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Historical Items Showing 3 of 169 View All
Item 6018
Title: Bangor Railway & Electric Co. No. 76
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1920
Location: Bangor
Media: Photograph
Item 25089
Title: Atlantic Shoreline Railway route, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Seashore Trolley Museum
Date: circa 1900
Location: Kennebunk
Media: Postcard
Item 195
Title: Bangor Railway & Electric Co. No. 16
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1910
Location: Bangor
Media: Black & white photograph
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History in Motion: The Era of the Electric Railways
Street railways, whether horse-drawn or electric, required the building of trestles and tracks. The new form of transportation aided industry, workers, vacationers, and other travelers.
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At the heyday of trolleys in Maine, many of the trolley companies developed recreational facilities along or at the end of trolley lines as one further way to encourage ridership. The parks often had walking paths, dance pavilions, and various other entertainments. Cutting-edge technology came together with a thirst for adventure and forever changed social dynamics in the process.