Keywords: lining the track
Item 14510
Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Section Crew Lining the Track, ca. 1933
Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: circa 1933 Media: Photographic print
Item 82028
Track Event held for Centennial, Monson, 1922
Contributed by: Monson Historical Society Date: 1922-08-19 Location: Monson Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
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
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.
Site Page
Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block
"At noon, the Lewiston Train finally arrived, but with the three other fire departments at work it was partially controlled."
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad
"Presque Isle Historical Society The line originally ran 10.8 miles from Presque Isle to Washburn. In 1911, an additional 11.3 miles were laid to…"
Story
A Maine Family's story of being Prisoners of War in Manila
by Nicki Griffin
As a child, born after the war, I would hear these stories - glad they were finally written down
Story
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.
