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The Eastern Maine Railway Company Limited (reporting mark EMRY) is a 99.5 mi (160.1 km) U.S. short line railroad owned by the New Brunswick Railway Company, a holding company that is part of "Irving Transportation Services", a division within the industrial conglomerate J.D. Irving Limited.
The Maine Eastern was the successor to Safe Handling Rail, which took over operation of the MaineDOT-owned line when the Maine Coast Railroad chose not to bid on a new contract. In September 2015, the Maine Department of Transportation selected the Central Maine and Quebec Railway (CMQ) to operate the line beginning on January 1, 2016. [2]
Eastern Maine Railway may refer to: Eastern Maine Railway (1882) , a U.S. railway merged into the Maine Central Railroad in 1936 Eastern Maine Railway (1995) , a U.S. subsidiary of the New Brunswick Railway Co.
By 1843, the Eastern entered into an agreement with the Boston & Maine to share the Portland, Saco and Portsmouth Railroad's tracks in Maine, which allowed both railroads to begin providing Boston-to-Portland service. On April 28, 1847, the Eastern and the Boston & Maine co-leased the Portland, Saco & Portsmouth for a period of 99 years.
Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway: MMA MMA 2002 2004 Central Maine and Quebec Railway: Went bankrupt following the Lac-Mégantic derailment: New Brunswick Railway: CP: 1878 1890 Canadian Pacific Railway: New Brunswick and Canada Railway: CP: 1870 1882 New Brunswick Railway: Northern Maine Seaport Railroad: BAR: 1904 1919 Bangor and Aroostook ...
Canadian Pacific's (CP) buyout of Central Maine & Quebec Railway will improve customer experience and strengthen its presence in eastern United States.
NBM Railways is a holding company controlled by the J.D. Irving group of New Brunswick. [1]Its operations include the New Brunswick Southern Railway (NBSR) and Eastern Maine Railway (EMRY), a pair of short line railways which operate on a former Canadian Pacific mainline segment between Brownville, Maine and Saint John, New Brunswick.
The Eastern Maine Railway was incorporated on February 28, 1882, under the general laws of the State of Maine by bondholders of the Bucksport and Bangor Railroad Company, the purpose being to purchase the property of the latter company at foreclosure sale. Since May 1, 1883, the Eastern Maine Railway has been operated under lease by the carrier.