Log bunk for Somerset Railroad, 1906
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Description
Log bunk built for the Somerset Railroad in 1906. These bunks were "turned out by the hundreds for hauling logs from Maine's timbering operations to the sawmills. One bunk was chained under each end of a load of long logs and coupled together with reach poles... The Sandy River Railroad in Phillips, Maine, used to haul logs at night...and passengers during the daytime." - Fletcher, David H. 'The Portland Company 1846-1982. Charlest, S.C. : Arcadia Pub., 2002. 42.
Other Information
- Title: Log bunk for Somerset Railroad, 1906
- Creation Date: 1906
- Subject Date: 1906
- Town: Portland
- County: Cumberland
- State: ME
- Media: Photoprint
- Dimensions (cm): 20 x 17
- Local Code: Coll. 242 B29 4-4
- Collection: Portland Company records
- Object Type: Image
For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Historical Society
489 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822
http://www.mainehistory.org
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LC Subject Headings
Paper industry
Paper making industry
Railroad equipment industry--Maine--Portland
Manufacturing industries--Maine--Portland
Log bunks
Portland Company--Manufactures
Metalworking industries--Maine--Portland
Lumber industy--Maine
Somerset Railroad
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