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Item 34738

M.C.R.R. Freight Yards, Bangor, ca. 1905

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: circa 1905 Location: Bangor Media: Offset Print postcard

Item 5789

Grand Trunk Railroad yards, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Portland Media: Photograph, jpg

Item 17437

Grand Trunk Railroad at Presumpscot Street yards, Portland, 1956

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1956 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 70923

Coal Pocket, East Deering Yard, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Grand Trunk Railroad Use: Coal Pocket

Item 76788

218-226 St. John Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad Use: Yard Office

Online Exhibits

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John Burton with weeding spade, ca. 1900

Aroostook County Railroads

Construction of the Bangor and Aroostook rail lines into northern Aroostook County in the early twentieth century opened the region to tourism and commerce from the south.

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Waterville City Hall during the centennial celebration, 1902

"We are growing to be somewhat cosmopolitan..." Waterville, 1911

Between 1870 and 1911, Waterville more than doubled in size, becoming a center of manufacturing, transportation, and the retail trade and offering a variety of entertainments for its residents.

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Portland civil engineers surveying Pearl Street sewer, Portland, 1887

From Sewers to Skylines: William S. Edwards's 1887 Photo Album

William S. Edwards (1830-1918) was a civil engineer who worked for the City of Portland from 1876-1906. Serving as First Assistant to Chief Engineer William A. Goodwin, then to Commissioner George N. Fernald, Edwards was a fixture in City Hall for 30 consecutive years, proving indispensable throughout the terms of 15 Mayors of Portland, including all six of those held by James Phineas Baxter. Edwards made significant contributions to Portland, was an outstanding mapmaker and planner, and his works continue to benefit historians.

Site Pages

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Hometown Boys Win Tournament, Lincoln, 1938

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"They were operated on the spot by a crew. Train tracks were routinely made of wood. In Lincoln, trains were the primary transport method. Railroads…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"Penobscot River Railroad The Penobscot River Railroad was a “railroad that never was”. It was chartered by the state in 1836 to go from Bucksport to…"