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Trolleys Master Maine's Landscape

President Roosevelt at Gray, ca. 1912

President Roosevelt at Gray, ca. 1912

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Seashore Trolley Museum

The 31-mile long Portland-Lewiston Interurban Railroad, which began operation in 1914, boasted one of the most progressive interurban technologies in its day. It could reach speeds exceeding 70 mph.

The interior of this well-appointed passenger car, named #14 or the "Narcissus," was furnished in mahogany with ebony and holly inlay.