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The Conway Scenic Railroad was formed by Dwight Smith, who was an employee of the Boston and Maine Railroad in the late 1960s. After years of negotiations, Smith was able to convince his employer to sell a portion of the Conway Branch, which it planned to abandon, to him and two local businessmen in 1974, and the Conway Scenic Railroad began that year. [3]
The PGF&C was founded as the Great Falls and Conway Railroad on June 19, 1844, as an extension of the Great Falls and South Berwick Railroad, founded in 1841 and opened in 1854. The two railways were consolidated on December 30, 1848.
The Great Falls and South Berwick Railroad in about 1855 built a 3.0-mile (4.8 km) spur line from the PS&P at this point to join with the B&M at Great Falls, and established its headquarters here, which became known as Conway Junction because the Great Falls and South Berwick connected near here to the Portsmouth, Great Falls and Conway ...
Conway depot (built in 1928 by the Atlantic Coast Line) The line was sold at foreclosure in 1895 and renamed the Wilmington and Conway Railroad. [2] The following year, the Wilmington and Conway was sold to the Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta Railroad (the successor of the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad). [2]
The Portsmouth, Great Falls & Conway was absorbed by the Boston and Maine Railroad in 1890. The station served the village of North Conway for 87 years. The Conway Branch continued slightly north to Intervale just to the north, where it met the Maine Central Railroad Mountain Division. The station saw heavy use in the summer, North Conway being ...
Smith was working on founding the Conway Scenic Railroad, which opened in 1974. [2] [5] After purchasing the engine, it was moved to Rigby Yard in South Portland, Maine, in October 1968. [1] After sitting in Portland for three years, it was moved to North Conway, New Hampshire, in 1971, were it went through a three-year restoration. [1]
The Conway Seashore Railroad was built by the sons of local businessman Franklin Burroughs. Franklin Burroughs was the founder of the Burroughs and Collins Company of Conway, predecessor of modern-day Burroughs & Chapin. [1] It began operation in 1900 and in 1904 the name of the carrier was changed to the Conway Coast and Western Railroad. [2]
The Portsmouth, Great Falls and Conway Railroad entered Conway in 1871. The railroad was bought by the Boston & Maine, and joined in town by rival Maine Central. They transported freight, mostly wood and wood products, away from Conway, and they brought tourists. Numerous inns and taverns were built in the 19th and 20th centuries, and tourism ...