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Description
Bangor and Aroostook Railroads Derby Yard was the site of the main repair shop. Engines, rolling stock and other equipment were brought to the Derby shop for overhauls. Steam engines were disassembled, worn parts replaced and rebuilt. Note the turntable, roundhouse, numerous sidings and the transfer table between the two main buildings. The Derby Hotel is seen in the lower right corner.
About This Item
- Title: Bangor and Aroostook Railroad's Derby Yard, ca. 1955
- Creator: Richard W. Sprague
- Creation Date: circa 1955
- Subject Date: circa 1955
- Location: Derby, Piscataquis County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Collection: Richard Sprague
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Aerial photographs
- Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company--Facilities
- Derby Hotel (Derby, Me.)
- Hotels--Maine--Derby
- Railroad maintenance and repair
- Railroad roundhouses
- Railroad shops & yards--Maine--Derby
- Railroads--Maine--Derby
- Turntables (Railroad)
Other Keywords
- B&A
- Bangor & Aroostook Railroad
- Bangor & Aroostook RR
- Bangor and Aroostook RR
- Derby Hotel
- Derby Yard
- hotelBangor and Aroostook Railroad Company
- rolling stock
- roundhouse
- sidings
- transfer table
- turntable
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Oakfield Historical SocietyPO Box 176, Oakfield, ME 04763
(207) 267-1294
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