Maine Memory Network

Kittery to York Beach electric railroad lines, ca. 1923

Contributed by: Seashore Trolley Museum Date: circa 1923 Location: York; Kittery Media: Ink on paper

Flood of 1896, Water Street, Hallowell

Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: 1896 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print

Student Exhibit: Somerset Railroad

The Somerset Railroad was completed in 1872. It started out as a dream to link the Maine Coast with Canadian businesses to the north. It ran from the North Woods around Moosehead Lake down to Southern Maine and back again for 56 years.

History in Motion: The Era of the Electric Railways

Street railways, whether horse-drawn or electric, required the building of trestles and tracks. The new form of transportation aided industry, workers, vacationers, and other travelers.

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"… that coal would be too expensive and thought an electric railroad was the way to go. He approached the group that controlled the Aroostook Falls in…"

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"Spikes are the things that hold the railroad track together. The train fell off the tracks in my yard once when I was little, and it rolled over."