Union Station, Portland, 1954

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Union Station, Portland, 1954

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Description

Portland's Union Station on St. John Street on the day of the last run of regular steam engine operations on the Maine Central Railroad.

The locomotive, the 470, was later put on display in Waterville.

First opened on June 25, 1888, Union Station was demolished on August 31, 1961.

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  • Title: Union Station, Portland, 1954
  • Creation Date: 1954
  • Subject Date: 1954
  • Location: Union Station, Portland, Cumberland County, ME
  • Media: Photographic print
  • Dimensions: 12.5 cm x 17.75 cm
  • Local Code: Photographs--Portland--Railroads--Union Station
  • Object Type: Image

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Maine Historical Society
485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
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