Keywords: boxcar
Item 7999
Portland & Rochester Boxcar, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Media: Photoprint
Item 8068
Maine Central Railroad boxcar, ca. 1890
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Portland Media: Photoprint
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Black soldiers served in Maine during World War II, assigned in small numbers throughout the state to guard Grand Trunk rail lines from a possible German attack. The soldiers, who lived in railroad cars near their posts often interacted with local residents.
Exhibit
A Convenient Soldier: The Black Guards of Maine
The Black Guards were African American Army soldiers, members of the segregated Second Battalion of the 366th Infantry sent to guard the railways of Maine during World War II, from 1941 to 1945. The purpose of the Black Guards' deployment to Maine was to prevent terrorist attacks along the railways, and to keep Maine citizens safe during the war.
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Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3
"… railroad company began hauling potatoes in heated boxcars. Potatoes had given them a bigger profit when the times were getting hard."
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Life on a Tidal River - The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976
"… Bangor flood, 1902 Partially submerged boxcars alongside a double-masted ship on the Penobscot River during the Bangor flood of March 20…"
