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Maine Central Railroad: MEC MEC 1862 Still exists as a lessor of Pan Am Railways operating subsidiary Springfield Terminal Railway: Maine Coast Railroad: MC 1990 2000 Safe Handling Rail, Inc. Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts Railroad: B&M: 1836 1844 Boston and Maine Railroad: Maine Shore Line Railroad: MEC: 1881 1888 Maine Central ...
The First charter for the Old Town Railway Company was granted by the State of Maine in 1832 to Ira Wadleigh, Amos Roberts, Charles Ramsdell, Isaac Damon, Ebenezer French. [1] Rufus Dwinel, and Edward and Samuel Smith were listed as owners[3] The Charter allowed for the construction of a railroad from Bangor to Old Town.
Railroads shaped Maine's geography, as was the case with most American states. The first railroad in Maine was the Calais Railroad, incorporated by the state legislature on February 17, 1832. [51] It was built to transport lumber from a mill on the Saint Croix River opposite Milltown, New Brunswick two miles to the tidewater at Calais in 1835.
1838 – The world's first railroad junction is formed in Branchville, South Carolina. The railroad company extended its existing rail that ran between Charleston and the Savannah River to the north toward Orangeburg and Columbia. Both rail lines closely paralleled old Native American trails. 1838 – Edmondson railway ticket introduced.
The Maine Northern Railway Company Limited (reporting mark MNRY) is a 258 mi (415 km) U.S. and Canadian 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 charter allowed for the building of an electric railroad from Biddeford, through the towns of Kennebunkport and Wells, to York Beach. [1] In October 1899, articles of association were filed for the Atlantic Shore Line Railway by a group which included officers of the Mousam River Railroad and the Sanford & Cape Porpoise Railway.
Sidney is a town in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. The population was 4,645 at the 2020 census. [2] Sidney was incorporated as a town on January 30, 1792. [3] The town was named for Sir Philip Sidney, an English author. [4] Sidney is included in the Augusta, Maine micropolitan New England City and Town Area.
Became Maine Central Railroad #105 in 1888 when the P&O was leased to the Maine Central. Traded in 1896 for S&M’s First number 2 and became their Second number 2. Scrapped by 1901. 3rd #2, Hinkley Locomotive Works 4-4-0 Built at an unknown date. Purchased used by the Somerset Railroad in 1888 as their Second number 2. Sold to the S&M in 1901 ...