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Keywords: Street cars
Historical Items Showing 3 of 376 View All
Item 6897
Title: Trolley cars, Lisbon Street, Lewiston
Contributed by: Lewiston Public Library
Date: circa 1900
Location: Lewiston
Media: phototransparency
Item 21263
Title: Calais Street Railway cars, Calais, ca. 1900
Contributed by: St. Croix Historical Society
Date: circa 1900
Location: Calais
Media: Photograph
Item 26824
Title: Portland & Yarmouth Street Railway carhouse, Portland, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Seashore Trolley Museum
Date: 1937
Location: Portland
Media: Photograph
Tax Records Showing 3 of 10 View All
Item 53349
Address: 84-184 Fore Street, Portland
Owner in 1924: Canadian National Railroad
Use: Car Inspectors Building
Item 70669
Address: Preble Street Yard, Portland
Owner in 1924: Portland Terminal Company
Use: Car Inspectors Building
Item 37518
Address: 201-323 West Commercial Street, Portland
Owner in 1924: Portland Terminal Co.
Use: Car Inspectors Building
Exhibits Showing 2 of 2 View All
Exhibit
Many different types of trolley cars -- for different weather, different uses, and different locations -- were in use in Maine between 1895-1940. The "field guide" explains what each type looked like and how it was used.
Exhibit
Trolleys were the cleanest and most efficient means of mass transit Maine has ever known.
