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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]
Boston and Maine Railroad: B&M, BM B&M 1844 1964 Boston and Maine Corporation: Bridgton and Harrison Railway: 1927 1941 N/A Bridgton and Saco River Railroad: MEC: 1881 1930 Bridgton and Harrison Railway: Buckfield Branch Railroad: MEC: 1847 1863 Portland and Oxford Central Railroad: Bucksport and Bangor Railroad: MEC: 1873 1882 Eastern Maine ...
EMRY was established as a corporate entity on November 10, 1994 by J.D. Irving Ltd. to purchase the 99.5 mile right of way and physical railway assets of the Canadian Pacific Railway's Mattawamkeag Subdivision rail line within the state of Maine, running from its eastern terminus at the Canada–United States border, this being the midpoint of the Saint Croix–Vanceboro Railway Bridge at ...
Until April 1959, the Maine Central Railroad provided passenger service from Brunswick east to Rockland, Maine, via the 56-mile Rockland Branch. [80] The State of Maine purchased the line in 1987. From 2003 to 2015, the Maine Eastern Railroad leased operation of the line, offering seasonal excursion service to Rockland.
Pennsylvania Railroad New Haven Railroad Boston and Maine Railroad Maine Central Railroad: Route; Termini: Washington, D.C. Ellsworth, Maine: Service frequency: Three days a week, summer service only: Train number(s) 84; 85: On-board services; Seating arrangements: no coaches between Philadelphia and Portland: Sleeping arrangements
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Frank Winter then purchased two used locomotives from the discontinued Kennebec Central Railroad to keep the Wiscasset railroad operating. Portland #8 was a 19-ton 0-4-4 T Forney built for the Bridgton & Saco River Railroad in 1892 and Portland #9 was an 18-ton 0-4-4 T Forney built for the Sandy River Railroad in 1891.
This map shows Eastern's tracks from Lynn into East Boston, as well as the Grand Junction tracks from East Boston to downtown Boston and the Chelsea cut-off between the two routes. 1849 railroad map, with Eastern Railroad main line highlighted in yellow. The Eastern Railroad Company of Massachusetts was first chartered on April 14, 1836.