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Historical Items

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Item 25076

C.C.P. & L Co. Freight Service, ca. 1939

Contributed by: Seashore Trolley Museum Date: circa 1939 Media: Postcard

Item 14515

Checking a Railroad Car Wheel Replacement, Derby, 1965

Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: 1965 Location: Derby Media: Photographic print

Item 15236

Turning a Freight Car Replacement Wheel, Derby, 1965

Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: 1965 Location: Derby Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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A Field Guide to Trolley Cars

Many different types of trolley cars -- for different weather, different uses, and different locations -- were in use in Maine between 1895-1940. The "field guide" explains what each type looked like and how it was used.

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The Trolley Parks of Maine

At the heyday of trolleys in Maine, many of the trolley companies developed recreational facilities along or at the end of trolley lines as one further way to encourage ridership. The parks often had walking paths, dance pavilions, and various other entertainments. Cutting-edge technology came together with a thirst for adventure and forever changed social dynamics in the process.

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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.

Site Pages

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley R.R., Presque Isle, ca. 1939

"Flat Car #20 is loaded with people in front of freight car #52, which is partially in the car barn. Car #52 now is at Seashore Trolley Museum in…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4

"Most of the freight cars traveled over the Saco Division to Old Orchard Beach and Biddeford where there was a shed for interchange with the Atlantic…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"… and the Hercules, could only carry passenger and freight cars. The Fernando Gorges, which operated from 1909 to 1927, could also carry locomotives."

My Maine Stories

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John Coyne from Waterville Enlists as a Railroad Man in WWI
by Mary D. Coyne

Description of conditions railroad men endured and family background on John Coyne.

Story

The only letter to survive World War II
by Cyrene Slegona

Only one of many letters my father sent to his wife remained after he came home from World War II.