rail line... |
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| St. Croix and Penobscot Railroad | MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1870 | 1899 | Washington County Railroad | ||
| Sandy River Railroad Sandy River Railroad The Sandy River Railroad was built to serve the towns of Strong and Phillips in the Sandy River valley upstream of Farmington. The Sandy River Railroad was the first narrow gauge common carrier railroad built in the State of Maine.- History :... |
MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1879 | 1908 | Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad The Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad was a narrow gauge common carrier railroad that operated approximately of gauge railroad in Franklin County, Maine.-History:Josiah L... |
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| Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad The Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad was a narrow gauge common carrier railroad that operated approximately of gauge railroad in Franklin County, Maine.-History:Josiah L... |
MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
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| Sanford and Eastern Railroad | 1949 | 1961 | N/A | |||
| Schoodic Stream Railroad | BAR Bangor and Aroostook Railroad The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad is a defunct United States railroad company, that brought rail service to Aroostook County, Maine. Brightly painted BAR box cars attracted national attention in the 1950s. First-generation diesel locomotives operated on BAR until they were museum pieces... |
1906 | 1907 | Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Bangor and Aroostook Railroad The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad is a defunct United States railroad company, that brought rail service to Aroostook County, Maine. Brightly painted BAR box cars attracted national attention in the 1950s. First-generation diesel locomotives operated on BAR until they were museum pieces... |
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| Sebasticook and Moosehead Railroad | MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1886 | 1910 | Maine Central Railroad Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
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| Somerset Railroad Somerset Railroad (Maine) The Somerset Railroad was built to serve a large wooden Victorian era destination hotel on Moosehead Lake. The railway became part of the Maine Central Railroad in 1911; and a portion remains in intermittent operation by Pan Am Railways.-History:... |
MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1860 | 1883 | Somerset Railway | ||
| Somerset Railway | MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1904 | 1911 | Maine Central Railroad Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
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| Somerset Railway | MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1883 | 1904 | Kennebec Valley Railroad | ||
| Somerset and Kennebec Railroad | MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1848 | 1874 | Maine Central Railroad Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
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| Van Buren Bridge Company | VB | BAR Bangor and Aroostook Railroad The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad is a defunct United States railroad company, that brought rail service to Aroostook County, Maine. Brightly painted BAR box cars attracted national attention in the 1950s. First-generation diesel locomotives operated on BAR until they were museum pieces... |
1913 | 2003 | Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway The Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway is a Class II freight railroad operating in the U.S. states of Maine and Vermont and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec. Its Canadian subsidiary is the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Canada Company. The entire system is owned by Rail World,... |
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| Washington County Railroad | MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1893 | 1903 | Washington County Railway | ||
| Washington County Railway | MEC Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
1903 | 1911 | Maine Central Railroad Maine Central Railroad The Maine Central Railroad Company was a railroad in central and southern Maine. It was chartered in 1856 and began operations in 1862. It operated a mainline between South Portland, Maine, east to the Canada-U.S... |
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| Waterville and Wiscasset Railroad | 1895 | 1901 | Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railroad | |||
| Whitneyville and Machiasport Railroad | 1872 | 1892 | N/A | |||
| Wiscasset and Moosehead Lake Railroad | 1873 | 1876 | Wiscasset and Quebec Railroad | |||
| Wiscasset and Quebec Railroad | 1876 | 1901 | Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railroad | |||
| Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railroad | 1901 | 1906 | Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway The Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway is a gauge railway which operated from Wiscasset, Maine to Albion and Winslow, Maine. It was operated as a for-profit company from 1895 until 1933... |
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| Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway The Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway is a gauge railway which operated from Wiscasset, Maine to Albion and Winslow, Maine. It was operated as a for-profit company from 1895 until 1933... |
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| York and Cumberland Railroad | B&M | 1846 | 1865 | Portland and Rochester Railroad | ||
| York Harbor and Beach Railroad | B&M | 1883 | 1927 | N/A |
Private carriers
- Bald Mountain Railroad
- Eagle Lake and West Branch Railroad
- Ray Lumber Company
- Wild River Railroad
Passenger carriers
- Acadian Railway
- Green Mountain Cog RailwayGreen Mountain Cog RailwayThe Green Mountain Cog Railway was a narrow gauge mountain railway built to carry tourists to the top of Green Mountain on Mount Desert Island in Maine.- History :...
Electric
- Androscoggin Electric Company
- Aroostook Valley RailroadAroostook Valley RailroadThe Aroostook Valley Railroad was a railroad that operated between Presque Isle and Caribou, Maine from the early 1900s to 1996.-History:The railroad was founded in 1902 by Arthur R. Gould, and the Maine Railroad Commission granted it approval to operate on 1 July of the same year...
(AVL) - Atlantic Shore Railway
- Atlantic Shore Line RailwayAtlantic Shore Line RailwayIncorporated February 9, 1900, the Atlantic Shore Line was an electric trolley line providing passenger and freight service to many towns in York County, Maine...
- Auburn, Mechanic Falls and Norway Street Railway
- Auburn and Turner Railroad
- Augusta, Hallowell and Gardiner Railroad
- Augusta and Waterville Railway
- Augusta, Winthrop and Gardiner Railway
- Bangor Railway and Electric CompanyBangor Railway and Electric CompanyThe Bangor Railway & Electric Company operated trolleys on an electric railway between Bangor and Charleston between 1901-1930....
- Bangor, Hampden and Winterport Railway
- Bangor and Northern Railroad
- Bangor, Orono and Old Town Railway
- Bangor Street Railway
- Bath Street Railway
- Benton and Fairfield Railway
- Biddeford and Saco Railroad
- Brunswick Electric Railroad
- Brunswick and Yarmouth Street Railway
- Calais Street Railway
- Camden and Rockport Street Railroad
- Cumberland County Power and Light Company
- Eliot Bridge Company
- Fairfield and Shawmut Railway
- Hampden and Winterport Railway
- Hampden and Winterport Electric Railway and Light Company
- Kittery and Eliot Street Railway
- Lewiston and Auburn Horse Railroad
- Lewiston, Augusta and Waterville Street Railway
- Lewiston, Brunswick and Bath Street Railway
- Lewiston, Winthrop and Augusta Street Railway
- Mousam River Railroad
- Norway and Paris Street Railway
- Old Town Electric Company
- Old Town, Orono and Veazie Railway
- Old Town Street Railway
- Portland Railroad
- Portland and Brunswick Street Railway
- Portland, Gray and Lewiston Railroad
- Portland–Lewiston Interurban Railroad
- Portsmouth, Dover and York Street Railway
- Portsmouth, Kittery and York Street Railway
- Public Works Company
- Rockland, South Thomaston and Owls Head Railway
- Rockland, South Thomaston and St. George Street Railway
- Rockland Street Railway
- Rockland, Thomaston and Camden Street Railway
- Sanford and Cape Porpoise Railway
- Skowhegan and Norridgewock Railway and Power Company
- Somerset Traction Company
- Thomaston Street Railway
- Waterville and Fairfield Railroad
- Waterville and Fairfield Railway and Light Company
- Waterville, Fairfield and Oakland Railway
- Waterville and Oakland Street Railway
Not completed
- Portland and Rutland Railroad
- Portland, Rutland, Oswego and Chicago RailroadPortland, Rutland, Oswego and Chicago RailroadThe Portland, Rutland, Oswego and Chicago Railroad was a plan for a railroad between Portland, Maine and Chicago, Illinois, proposed as the first step of a transcontinental railroad. The plans were made by John A...